North Tyneside: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£382,435

Semi-detached

£234,125

Terraced

£203,368

Flat or maisonette

£120,343

First-time buyers

£179,153

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  194,550 in 1991 → 215,025 in 2024 (+10.5%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £127,243 in 2005 → £205,744 in 2026 (+61.7%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £343 in 2008 → £626 in 2025 (+82.4%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  73.2% in 2004 → 73.1% in 2023 (−0.1%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  3.8% in 2001 → 3.2% in 2025 (−15.8%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £9,765 in 1997 → £21,741 in 2024 (+122.6%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for North Tyneside; 33 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Fuel poverty · Economy & work7.8% (2024) · 44th lowest of 296
• Business births · Economy & work12.7% (2024) · 54th highest of 361
• Housing affordability · Housing5.7× earnings (April 2025) · 49th lowest of 316
• Persistent school absence · Education & skills16.5% (2024/25) · 23rd lowest of 132

Where it ranks worst

• Public EV chargers · Connectivity & access61.9 per 100,000 (mid-2026) · 340th highest of 361
• New homes · Housing5.0 per 1,000 (2024/25) · 230th highest of 296
• No qualifications · Education & skills9.1% (2023) · 228th lowest of 293
• Disposable income per head · Economy & work£21,741 (2024) · 271st highest of 361

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)79.0 years · England 80.0 · 92nd highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)82.6 years · England 83.8 · 105th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)57.6 years · England 60.9 · 113th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)57.4 years · England 61.3 · 117th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)359.1 per 100k · England 321.0 · 93rd lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)9.3% · England 10.4 · 53rd lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)61.1% · England 64.6 · 42nd lowest of 153

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)66.9% · England 68.3 · 103rd highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)46.4 score · England 46.0 · 60th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)4.4% · England 5.8 · 61st lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)19.2% · England 19.8 · 83rd lowest of 153