325 stats from 18 datasets, from 16 sources, back to 1993, for the whole of the UK, where we can find it. Last updated: 20 Apr 2026

Bridges

Ward · E05001069

Ward
Bridges
Council
Gateshead
Region
North East
Country
England
Constituency
Gateshead Central and Whickham
Police
Northumbria

House prices

£320k£160k£019952025
Detached Semi-detached Terraced Flat
Property type Latest YoY Since 1995 vs England
Detached £305k +3.4% +369% -28%
Semi-detached £165k -5.7% +275% -41%
Terraced £195k +15% +482% -21%
Flat £135k +12% +575% -44%

Median sale prices in Bridges from HM Land Registry. Standard transactions only. England & Wales.

Schools

10 nearest schools offering GCSEs · results 2024–25

School Distance Admissions Attainment 8 English & Maths 5+
The Gateshead Cheder Primary School 0.3 mi — 8.2 0%

Rents

Yours Trend Position
All bedrooms £782
1 bed £575
2 bed £703
3 bed £820
4+ bed £1,173

ONS Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Estimated average monthly gross rent by bedroom count.

Crime

Reported crimes per month

Yours Trend Position
All crime 9
Violence & sexual offences 4
Burglary 15
Anti-social behaviour 5

From data.police.uk. Monthly counts of reported crimes by type, rolled up to local authority. Covers England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

GP practices

NameTypeDistance
THE BRIDGES MEDICAL PRACTICE GP practice 0.4 mi
MILLENNIUM FAMILY PRACTICE GP practice 0.4 mi
BEWICK ROAD SURGERY GP practice 0.6 mi
CENTRAL GATESHEAD MEDICAL GROUP GP practice 0.7 mi
OXFORD TCE & RAWLING RD MEDICAL GROUP GP practice 0.8 mi

GP practice locations from NHS Organisation Data Service. Names link to NHS service page. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Transport

NameTypeDistance
Gateshead (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) Metro/tram 0.4 mi
Gateshead (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) Metro/tram 0.6 mi
Gateshead (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) Metro/tram 0.6 mi
Gateshead Stadium (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) Metro/tram 0.6 mi
Gateshead Stadium (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) Metro/tram 0.6 mi

Transport stop data from NaPTAN. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Broadband

Availability of fast broadband

Yours Trend Position
Superfast (30Mbps+) 97.4%
Gigabit 85.0%
Full fibre (FTTP) 43.8%

Mobile coverage

Yours Trend Position
Indoor 4G (all operators) 94.9%
Indoor voice (all) 97.1%
5G outdoor (any) —

Ofcom Connected Nations mobile coverage data. Percentage of premises.

Deprivation

More deprivedLess deprived
 Bridges
average (lo–hi)
Overall19% (2–48)
Income31% (1–73)
Employment28% (2–75)
Education31% (2–80)
Health6% (2–15)
Crime8% (2–22)
Housing & services65% (39–86)
Living environment26% (1–78)

Your MP

Mark Ferguson MP

Labour

Gateshead Central and Whickham

mark.ferguson.mp@parliament.uk

Green spaces

NameTypeDistance
Dynamix Skatepark Play space 0.6 mi
Greenspace access point Play space 0.6 mi
Greenspace access point Sports facility 0.4 mi
Greenspace access point Park 0.4 mi
Argyle Estate Play Area Play space 0.5 mi

Green space data from OS Open Greenspace. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Listed buildings

NameGradeDistance
Chapel of St Edmund and Trinity Centre I 0.3 mi
Lambton Lodge II 0.4 mi
Church of St Joseph and Presbytery II 0.4 mi
Municipal Buildings II 0.5 mi
Borough Engineering Services Department (i) II 0.5 mi

Listed building data from Historic England. Names link to the official list entry. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Companies

Yours Trend Position
Active companies 7,146
Total registered 7,817
Dormant 126
New (last year) 1,207
New (last 5 years) 3,642

Companies House free company data product.

Air quality

Yours Trend Position
PM2.5 7
PM10 11
NO₂ 16
NOₓ 22

DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) modelled concentrations, µg/m³.

Road casualties

Yours Trend Position
All collisions 13
Fatal 0
Serious 3
Killed/serious 3
Pedestrian 4
Cyclist 2

DfT STATS19 reported road casualties by severity.

Traffic

Yours Trend Position
All motor vehicles 1,104,100,000
Cars & taxis 871,000,000

DfT road traffic statistics.

Flood risk

Yours Trend Position
Rivers & sea 0

Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea.

Bathing water

NameDistance
Littlehaven Beach 11.0 mi
South Shields 10.8 mi
Tynemouth King Edwards Bay 10.3 mi
Tynemouth Long Sands South 10.1 mi
Tynemouth Long Sands North 10.0 mi

Bathing water quality from the Environment Agency. Names link to the EA profile. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Population

Yours Trend Position
Total population 1,625

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Age structure

Yours Trend Position
Aged 0–15 1.7%
Aged 16–64 89.6%
Aged 65+ 8.7%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Ethnic group

Yours Trend Position
White 81.5%
Asian 6.8%
Black 4.0%
Mixed 3.8%
Other 3.9%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Housing tenure

Yours Trend Position
Owner-occupied 14.3%
Social rented 48.5%
Private rented 36.3%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Accommodation type

Yours Trend Position
Detached 1.0%
Semi-detached 0.8%
Terraced 0.6%
Flat / maisonette 96.8%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Car availability

Yours Trend Position
No car or van 60.1%
1 car or van 31.9%
2+ cars or vans 8.0%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Economic activity

Yours Trend Position
Economically active 51.7%
Unemployed 11.8%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Qualifications

Yours Trend Position
No qualifications 14.3%
Degree or above 29.7%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001

Health

Yours Trend Position
Life expectancy —
Obesity prevalence 73.4%
Smoking prevalence 8.3%
Infant mortality 3.6

Public Health England (now OHID) health profiles via Fingertips.