Placetrics
City · North East

Living in North Tyneside

30 neighbourhoods · 133 sub-areas
Crime vs nat. avg
0.75× nat.
25% below nat. avg · 75.7 / 1k / yr · #219 of 318 cities
Good schools
100%
#1 of 296 cities
Commute to hub
160 min
#294 of 318 cities
Jobs density
0.42
#162 of 318 cities
Avg rent
£830/mo
+5.8% YoY · #79 of 314 cities
Council tax
£158/mo
Estimated (Band D)
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Neighbourhoods in North Tyneside

Tap any row or map polygon to drill into that neighbourhood — hovering on desktop will preview the link before you click. Switch the tab strip above the table to focus on Affordability, Schools, Transport, Safety or Wealth — the columns swap and the default sort follows.

30 neighbourhoods · 133 sub-areas

Rent, scores and YoY change at a glance.

Howdon£628+5.8%9833
Willington Quay£638+5.8%8518
Percy Main£646+5.8%858
Wallsend West£651+5.8%9633
Wallsend East£660+5.8%8534
Chirton£683+5.8%8528
Killingworth West & Camperdown£686+5.8%9966
Battle Hill West£688+5.8%9451
Fordley£695+5.8%9662
Battle Hill East£695+5.8%9677
Longbenton£722+5.8%9966
North Shields£728+5.8%9962
East Benton£748+5.8%9577
New York£755+5.8%9742
Shiremoor South & West Allotment£763+5.8%9573
Forest Hall & West Moor£763+5.8%9876
Preston Billy Mill£772+5.8%9572
Wideopen & Seaton Burn£793+5.8%9693
Killingworth East£858+5.8%9669
Tynemouth West£871+5.8%9991
Holystone & Benton£881+5.8%9773
Monkseaton£957+5.8%9565
Shiremoor North & South Wellfield£957+5.8%9476
Preston Grange£1,018+5.8%8875
West Monkseaton£1,025+5.8%9792
Tynemouth Priory£1,044+5.8%6734
Whitley Bay Promenade£1,061+5.8%8446
Cullercoats£1,072+5.8%9799
Whitley Bay North£1,173+5.8%7798
Whitley Sands£1,204+5.8%8292

Sources: ONS, MHCLG, DfT, DESNZ, Defra, Police.uk, Ofsted, Ofcom, HM Land Registry. Some columns (salary, council tax, HPI) are published at council-area level.

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Where to look in North Tyneside

Three short answers to "where should I focus?" in North Tyneside. Each list is filtered from the same neighbourhood data above — the basis of each shortlist is stated above the list so you know what's been weighted.

Top 5 cheapest

Lowest estimated monthly rent. Rent is the LAD-published ONS PIPR median, scaled per neighbourhood by local sale prices (Land Registry).

  1. 1.Howdon£628/mo
  2. 2.Willington Quay£638/mo
  3. 3.Percy Main£646/mo
  4. 4.Wallsend West£651/mo
  5. 5.Wallsend East£660/mo
Top 5 most desirable

Highest composite liveability — combines safety, schools, transport access and rental affordability into one 0–100 score (higher = more liveable).

  1. 1.North Shields99/100
  2. 2.Longbenton99/100
  3. 3.Tynemouth West99/100
  4. 4.Killingworth West & Camperdown99/100
  5. 5.Forest Hall & West Moor98/100
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Cost of living

Median rent and council tax across North Tyneside.

Avg rent
£830/mo
#79 of 314 cities
Sale price
£188,975
+0.4% YoY
Yrs to deposit
3.2 yr
Rent & price breakdownBy bedroom count · property type · affordability
council-area level rent by bedroom
ONS PIPR median for the council area
1 bed£571/mo
2 bed£714/mo
3 bed£875/mo
4 bed£1,188/mo
Sale price by property type
HMLR HPI average
Detached£366,689
Semi-detached£224,497
Terraced£193,887
Flat£116,347
Affordability
Price-to-earnings6.4×
Rent / take-home32%
Council tax (estimated, full council area)£1,899/yr
Mortgage (25y, 5%)£1,043/mo

Rent: ONS PIPR (council area). Council tax: VOA + MHCLG. Sale prices: HM Land Registry.

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Safety in North Tyneside

Crime in North Tyneside runs at 25% below the national average. Below median (#219 of 318 cities) The supporting per-1,000-residents-per-year rate is 75.7, averaged across the council area's neighbourhoods.

How crime is measured

What's counted. Incidents recorded by territorial police forces and published to data.police.uk each month. Rates use the latest 12 months of data divided by the area's mid-2024 ONS resident population — so the figure is reported incidents per 1,000 residents per year.

Anti-social behaviour is the largest category in most areas and is worth reading carefully — it's a community-reports bucket (noise, rowdiness, nuisance), not "crime" in the legal sense. ASB and shoplifting are weighted lower than violent offences in the safety score on each page.

Caveats. The denominator is residents, so workday and tourist destinations can look worse than they feel for someone living there. Greater Manchester forces stopped publishing to data.police.uk in 2020, so figures for those areas are intentionally blank rather than misleadingly low.

Total crime / 1k / yr
75.7
#219 of 318 cities
Crime detailTop crime types · safest neighbourhoods in this council area
All crime categories
incidents / 1,000 residents / year — sorted high → low
Violent & sexual offences
25.0
Anti-social behaviour
12.2
Shoplifting
8.2
Criminal damage & arson
5.6
Public order
5.5
Other theft
4.4
Vehicle crime
2.8
Burglary
2.8
Other crime
2.5
Drugs
2.0
Robbery
1.4
Possession of weapons
1.2
Bicycle theft
0.8
Theft from the person
0.7
Safest neighbourhoods in North Tyneside
by safety score (higher = safer)
Cullercoats99/100
Whitley Bay North98/100
Wideopen & Seaton Burn93/100

Source: data.police.uk — incident counts adjusted for population, then averaged across the council area's neighbourhoods. National average = England + Wales population-weighted mean.

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Schools in North Tyneside

100% of schools serving North Tyneside are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. Best 5% nationally (#1 of 296 cities)

Good or Outstanding
100%
#1 of 296 cities
Good w/in 2 km
38%
#122 of 318 cities
School breakdownOfsted distribution · best neighbourhoods for schools
Ofsted rating distribution
Good100%
Outstanding (count)0
Good (count)1
Requires improvement0
Inadequate0
Best neighbourhoods for schools in North Tyneside
by school score
Whitley Sands96/100
Killingworth West & Camperdown96/100
New York92/100

Ofsted school inspection ratings, latest inspection per school.

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Transport in North Tyneside

Modelled door-to-door commute from this council area to nearby employment hubs. Closest first.

Best hub
160 min
#294 of 318 cities
To Edinburgh
160 min
Median across local areas
To Leeds
167 min
Median across local areas
To Sheffield
191 min
Median across local areas
Transport detailAll city commute times · mode share · best-connected neighbourhoods
Commute to major UK cities
public transport, off-peak typical
Edinburgh
160 min
Leeds
167 min
Sheffield
191 min
Manchester
219 min
Glasgow
231 min
London
246 min
Birmingham
256 min
Liverpool
260 min
Bristol
374 min
Cardiff
409 min
How residents travel to work
Census 2021, mode share
Car50%Public8%Active8%WFH31%
Best-connected neighbourhoods in North Tyneside
by transport score
Longbenton97/100
Whitley Bay Promenade96/100
Holystone & Benton95/100

DfT Journey Time Statistics + ONS Travel-to-Work.

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Job access from North Tyneside

North Tyneside has 0.42 jobs per resident locally. Below median

Jobs per resident
0.42
#162 of 318 cities
5y jobs growth
+1.1%
Job access detailReachability tiers · sector mix in this council area
Reachable jobs by mode
Drive — 100 jobs6 min
PT — 100 jobs6 min
Drive — 500 jobs7 min
PT — 500 jobs10 min
Drive — 5,000 jobs12 min
PT — 5,000 jobs24 min
Local job mix by sector
ONS BRES, % of local jobs
Retail & hospitality
23.2%
Health & social care
14.7%
Manufacturing
7.3%
Education
7.1%
Professional & business svcs
6.2%
Tech & ICT
5.0%
Construction
4.8%
Finance & insurance
4.6%

ONS BRES (jobs density) + DfT job-accessibility minutes.

FAQ

Frequently asked about North Tyneside

Short answers to the questions we get most often. Each answer is anchored in the data above and links onward where you can dig deeper.

What is the average rent in North Tyneside?
The median monthly rent across North Tyneside is £830, based on ONS Private Rental Prices data. Individual neighbourhoods vary — see the shortlist above for the cheapest and most desirable areas.
Where is the cheapest place to rent in North Tyneside?
The cheapest neighbourhood in North Tyneside by estimated median rent is Howdon at approximately £628/month. The full top-five cheapest list and our methodology are above.
What's the best neighbourhood to live in North Tyneside?
By our composite liveability score (which blends safety, transport, schools, rent affordability and EPC), the top-ranked neighbourhood in North Tyneside is North Shields at 99/100. The score is editorial; see /methodology/scoring/liveability for the formula.
Is North Tyneside a safe area?
North Tyneside has an average safety score of 61/100 across its constituent neighbourhoods (higher is safer). The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted so 100 means the safest 1% of England + Wales.
What is council tax in North Tyneside?
The most common council tax band in North Tyneside is not yet published, with the Band D annual charge currently around £2,142. Council tax is set at the local authority level so the same banding applies to every postcode within North Tyneside.
What is the average salary in North Tyneside?
The median annual resident salary in North Tyneside is £31,106, per ONS ASHE 2025. This is salary for people who live in North Tyneside, not for people who commute in to work there. Workplace median salary is published separately.
What is the average house price in North Tyneside?
The average property price in North Tyneside is approximately £197,263 according to HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Individual neighbourhoods vary — typically ±20% around this council area median.
What's the rental yield in North Tyneside?
Gross rental yield in North Tyneside is approximately 4.3% — the council-area level median rent annualised over the council-area level median sale price. Net yield (after agency, void, maintenance and tax) typically runs 30–40% lower.
How long does it take to save a deposit in North Tyneside?
Saving a 10% deposit at the council area median sale price on the council area median salary, while putting away 10% of takehome pay each month, takes approximately 3.2 years in North Tyneside. Faster if you save more, slower if rents are eating into savings.
Is gigabit broadband available in North Tyneside?
100% of premises in North Tyneside are gigabit-capable per Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Coverage is patchier in older terraces and rural fringes — check your specific postcode for service availability.
What's the unemployment rate in North Tyneside?
3.4% of 16-64 residents in North Tyneside are on the DWP Claimant Count — Universal Credit while seeking work, or Jobseeker's Allowance. That's the live monthly local indicator. It's narrower than the ONS Labour Force Survey "ILO unemployment rate" (which counts anyone actively job-seeking on a separate denominator) and narrower again than Census 2021's "% unemployed" (which is calculated against all 16+ residents and so isn't directly comparable).
How many neighbourhoods are in North Tyneside?
North Tyneside contains 30 neighbourhood neighbourhoods covering 133 sub-areas (local areas). Browse the full list at the bottom of this page or use the neighbourhood map above to drill into a specific area.
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All sub-areas in North Tyneside

Every local area, ordered by crawl priority. Most readers want the neighbourhood-level view — these are for deep-link cases or external search-engine arrivals.

Showing 80 of 133 sub-areas. Drill into any neighbourhood above for the full sub-area list.