Whickham North

House prices

Updated Mar 2026

Detached Semi-detached Terraced Flat

Property type	Latest	YoY	Since 1995	vs England
Detached	£322k	+0.8%	+262%	-24%
Semi-detached	£214k	-1.6%	+259%	-24%
Terraced	£149k	-9.5%	+285%	-40%
Flat	£97k	+5.4%	+296%	-60%

Schools

Updated Apr 2026

10 nearest schools offering GCSEs · results 2024–25

School	Distance	Admissions	Attainment 8	English & Maths 5+
Whickham School	0.7 mi	Non-sel	53.0	60%
Excelsior Academy	1.7 mi	Non-sel	33.4	24%

Rents

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

Crime

Reported crimes per month

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

GP practices

Updated Apr 2026

Name	Type	Distance
WHICKHAM COTTAGE MEDICAL CENTRE	GP practice	0.8 mi
CHAINBRIDGE MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP	GP practice	1.6 mi
BETTS AVENUE MEDICAL GROUP	GP practice	3.3 mi
HOLMSIDE MEDICAL GROUP	GP practice	3.4 mi
NEAS NORTHUMBERLAND	GP practice	2.9 mi

Transport

Updated Apr 2026

Name	Type	Distance
Metrocentre Rail Station	Rail station	1.5 mi
Blaydon Rail Station	Rail station	2.8 mi
Dunston Rail Station	Rail station	2.6 mi
St James (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)	Metro/tram	5.0 mi
Bank Foot (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)	Metro/tram	5.6 mi

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)	—

Deprivation

Updated Oct 2025

	More deprivedLess deprived	Whickham North average (lo–hi)
Overall		49% (13–98)
Income		51% (14–99)
Employment		41% (10–93)
Education		52% (13–98)
Health		28% (7–84)
Crime		54% (15–100)
Housing & services		86% (76–98)
Living environment		56% (27–89)

Your MP

Updated Apr 2026

Mark Ferguson MP

Labour

Gateshead Central and Whickham

mark.ferguson.mp@parliament.uk

Green spaces

Updated Apr 2026

Name	Type	Distance
Derwent Walk Country Park	Park	0.4 mi
Blaydon Rugby Club	Playing field	0.4 mi
Blaydon Rugby Club	Playing field	0.4 mi
Swalwell Park	Park	0.5 mi
Swalwell Park	Park	0.5 mi

Listed buildings

Updated Apr 2026

Name	Grade	Distance
War Memorial	II	0.3 mi
'derwent Walk Express' and Supporting Bridge Abutment and Approach Spans	II	0.4 mi
Old Bridge End Cottage	II	0.5 mi
Salisbury House	II	0.7 mi
69, Front Street	II	0.7 mi

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

Air quality

	Yours	Trend	Position
PM2.5	6
PM10	11
NO₂	12
NOₓ	16

Road casualties

	Yours	Trend	Position
All collisions	14
Fatal	0
Serious	2
Killed/serious	2
Pedestrian	2
Cyclist	2

Traffic

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

Flood risk

	Yours	Trend	Position
Rivers & sea	2

Bathing water

Updated Nov 2025

Name	Distance
Littlehaven Beach	16.9 mi
South Shields	16.7 mi
Tynemouth Long Sands South	15.4 mi
Tynemouth Long Sands North	15.3 mi
Tynemouth King Edwards Bay	15.6 mi

Population

	Yours	Trend	Position
Total population	1,569

Age structure

	Yours	Trend	Position
Aged 0–15	14.5%
Aged 16–64	72.6%
Aged 65+	12.9%

Ethnic group

	Yours	Trend	Position
White	94.5%
Asian	2.9%
Black	0.1%
Mixed	1.2%
Other	1.2%

Housing tenure

	Yours	Trend	Position
Owner-occupied	48.6%
Social rented	13.7%
Private rented	37.4%

Accommodation type

	Yours	Trend	Position
Detached	11.6%
Semi-detached	26.5%
Terraced	23.4%
Flat / maisonette	37.2%

Car availability

	Yours	Trend	Position
No car or van	38.9%
1 car or van	42.6%
2+ cars or vans	18.5%

Economic activity

	Yours	Trend	Position
Economically active	62.6%
Unemployed	6.1%

Qualifications

	Yours	Trend	Position
No qualifications	20.6%
Degree or above	25.1%

Health

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

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