Gateshead

 

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Gateshead

 

Location: North East

Population: 200,996 (Mid-year estimate 2015)

Interesting fact: The Gateshead Angel of the North is Britain's largest sculpture, designed by Antony Gormley for Gateshead Council. It was erected in 1998 and weighs 200 tons, is 20m high and has a 54m wing span.

 

Gateshead

Gateshead is a member of the Rural Services Network and falls
under the branch of our service called the Rural Assembly.
A list of all the Rural Assembly members can be found here.

 


Gateshead Information

Phone number
0191 433 3000
Website
www.gateshead.gov.uk
Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs)
North Eastern
Frequency of elections
Elections are by thirds
Number of councillors
66
Political composition
Labour - 54
Liberal Democrat - 12
MPs
Blaydon - David Anderson (Labour)
Gateshead - Ian Mearns (Labour)
Jarrow - Stephen Hepburn (Labour)
Decision making structure
Leader and a Cabinet
Population change
Population change
One Year Population Change
+ 0.2%
Ten Year Population Change
+ 4.2%
Police Authority
Northumbria Police Authority
Fire Service
Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue
Health Authority
North East Strategic Health Authority
Area
14,245 Hectares
Rural Output Area
58 rural OAs from 706 OAs in total
Audited by
Northern Region (Audit Commission)
Rural Classification (Defra)
Urban with Major Conurbation
Population by Area- (Density)
14.11 people per hectare
Number of Parishes
1
Number of Parish Meetings
0
Number of Parish Councils
1
Number of Town Councils
0
Average house price
£129,950 (Median price paid by local authority, year ending Q4-2015 - provided by UK HPI data published by Land Registry © Crown copyright 2016)
Outsourced Services
Information yet to be supplied
Average age of population
40.5 (2011 Census data)
Main Towns
Birtley, Blaydon-on-Tyne, Felling, Gateshead, Ryton, Whickham
Unemployment rate
1.7% (JSA claimants for September 2016)
Current Council Tax
(amount reported is the amount received by the Council - no other services are included)
2014/2015 Council Tax - £1,443.20
2015/2016 Council Tax - £1,471.34
2016/2017 Council Tax - £1,500.60
2017/2018 Council Tax - £1,606.41

Percentage of households socially rented from council or local authority
22.4% (2011 Census data)
Percentage of population who have reported they are in very good health
42.6% (2011 Census data)
Percentage of population which provides unpaid care
11.1% (2011 Census data)
Employment by Occupation
Percentage of people aged 16 and over who are in Social Major Group 1-3
38.5% (ONS annual population survey - April 15-March 16)
Average annual wage for full time employees
  1. 2014 Workplaced Based Median - £25,627
    2015 Workplaced Based Median - £25,632
  2. 2014 Workplaced Based Mean - £29,782
    2015 Workplaced Based Mean - £28,899
  3. 2014 Resident Based Median - £25,078
    2015 Resident Based Median - £24,986
  4. 2014 Resident Based Mean - £29,069
    2015 Resident Based Mean - £29,601
Percentage of those employed in full time employment
39.8% (2011 Census data)
Cars or vans owned per household
(2011 Census data)
No cars or vans - 36.5%
1 car or van - 41.7%
2 cars or vans - 18.0%
3 cars or vans - 3.0%
4 or more cars and vans - 0.8%
Local Newspapers
Information yet to be supplied
National Park/AONBs
None

2015 English Indices of Deprivation analysis toolDeprivation

(Produced by Oxfordshire County Council)

The Research & Intelligence Unit of Oxfordshire County Council have produced an interactive tool that present the 2015 English Indices of Deprivation on a map of England to make it easier to explore the data for your areas of interest, and have kindly made this tool available to members of the Rural Services Network.

The analysis works through your web browser, and can be accessed for Gateshead here

(All factual information on these pages is updated annually by the RSN)
(Information given via links will however be updated as new information becomes available)

 

 

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