Neighbourhood · North Tyneside · North East
Killingworth East
North Tyneside 012 · 4 sub-areas · 6,474 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Couples (86/100)Watch-out: Investors / BTL (60/100)Liveability 96/100 · Best 5% nationally
Killingworth East is a green, lower-density part of North Tyneside — parks within walking distance of most addresses, a slower weekday rhythm, and a population skewed toward longer-tenure households rather than transient renters.
Liveability
96/100
Best 5% nationally
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Killingworth East?
A snapshot of Killingworth East
Day-to-day life sits close to greenery — a park or playing field is within easy walking distance of most addresses; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; rents are below the national norm, with a typical home letting at around £830 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 4 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Killingworth East in North Tyneside
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Killingworth East?
- The median monthly rent across Killingworth East is £830.
- How safe is Killingworth East?
- Killingworth East has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
- How well-connected is Killingworth East?
- Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 62 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Killingworth East?
- There are 12 schools within 2 km of Killingworth East, of which 46% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 1206 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Killingworth East?
- The most common council tax band in Killingworth East is A, with the typical Band D annual charge around £2,010. Council tax is set by North Tyneside council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Killingworth East to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Killingworth East to central London is approximately 243 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
- Is gigabit broadband available in Killingworth East?
- 100% of premises in Killingworth East are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Killingworth East?
- Killingworth East sits in IMD decile 7 of 10, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of local areas nationally and 10 is the least deprived. The Index of Multiple Deprivation combines income, employment, education, health, crime, barriers and environment.
- What's the tenure mix in Killingworth East?
- 68% of households in Killingworth East are owner-occupied. The remainder is split between private renting and social housing — see the Demographics section for the full breakdown from Census 2021.
- What is the average property price in Killingworth East?
- The average property price across North Tyneside (the local authority covering Killingworth East) is approximately £197,263, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
- Is Killingworth East a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.42 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £31,106.)
- Which local areas are part of Killingworth East?
- Killingworth East contains 4 local areas: North Tyneside 012B, North Tyneside 012A, North Tyneside 012C, North Tyneside 012D.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Killingworth East
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Killingworth East?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Killingworth East is £830. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
- Is Killingworth East a safe place to live?
- Killingworth East has a safety score of 69/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
- What schools are near Killingworth East?
- 46% of schools within 2 km of Killingworth East are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Killingworth East?
- Public-transport commute time from Killingworth East to central London is approximately 243 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Killingworth East different from the rest of North Tyneside?
- Killingworth East contains 4 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
- Where does Killingworth East rank in North Tyneside?
- Killingworth East scores 96/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in North Tyneside, see the Cities table on the North Tyneside page.
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