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

Dunston Hill and Whickham East

Ward · E05001075

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

House prices

£486k£243k£019952025
Detached Semi-detached Terraced Flat
Property type Latest YoY Since 1995 vs England
Detached £435k -5.9% +206% +2%
Semi-detached £170k -24% +278% -39%
Terraced £169k -0.6% +302% -32%
Flat £88k -12% +218% -63%

Median sale prices in Dunston Hill and Whickham East 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+
Kingsmeadow Community School 0.4 mi Non-sel 42.9 36%

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
WHICKHAM COTTAGE MEDICAL CENTRE GP practice 0.9 mi
GLENPARK & TEAMS MEDICAL SERVICES GP practice 1.4 mi
HOLMSIDE MEDICAL GROUP GP practice 5.2 mi
SUNNISIDE SURGERY GP practice 3.0 mi
ELSWICK FAMILY PRACTICE GP practice 4.6 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
Dunston Rail Station Rail station 1.1 mi
Metrocentre Rail Station Rail station 2.2 mi
Newcastle Rail Station Rail station 3.8 mi
Central Station (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) Metro/tram 4.2 mi
Central Station (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) Metro/tram 4.2 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
 Dunston Hill and Whickham East
average (lo–hi)
Overall61% (20–98)
Income61% (25–94)
Employment47% (16–86)
Education64% (20–96)
Health41% (7–84)
Crime59% (29–92)
Housing & services92% (83–98)
Living environment58% (19–80)

Your MP

Mark Ferguson MP

Labour

Gateshead Central and Whickham

mark.ferguson.mp@parliament.uk

Green spaces

NameTypeDistance
Dunston Leisure Centre Sports facility 0.7 mi
Dunston Leisure Centre Sports facility 0.7 mi
Dunston Leisure Centre Sports facility 0.7 mi
Dunston Leisure Centre Sports facility 0.7 mi
Whickham Thorns Centre Sports facility 1.1 mi

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

Listed buildings

NameGradeDistance
Dunston Hill Hospital II* 0.00 mi
Duston Hill Hospital Outpatients Department II 0.03 mi
Stables North of Dunston Hill Hospital II 0.08 mi
Farm Building to East of Whickham Riding School House II 0.4 mi
Whickham Riding School II 0.4 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 6
PM10 11
NO₂ 11
NOₓ 14

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

Road casualties

Yours Trend Position
All collisions 2
Fatal 0
Serious 1
Killed/serious 1
Pedestrian 1
Cyclist —

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 15.4 mi
South Shields 15.1 mi
Tynemouth King Edwards Bay 13.6 mi
Tynemouth Long Sands South 13.4 mi
Tynemouth Long Sands North 13.3 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 1,329

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

Age structure

Yours Trend Position
Aged 0–15 12.7%
Aged 16–64 62.2%
Aged 65+ 25.1%

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

Ethnic group

Yours Trend Position
White 97.1%
Asian 2.0%
Black 0.1%
Mixed 0.7%
Other 0.1%

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

Housing tenure

Yours Trend Position
Owner-occupied 88.4%
Social rented 4.9%
Private rented 6.6%

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

Accommodation type

Yours Trend Position
Detached 31.1%
Semi-detached 57.2%
Terraced 7.7%
Flat / maisonette 3.8%

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

Car availability

Yours Trend Position
No car or van 16.7%
1 car or van 39.0%
2+ cars or vans 44.3%

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

Economic activity

Yours Trend Position
Economically active 59.7%
Unemployed 3.3%

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

Qualifications

Yours Trend Position
No qualifications 17.8%
Degree or above 32.0%

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.