Neighbourhood · North Tyneside · North East
Percy Main
North Tyneside 027 · 5 sub-areas · 7,676 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Solo renters (73/100)Watch-out: Families (43/100)Liveability 85/100 · Top quartile
Percy Main is a mid-density neighbourhood of North Tyneside in the North East region. It sits between busier and quieter parts of the local authority and isn't dominated by a single use — there's a mix of workplaces, housing and local services.
Liveability
85/100
Top quartile
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Percy Main?
A snapshot of Percy Main
The area is unusually green for its density — 7 parks and 4 playgrounds sit within five minutes' walk of the centroid; Recorded crime is higher than the national norm — common for built-up urban areas, but worth weighing if you're looking for a quieter base; 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 5 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Percy Main in North Tyneside
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Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Percy Main?
- The median monthly rent across Percy Main is £830.
- How safe is Percy Main?
- Percy Main 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 Percy Main?
- 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 56 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Percy Main?
- There are 11 schools within 2 km of Percy Main, of which 44% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 1863 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Percy Main?
- The most common council tax band in Percy Main is A, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,658. Council tax is set by North Tyneside council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Percy Main to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Percy Main to central London is approximately 233 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 Percy Main?
- 100% of premises in Percy Main are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Percy Main?
- Percy Main sits in IMD decile 1 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 Percy Main?
- 28% of households in Percy Main 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 Percy Main?
- The average property price across North Tyneside (the local authority covering Percy Main) 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 Percy Main 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 Percy Main?
- Percy Main contains 5 local areas: North Tyneside 027D, North Tyneside 027B, North Tyneside 027C, North Tyneside 027A, North Tyneside 027E.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Percy Main
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Percy Main?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Percy Main 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 Percy Main a safe place to live?
- Percy Main has a safety score of 8/100. 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 Percy Main?
- 44% of schools within 2 km of Percy Main are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Percy Main?
- Public-transport commute time from Percy Main to central London is approximately 233 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Percy Main different from the rest of North Tyneside?
- Percy Main contains 5 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 Percy Main rank in North Tyneside?
- Percy Main scores 85/100 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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