City Profile • Local Authority
Gateshead
Gateshead is a local authority district comprising 11 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £169k. Crime levels sit at a moderate 102 per 1,000 residents, typical for an area of this size and population density.
Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.
Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.
Population Trajectory
Annual residents (1991 – 2022)
197,722
Residents (2022)
Constituent Districts
11 AreasDH3ExploreNE10ExploreNE11ExploreNE16ExploreNE17ExploreNE21ExploreNE39ExploreNE40ExploreNE41ExploreNE8ExploreNE9Explore
Population Composition
Detailed breakdown of the residents within the Gateshead authority according to the Census 2021.
Top Ethnicities
White: English90.3%
White: Other White2.7%
Any other ethnic group1.1%
African1.0%
Other Asian0.7%
Chinese0.6%
Age Profile
55-59 years7.3%
50-54 years7.1%
30-34 years6.7%
35-39 years6.6%
25-29 years6.5%
60-64 years6.4%
Top Occupations
Professional19.0%
Associate professional12.6%
Elementary occupations10.8%
Administrative and secretarial10.2%
Caring and leisure10.1%
Sales and customer service10.0%
Housing Tenure
Owned: Outright30.5%
Owned: Mortgage27.5%
Social rented: Council19.4%
Private rented: Landlord14.5%
Social rented: Other5.6%
Private rented: Other1.9%
Area DNA
health8/10
safety3/10
transit9/10
investment7/10