Gateshead, in numbers

Average home prices reached £156,000 in Gateshead.

Gateshead council area. July 2026. Every figure carries its own date.

Gateshead’s housing and energy work reaches Felling, Harlow Green and villages such as Chopwell. Approved land transfers and long-term plans must be kept separate from occupied homes and current household bills.

The short version

Average home price over time

August 1996 to July 2026

Gateshead council area · Cash prices, before allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: January 1995 to July 2026. The chart opens on the latest 30 years; choose All history for the full reviewed record.

From To

Shown on this chart: £37,109 in August 1996; £155,550 in July 2026. 319.2% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Full history context

Average home prices rose from £39,000 to £156,000 between January 1995 and July 2026.

July 2025 to July 2026: £6,000 more per home (3.7% higher).

Cash prices, before allowing for inflation. Changes do not show affordability without local earnings and household circumstances.

Data table and workings

Published UK House Price Index average price, all property types and all buyers, not seasonally adjusted. Entire series comes from the 2026-07 official full-file release, preserving its historical revisions and exact area codes. It is a mix-adjusted average, not the median price paid.

Prices are in pounds at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

Whole local authority area; not a typical home listing or the budget needed by a first-time buyer.

Provisional estimates can be revised. Historical boundaries follow the exact published source code; no old-code series has been relabelled.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Average home price over time — Gateshead council area: full reviewed history
Period	£
January 1995	39,077
February 1995	39,605
March 1995	38,829
April 1995	38,800
May 1995	38,251
June 1995	38,342
July 1995	38,382
August 1995	37,950
September 1995	37,496
October 1995	36,325
November 1995	35,916
December 1995	36,552
January 1996	36,141
February 1996	35,074
March 1996	34,687
April 1996	35,422
May 1996	36,656
June 1996	36,211
July 1996	36,705
August 1996	37,109
September 1996	38,630
October 1996	38,382
November 1996	37,622
December 1996	36,589
January 1997	36,715
February 1997	38,050
March 1997	38,634
April 1997	38,979
May 1997	38,500
June 1997	38,198
July 1997	39,200
August 1997	39,639
September 1997	39,655
October 1997	38,380
November 1997	38,745
December 1997	39,314
January 1998	39,651
February 1998	39,325
March 1998	39,856
April 1998	40,121
May 1998	40,505
June 1998	39,641
July 1998	39,481
August 1998	39,393
September 1998	39,641
October 1998	40,098
November 1998	39,954
December 1998	39,834
January 1999	39,912
February 1999	40,544
March 1999	40,493
April 1999	40,342
May 1999	39,949
June 1999	40,655
July 1999	40,210
August 1999	40,444
September 1999	40,941
October 1999	42,055
November 1999	42,758
December 1999	43,111
January 2000	43,448
February 2000	42,787
March 2000	41,858
April 2000	41,448
May 2000	42,086
June 2000	42,743
July 2000	43,934
August 2000	43,981
September 2000	44,456
October 2000	44,660
November 2000	44,551
December 2000	45,207
January 2001	44,772
February 2001	45,763
March 2001	45,720
April 2001	45,503
May 2001	46,607
June 2001	47,067
July 2001	48,497
August 2001	48,391
September 2001	48,796
October 2001	48,966
November 2001	49,198
December 2001	49,673
January 2002	48,805
February 2002	47,999
March 2002	48,626
April 2002	50,955
May 2002	53,842
June 2002	55,592
July 2002	57,374
August 2002	58,104
September 2002	58,771
October 2002	58,952
November 2002	60,414
December 2002	61,338
January 2003	62,594
February 2003	61,937
March 2003	63,133
April 2003	64,368
May 2003	68,401
June 2003	72,578
July 2003	78,432
August 2003	80,697
September 2003	80,945
October 2003	80,481
November 2003	83,764
December 2003	88,248
January 2004	89,729
February 2004	88,839
March 2004	88,238
April 2004	90,707
May 2004	94,772
June 2004	99,738
July 2004	103,206
August 2004	106,488
September 2004	106,265
October 2004	105,029
November 2004	102,164
December 2004	102,387
January 2005	103,961
February 2005	105,916
March 2005	105,062
April 2005	102,931
May 2005	104,091
June 2005	106,767
July 2005	111,445
August 2005	114,033
September 2005	115,369
October 2005	114,386
November 2005	112,821
December 2005	112,754
January 2006	114,554
February 2006	115,184
March 2006	113,913
April 2006	113,081
May 2006	114,808
June 2006	118,370
July 2006	120,832
August 2006	121,412
September 2006	121,744
October 2006	120,760
November 2006	120,781
December 2006	121,166
January 2007	122,808
February 2007	121,302
March 2007	120,438
April 2007	121,974
May 2007	125,216
June 2007	127,778
July 2007	128,502
August 2007	129,209
September 2007	129,063
October 2007	128,886
November 2007	130,398
December 2007	133,219
January 2008	131,549
February 2008	128,937
March 2008	124,576
April 2008	124,466
May 2008	123,411
June 2008	125,118
July 2008	124,779
August 2008	124,430
September 2008	122,181
October 2008	118,837
November 2008	116,422
December 2008	114,236
January 2009	111,727
February 2009	109,650
March 2009	107,936
April 2009	108,726
May 2009	109,919
June 2009	111,688
July 2009	113,079
August 2009	114,801
September 2009	114,257
October 2009	112,606
November 2009	112,743
December 2009	111,776
January 2010	113,149
February 2010	111,305
March 2010	110,920
April 2010	110,801
May 2010	109,503
June 2010	109,582
July 2010	110,074
August 2010	111,848
September 2010	112,550
October 2010	112,378
November 2010	112,717
December 2010	112,613
January 2011	110,825
February 2011	108,207
March 2011	106,749
April 2011	108,016
May 2011	108,057
June 2011	108,078
July 2011	107,091
August 2011	110,179
September 2011	110,220
October 2011	110,356
November 2011	107,466
December 2011	106,021
January 2012	103,907
February 2012	103,677
March 2012	106,294
April 2012	107,347
May 2012	107,155
June 2012	105,874
July 2012	106,356
August 2012	106,686
September 2012	107,699
October 2012	108,652
November 2012	108,947
December 2012	108,150
January 2013	109,455
February 2013	109,775
March 2013	109,358
April 2013	106,131
May 2013	106,527
June 2013	108,109
July 2013	109,848
August 2013	110,779
September 2013	111,658
October 2013	111,052
November 2013	109,868
December 2013	109,028
January 2014	109,984
February 2014	111,039
March 2014	110,221
April 2014	110,696
May 2014	109,909
June 2014	111,427
July 2014	114,165
August 2014	117,049
September 2014	117,593
October 2014	116,230
November 2014	114,596
December 2014	113,587
January 2015	112,675
February 2015	111,372
March 2015	111,373
April 2015	111,775
May 2015	111,919
June 2015	112,029
July 2015	112,027
August 2015	114,708
September 2015	116,705
October 2015	115,988
November 2015	115,775
December 2015	115,603
January 2016	117,557
February 2016	116,701
March 2016	114,967
April 2016	114,672
May 2016	117,113
June 2016	120,332
July 2016	121,709
August 2016	120,728
September 2016	120,004
October 2016	118,947
November 2016	118,469
December 2016	118,621
January 2017	116,552
February 2017	117,107
March 2017	115,726
April 2017	119,210
May 2017	120,461
June 2017	122,855
July 2017	121,872
August 2017	121,394
September 2017	120,830
October 2017	122,852
November 2017	122,775
December 2017	123,131
January 2018	120,968
February 2018	119,690
March 2018	120,638
April 2018	121,793
May 2018	122,181
June 2018	121,903
July 2018	123,439
August 2018	124,901
September 2018	124,788
October 2018	125,472
November 2018	126,636
December 2018	127,037
January 2019	124,156
February 2019	122,226
March 2019	120,645
April 2019	122,147
May 2019	124,247
June 2019	126,011
July 2019	126,118
August 2019	125,650
September 2019	124,714
October 2019	123,284
November 2019	121,843
December 2019	121,088
January 2020	121,490
February 2020	121,884
March 2020	121,976
April 2020	121,091
May 2020	119,480
June 2020	120,223
July 2020	123,120
August 2020	125,822
September 2020	129,264
October 2020	130,198
November 2020	132,152
December 2020	129,490
January 2021	129,707
February 2021	130,704
March 2021	133,769
April 2021	134,197
May 2021	133,169
June 2021	133,918
July 2021	134,135
August 2021	136,331
September 2021	137,825
October 2021	137,886
November 2021	137,525
December 2021	134,557
January 2022	134,108
February 2022	133,906
March 2022	135,073
April 2022	139,083
May 2022	142,484
June 2022	145,494
July 2022	146,587
August 2022	147,170
September 2022	147,652
October 2022	148,759
November 2022	148,882
December 2022	147,841
January 2023	146,999
February 2023	146,124
March 2023	144,232
April 2023	145,147
May 2023	145,913
June 2023	149,259
July 2023	148,776
August 2023	149,437
September 2023	148,639
October 2023	147,177
November 2023	147,461
December 2023	147,817
January 2024	146,118
February 2024	145,174
March 2024	143,541
April 2024	145,269
May 2024	144,804
June 2024	146,754
July 2024	146,968
August 2024	146,927
September 2024	146,813
October 2024	147,584
November 2024	149,815
December 2024	149,731
January 2025	151,215
February 2025	149,980
March 2025	152,054
April 2025	148,638
May 2025	149,408
June 2025	146,800
July 2025	149,984
August 2025	149,460
September 2025	151,402
October 2025	151,667
November 2025	150,952
December 2025	151,476
January 2026	150,562
February 2026	154,497
March 2026	154,766
April 2026	158,434
May 2026	157,722
June 2026	157,363
July 2026	155,550

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People living in the area

202,509

Mid-2025 · Gateshead council area

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Published mid-year estimate for the whole local authority area. This is not automatically the population of the named city settlement.

All usual residents

Source and method →

Average home price

£156,000

July 2026 · Gateshead council area

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Shown to the nearest £1,000. Published value: £155,550.

Homes in the local authority area

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Average monthly rent

£804

August 2026 · Gateshead council area

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Official local housing data feed. House prices are provisional, not seasonally adjusted; rents use the Price Index of Private Rents. Local short-term estimates are variable. Country references use only the explicitly country-coded ctry object, never the local place object.

Homes in the local authority area

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Homes rented privately

8.7% to 40.2%

Homes rented privately ranged from 8.7% in Birtley North & Lamesley to 40.2% in Saltwell — a gap of 31.6 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 22 of 22 current wards with comparable figures.

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

See each ward and the workings

These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Birtley North & Lamesley	8.7%	347	4,008
Chowdene	9.2%	358	3,899
Wardley & Leam Lane	9.3%	353	3,780
Ryton, Crookhill & Stella	9.8%	386	3,931
Dunston Hill & Whickham East	10.7%	414	3,860
High Fell	10.9%	477	4,379
Whickham South & Sunniside	11%	391	3,543
Winlaton & High Spen	11.8%	479	4,062
Windy Nook & Whitehills	12.2%	505	4,141
Crawcrook & Greenside	13.9%	574	4,133
Low Fell	14%	515	3,670
Birtley South	14.2%	581	4,085
Blaydon	15.7%	680	4,343
Felling	15.7%	661	4,221
Whickham North & Swalwell	15.8%	602	3,803
Pelaw, Heworth & Bill Quay	16%	614	3,832
Chopwell & Rowlands Gill	16.1%	675	4,193
Deckham	19.4%	832	4,293
Lobley Hill & Bensham	21.4%	917	4,284
Dunston, Teams & Riverside	22.8%	953	4,183
Bridges	38%	1,559	4,099
Saltwell	40.2%	1,731	4,303

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What could respond to this pattern →

People reporting bad or very bad health

4.2% to 10.7%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 4.2% in Low Fell to 10.7% in Felling — a gap of 6.5 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 22 of 22 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Low Fell	4.2%	337	8,062
Whickham South & Sunniside	4.3%	338	7,878
Saltwell	5.3%	571	10,810
Ryton, Crookhill & Stella	5.3%	471	8,818
Crawcrook & Greenside	5.6%	508	9,062
Dunston Hill & Whickham East	5.6%	495	8,777
Whickham North & Swalwell	6.4%	511	8,019
Bridges	6.5%	547	8,437
Winlaton & High Spen	6.6%	584	8,842
Blaydon	6.8%	648	9,543
Pelaw, Heworth & Bill Quay	7.2%	601	8,367
Birtley South	7.6%	700	9,258
Birtley North & Lamesley	8%	716	8,980
Chowdene	8.1%	687	8,533
Chopwell & Rowlands Gill	8.3%	737	8,831
Deckham	8.6%	821	9,544
Dunston, Teams & Riverside	8.7%	738	8,518
Wardley & Leam Lane	8.7%	732	8,384
Lobley Hill & Bensham	9%	853	9,449
Windy Nook & Whitehills	9.6%	858	8,954
High Fell	10%	995	9,958
Felling	10.7%	978	9,137

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What could respond to this pattern →

People aged 65 or over

10.1% to 28.4%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 10.1% in Saltwell to 28.4% in Whickham South & Sunniside — a gap of 18.3 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 22 of 22 current wards with comparable figures.

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Saltwell	10.1%	1,095	10,793
Bridges	10.9%	920	8,443
Dunston, Teams & Riverside	14.4%	1,229	8,513
Deckham	16.3%	1,561	9,566
High Fell	16.5%	1,642	9,976
Felling	18.1%	1,652	9,136
Lobley Hill & Bensham	18.6%	1,760	9,448
Blaydon	19%	1,809	9,539
Pelaw, Heworth & Bill Quay	19.6%	1,640	8,385
Birtley North & Lamesley	20.8%	1,869	8,975
Windy Nook & Whitehills	21.7%	1,944	8,938
Low Fell	21.9%	1,767	8,069
Ryton, Crookhill & Stella	22.1%	1,949	8,822
Birtley South	22.4%	2,072	9,254
Dunston Hill & Whickham East	22.5%	1,971	8,769
Crawcrook & Greenside	22.7%	2,061	9,067
Wardley & Leam Lane	23.2%	1,936	8,355
Chowdene	24.1%	2,049	8,510
Chopwell & Rowlands Gill	24.8%	2,187	8,825
Winlaton & High Spen	26%	2,297	8,823
Whickham North & Swalwell	26%	2,085	8,006
Whickham South & Sunniside	28.4%	2,242	7,890

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What could change things?

The action plan connects local evidence to proposed next steps. Announced projects and proposed responses are shown separately.

strength

Residents can see the network’s tariff decisions

The HEIGHTs charges are set out in a public council decision.

Proposed response: Provide a plain-language bill example for each affected block.

Evidence

What could help →

weakness

Land approval has not yet delivered the homes

Church Place’s transfer is conditional on planning permission.

Proposed response: Publish remaining approvals and proposed tenure.

Evidence

What could help →

opportunity

Turn Chopwell’s housing milestone into a funded sequence

The regeneration plan identifies new homes in Chopwell.

Proposed response: Publish the site, tenure and funding position.

Evidence

What could help →

Read the action plan →

Local work to follow

Brandling, Felling

Church Place housing site

The council approved a land transfer for housing, subject to planning permission.

Conditional land-disposal approval · evidence dated 2026-03-20

Responsible body: Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council

What the source says: The linked public record supports this project’s location, scope and stated stage; promised benefits are not measured outcomes.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: Named location verified; a current ward boundary match and the extent of benefits have not been verified. No ward-level outcome is inferred.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Decision - Disposal of Land (Church Place) →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Land approval has not yet delivered the homes →

Make room for homes people can afford →

Target support where disadvantages overlap →

How to track delivery →

Harlow Green and Regent Court

Gateshead HEIGHTs energy network

The council approved revised heat and electricity charges, including a new heat standing charge, for the next tariff period.

Operating network; new tariffs approved · evidence dated 2026-09-22

Responsible body: Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council

What the source says: The linked public record supports this project’s location, scope and stated stage; promised benefits are not measured outcomes.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: Named location verified; a current ward boundary match and the extent of benefits have not been verified. No ward-level outcome is inferred.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Issue - items at meetings - 2026-27 Energy Tariffs for Gateshead HEIGHTs →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Residents can see the network’s tariff decisions →

Higher heat charges affect household budgets →

Make room for homes people can afford →

Target support where disadvantages overlap →

How to track delivery →

Chopwell

Chopwell housing programme

The regeneration plan includes a future start on new homes through the regeneration partnership.

Programme milestone; construction or completion not verified · source does not state a status date

Responsible body: Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council

What the source says: The linked public record supports this project’s location, scope and stated stage; promised benefits are not measured outcomes.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: Named location verified; a current ward boundary match and the extent of benefits have not been verified. No ward-level outcome is inferred.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Gateshead Regeneration Plan People. Place. Plans →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Turn Chopwell’s housing milestone into a funded sequence →

Make room for homes people can afford →

Target support where disadvantages overlap →

How to track delivery →

All reviewed projects →

What this local evidence covers

22 of 22 wards

Have at least one valid census comparison with the whole council. Missing measures stay visible.

Read the neighbourhood evidence →

3 reviewed plans and projects

2 have a source-dated stage; 0 have some funding evidence; 0 have some cost evidence. These counts do not prove that funding or costs are complete.

Check each project →

0 verified ward links

Project locations cannot be treated as a map of who benefits. Each record explains any verified ward association.

Read the sources and limits →

What is still missing

The reviewed local schemes are a selected evidence collection, not a complete council capital programme.

Current service capacity, incomes, waiting lists, school demand and project outcomes need additional verified local evidence before firm claims can be made.

Project locations have not been assigned to current wards without a verified boundary match.

The proposed action sequence is UK Facts analysis, not a council commitment.

Announcements, permissions, construction and completed facilities are distinguished; projected benefits are not treated as measured outcomes.