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Hebburn

Hebburn is a town in Tyne & Wear, England, with a population of around 21,345. It has around 3 GP surgeries and clinics, around 10 restaurants and cafés, 26 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Pelaw, 1.5 km away. The average sold house price is around £167,003, and there were around 148 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 Hebburn area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Gateshead area is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 196,151 residents at roughly 1,378 people per km².

Council
Gateshead
County
Tyne & Wear
Constituency
Jarrow
Police force
Northumbria
44/ 100

My Area Score

Mixed

Ranked 189th of 294 English council areas — better than 36% of them.

Low crime30
Home affordability95
Affordable rents79
Good schools89
Life expectancy14
Low deprivation17
Employment30
Low council tax2

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

13°COvercast

  • Today: 19° / 13° · 14% rain
  • Tomorrow: 22° / 13° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:33Sunset 19:30

12h 57m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

38US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Newcastle Centre, United Kingdom

Crime

139 reported · July 2026 32% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences47
  • Anti-social behaviour33
  • Criminal damage & arson18
  • Public order13

1 stop & searches · mostly offensive weapons

Neighbourhood team: Hebburn and Jarrow · Northumbria

Local policing priorities

  • Shop theft
  • Shop theft

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

253 reported road collisions (2024)

50 killed or seriously injured · 320 casualties · 12.9 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

470 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 391 rated 4–5 ★ (327 top)
  • 24 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

1 active warning/alert

  • Flood alert: Tyne estuary

Source: Environment Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Hebburn (0.4 km)
  • 52 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Heworth (3.4 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£158,254 average 7.8% YoY

Across Gateshead · to 2026-06

Detached£296,217
Semi-detached£184,050
Terraced£153,656
Flat£98,869

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£798 average monthly rent 5.3% YoY

  • 1 bed £587
  • 2 bed £718
  • 3 bed £838

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

4.9× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 4.9 times median annual pay (4.7× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 136.8p · AppleGreen (11.2 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 182.9p · Asda (4.1 km)

49 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

150 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 21 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 300 kW
  • Nearest: Hebburn Central (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres3
  • Gyms1
  • Sports pitches32
  • Playgrounds6

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

196,151 residents in Gateshead · 1,378/km²

  • Under 16: 18%
  • 16–64: 62%
  • 65+: 20%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 54 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

17% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,716 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (59% of 95,470)

A £1,811
B £2,112
C £2,414
D £2,716
E £3,319
F £3,923
G £4,526
H £5,432

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

93 schools · 30,087 pupils

66 primary · 9 secondary · 18 other

Ofsted: 31 of 32 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (97%)

84inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Cardinal Hume Catholic School, GatesheadOutstanding
  • Kingsmeadow Community SchoolGood
  • Lord Lawson of Beamish AcademyGood
  • St Thomas More Catholic School, BlaydonGood
  • Grace CollegeRequires improvement
  • Heworth Grange School
  • Thorp Academy
  • Whickham School
  • XP Gateshead

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Gateshead

Care & health services

190 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes50
  • GP practices37
  • Dentists40
  • Homecare agencies43
  • Hospitals & hospices2

CQC ratings: 97% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 2 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Gateshead

Heritage & planning

  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 25 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Planning decisions

109 applications decided

84.4% granted · 92 granted, 17 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Kate Osborne

Labour

Jarrow and Gateshead East

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Reform UK majority

  • Lab 12
  • LD 13
  • Grn 3
  • Ref 38

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools11
  • GPs & clinics7
  • Pharmacies4
  • Supermarkets4
  • Parks & greens28
  • Restaurants & cafés22

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

7,035 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

59 jobs advertised · £39,199 avg

e.g. Quantity Surveyor, Internet Crowd Worker, Power Electronics Engineer

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£675 median full-time weekly pay

4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£19,745 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

46% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 97,223 certificates

10% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Grid electricity

60% low-carbon electricity

Imports 40% · Nuclear 24% · Biomass 18% · Wind 18%

23 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for North East England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 81.5 yrs women · 77.8 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 58.4 women · 58 men

70% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.3
  • Feeling worthwhile7.7
  • Happiness yesterday7.4
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Jarrow and Gateshead East:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

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  • Hebburn Hall · 0.2 km

    Hebburn Hall also known as Ellison Hall is a 17th-century country mansion, which has been converted into residential apartments and houses, situated at Hebburn, South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear. It is a Grade II listed b…

  • Hebburn Metro station · 0.4 km

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  • Hebburn Comprehensive School · 0.6 km

    Hebburn Comprehensive School is a coeducational secondary school located in Hebburn, Tyne and Wear, England, with pupils aged from 11 to 16.

  • Hebburn Town F.C. · 0.7 km

    Hebburn Town Football Club is a football club based in Hebburn, Tyne and Wear, England. The club are currently members of the National League North and play at Hebburn Sports & Social Ground.

  • Willington Quay · 1.5 km

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Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Hebburn?
Hebburn is a town in Tyne & Wear, England, in the Gateshead local authority.
What is the population of Hebburn?
Hebburn has an approximate settlement population of 21,345.
How deprived is Hebburn?
The Gateshead local authority, which includes Hebburn, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.