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
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 191st of 294 English council areas — better than 35% 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
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
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Hebburn (0.4 km)
- 52 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Heworth (3.4 km):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£156,036 average▲ 4.4% YoY
Across Gateshead · to 2026-08
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)
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:
- Mandate standardised cancer training for all GPs in England375 local signatures · 18,645 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth329 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases191 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND167 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK144 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
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- Hebburn Hall · 0.2 km
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Hebburn Metro station · 0.4 kmHebburn 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 kmHebburn 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 kmWillington 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)
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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.