Dudley (North Tyneside)
Dudley (North Tyneside) is a village in Tyne & Wear, England, with a population of around 1,500. It has around 2 GP surgeries and clinics, around 4 restaurants and cafés, 46 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Cramlington, 3.3 km away. There were around 46 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Dudley (North Tyneside) area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the North Tyneside area is around the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 208,967 residents at roughly 2,539 people per km².
- Council
- North Tyneside
- County
- Tyne & Wear
- Constituency
- North Tyneside
- Police force
- Northumbria
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 175th of 294 English council areas — better than 40% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
21°CSunny
- Today: 22° / 14° · 9% rain
- Tomorrow: 19° / 12° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:35Sunset 19:28
12h 53m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
42US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Newcastle Centre, United Kingdom
Crime
62 reported · July 2026▼ 24% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences18
- Anti-social behaviour13
- Shoplifting9
- Public order7
Neighbourhood team: Killingworth · Northumbria
Local policing priorities
- Retail Crime
- Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG)
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
228 reported road collisions (2024)
53 killed or seriously injured · 272 casualties · 10.9 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
193 food businesses within 2 miles
- 180 rated 4–5 ★ (167 top)
- 3 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Cramlington (3.3 km)
- 46 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Cramlington (3.4 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£203,813 average▲ 6% YoY
Across North Tyneside · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£851 average monthly rent▲ 6.8% YoY
- 1 bed £586
- 2 bed £731
- 3 bed £898
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
5.7× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 5.7 times median annual pay (5.4× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 152.9p · BP (9.2 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 184.9p · Asda (11.9 km)
29 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
56 charging locations within ~8 km
- 12 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 75 kW
- Nearest: Northumberland Business Park West (0.8 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Sports pitches14
- Playgrounds2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
208,967 residents in North Tyneside · 2,539/km²
- Under 16: 18%
- 16–64: 62%
- 65+: 21%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Around the average in England
Ranked 128 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
9% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,462 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (50% of 102,020)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
82 schools · 29,810 pupils
54 primary · 10 secondary · 18 other
Ofsted: 28 of 34 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (82%)
77inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Whitley Bay High SchoolOutstanding
- Burnside CollegeGood
- George Stephenson High SchoolGood
- Longbenton High SchoolGood
- Norham High SchoolGood
- St Thomas More Catholic High SchoolGood
- John Spence Community High SchoolRequires improvement
- Marden High School
- Monkseaton High School
- North Gosforth Academy
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · North Tyneside
Care & health services
164 CQC-registered services
- Care homes43
- GP practices26
- Dentists33
- Homecare agencies44
- Hospitals & hospices1
CQC ratings: 92% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 2 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · North Tyneside
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 6 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
138 applications decided
97.8% granted · 135 granted, 3 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Emma Foody
Labour (Co-op)
Cramlington and Killingworth
Recent votes:
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour majority · directly-elected mayor
- Lab 37
- Con 8
- Grn 2
- Ref 11
- Oth 2
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools3
- GPs & clinics3
- Pharmacies1
- Parks & greens7
- Restaurants & cafés6
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
6,745 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Local economy
£727 median full-time weekly pay
3.3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£21,741 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
50% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: C · 102,668 certificates
8.5% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
53% low-carbon electricity
Imports 47% · Wind 25% · Nuclear 14% · Biomass 10%
14 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity
Latest estimate for North East England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 82.6 yrs women · 79 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 57.4 women · 57.6 men
61% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.5
- Feeling worthwhile7.8
- Happiness yesterday7.5
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Cramlington and Killingworth:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership399 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth384 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office379 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s365 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test323 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
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Annitsford · 0.6 kmAnnitsford is a semi-rural village located in North Tyneside, on the border between Tyne and Wear and Northumberland. The main conurbation of the village falls under the jurisdiction of the Borough of North Tyneside i…
- Annitsford railway station · 0.6 km
The first station in the area opened in 1860 as Dudley and served Dudley Colliery and the village of Dudley in North Tyneside, England. It was located on the East Coast Main Line to the north of Newcastle upon Tyne. I…
Burradon Tower · 1.5 kmBurradon Tower is a ruinous tower house at Burradon, North Tyneside, England which is both a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a Grade II listed building.
Burradon, Tyne and Wear · 1.6 kmBurradon is a village in the North Tyneside district, in the county of Tyne and Wear, England, to the north of Newcastle upon Tyne. It is adjacent to Camperdown and the two villages are closely linked. Camperdown was…
Seghill · 1.8 kmSeghill is a large village in the civil parish of Seaton Valley, located on the Northumberland, border which is the county boundary between Northumberland and Tyne and Wear, England. Seghill is situated between the vi…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Dudley (North Tyneside)?
- Dudley (North Tyneside) is a town in Tyne & Wear, England, in the North Tyneside local authority.
- How deprived is Dudley (North Tyneside)?
- The North Tyneside local authority, which includes Dudley (North Tyneside), is around the average in England on the IoD2019.