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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 (IoD2025). 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 191st of 294 English council areas — better than 35% of them.

Low crime31
Home affordability95
Affordable rents78
Good schools89
Life expectancy9
Low deprivation19
Employment29
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

9°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 11° / 9° · 72% rain
  • Tomorrow: 11° / 10° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:17Sunset 16:21

9h 3m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

27US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Newcastle Centre, United Kingdom

Air pollution (PM2.5)

  • 6.0 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
  • 4.5% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

Crime

137 reported · August 2026▼ 34% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences50
  • Anti-social behaviour22
  • Criminal damage & arson16
  • Public order14

1 stop & searches · mostly offensive weapons

Neighbourhood team: Hebburn and Jarrow · Northumbria

Local policing priorities

  • Anti-social behaviour in Hebburn and Jarrow Town Centre
  • Shop theft

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

Road safety

251 reported road collisions (2025)

53 killed or seriously injured · 325 casualties · 12.8 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

465 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 387 rated 4–5 ★ (325 top)
  • 24 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

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

£156,036 average▲ 4.4% YoY

Across Gateshead · to 2026-08

Detached£287,336
Semi-detached£181,868
Terraced£152,031
Flat£97,856

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£804 average monthly rent▲ 5.8% YoY

  • 1 bed £590
  • 2 bed £723
  • 3 bed £844

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

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

Property sales

2,429 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 136.8p · AppleGreen (11.2 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 185.9p · BP (4.6 km)

34 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)

Internal migration

  • Moves in from elsewhere in the UK10,488
  • Moves out to elsewhere in the UK9,712
  • Net moves+776

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Deprivation

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 58 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

19% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

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%)

84 inspected 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

191 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes50
  • GP practices36
  • Dentists40
  • Homecare agencies44
  • 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

140 applications decided

87.1% granted · 122 granted, 18 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Your MP

Kate Osborne

Labour

Jarrow and Gateshead East

Recent votes:

  • AyeRailways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion)
  • NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8
  • NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6
  • NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Reform UK majority

  • Lab 12
  • LD 12
  • Grn 3
  • Ref 38
  • Oth 1

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

7,160 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

42 jobs advertised · £40,616 avg

e.g. Room Leader, Lunch Cover - Kids Planet Hebburn, Adult’s Social Worker, Community Wellbeing Team, North Tyneside

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

63% low-carbon electricity

Imports 37% · Nuclear 33% · Wind 30%

1 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

Health services

8 GP surgeries · 4 pharmacies in NE31

  • Victoria Medical Centre
  • Ellison View Surgery
  • The Glen Medical Group

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

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

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

  • Hebburn · 0.2 km

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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

    Hebburn is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving the town of Hebburn, in South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England. It joined the network on 24 March 1984, following the opening of the fifth phase of the network between…

  • 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

    Willington Quay is an area in the borough of North Tyneside in Tyne and Wear in northern England. It is on the north bank of the River Tyne, facing Jarrow, and between Wallsend and North Shields. It is served by the H…

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 IoD2025.