Ryton

20°CSunny

• Today: 21° / 13° · 11% rain
• Tomorrow: 18° / 11° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:36Sunset 19:29

12h 53m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

42US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Newcastle Centre, United Kingdom

99 reported · July 2026▲ 24% YoY

• Shoplifting34
• Anti-social behaviour28
• Violence & sexual offences11
• Criminal damage & arson5

3 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Blaydon, Winlaton, Ryton, Rowlands Gill and Chopwell (Gateshead Outer West) · Northumbria

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

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)

177 food businesses within 2 miles

• 154 rated 4–5 ★ (126 top)
• 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Wylam (3.3 km)
• 39 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£158,254 average▲ 7.8% YoY

Across Gateshead · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 152.9p · BP (11.2 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 185.9p · BP (11.2 km)

22 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

46 charging locations within ~8 km

• 19 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 350 kW
• Nearest: Clara Vale Village Hall (1.9 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres7
• Gyms3
• Sports pitches21
• Golf courses2
• Playgrounds9

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

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

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

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

£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

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)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Gateshead

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

• In a conservation area (Ryton CA)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 35 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

109 applications decided

84.4% granted · 92 granted, 17 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Liz Twist

Labour

Blaydon and Consett

Source: UK Parliament

Reform UK majority

• Lab 12
• LD 13
• Grn 3
• Ref 38

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

• Schools5
• GPs & clinics2
• Pharmacies1
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens10
• Restaurants & cafés13

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

7,035 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

32 jobs advertised · £48,650 avg

e.g. Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*, Funeral Director - North East, UK, Become a Spanish Tutor in Clara Vale – Flexible & Remote

Source: Adzuna

£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

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

58% low-carbon electricity

Imports 42% · Wind 27% · Nuclear 12% · Biomass 10%

13 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for North East England · National Grid ESO

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

• 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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Blaydon and Consett:

• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office419 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership286 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth279 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s275 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance255 local signatures · 94,447 nationwide

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

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  Battle of Newburn · 1.3 km

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  Newcastle University Boat Club · 1.4 km

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