3,687
Households
White Brit. · 93%
Ethnicity
Christian · 53%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
68 · 8.2 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£172,300
Median property price
242
Postcodes
Overview of Birtley
Coordinates54.8911, -1.5717
Postcodes
242
Population (Census)
8,277
Households (Census)
3,687
Recorded crime · May '26
68 · 8.2 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Birtley
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.82 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 3.82 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Birtley
Property sales · Birtley
HM Land Registry · Birtley
Average price
£173,175
YoY: +11.5%
Median price: £166,667
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 4 sales · avg £208,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£232k£173k£114k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Transactions are hidden by default.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime in Birtley
Crime trends · Birtley
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
37190
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
22
YoY -15%
ASB
20112
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
10
YoY +11%
Vehicle Crime
1160
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY +33%
Burglary
1470
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY +33%
Criminal damage
1680
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
8
YoY +60%
Demographics in Birtley
Ethnicity
White Brit.93.4%
Other White1.8%
+ other · 4.8%
Religion
Christian53.4%
No religion39.1%
Not answered4.8%
Muslim1.4%
+ other · 1.3%
Age groups
50–6422.1%
35–4917.7%
65–7411.8%
25–3411.3%
75–848.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.5%
Households
Other16.7%
Any member 66+15.7%
All members 66+11.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.3%
+ 8 other households · 34.3%
Schools in Birtley
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
St Joseph's Catholic Junior School, Birtley
Gateshead · DH3 2PN
Outstanding
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
Barley Mow Primary School
Gateshead · DH3 2DJ
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy
Gateshead · DH3 2LP
Good
0.2 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
Portobello Primary School
Gateshead · DH3 2LY
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Ravensworth Terrace Primary School
Gateshead · DH3 1AY
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
St Joseph's Catholic Infant School, Birtley
Gateshead · DH3 1LU
Good
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–7
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Birtley
Postcodes in Birtley
DH2 1AHDH3 1AADH3 1ABDH3 1ADDH3 1AFDH3 1AGDH3 1AHDH3 1AJDH3 1ALDH3 1ANDH3 1APDH3 1AQDH3 1ARDH3 1ASDH3 1ATDH3 1AUDH3 1AWDH3 1AXDH3 1AYDH3 1BNDH3 1BPDH3 1BQDH3 1DBDH3 1DEDH3 1DFDH3 1DGDH3 1DJDH3 1DLDH3 1DNDH3 1DPDH3 1DQDH3 1DRDH3 1DTDH3 1DUDH3 1DWDH3 1DXDH3 1DYDH3 1DZDH3 1EADH3 1EBDH3 1EDDH3 1EEDH3 1EFDH3 1EGDH3 1EHDH3 1EJDH3 1ENDH3 1EPDH3 1EQDH3 1ERDH3 1ESDH3 1ETDH3 1EUDH3 1EWDH3 1EXDH3 1EZDH3 1FADH3 1FBDH3 1HADH3 1HBDH3 1LEDH3 1LFDH3 1LGDH3 1LHDH3 1LJDH3 1LNDH3 1LPDH3 1LRDH3 1LSDH3 1LTDH3 1LUDH3 1LWDH3 1LXDH3 1LYDH3 1PADH3 1PDDH3 1PEDH3 1PFDH3 1QTDH3 1RGDH3 1RJDH3 1RLDH3 1RPDH3 1RSDH3 1RUDH3 1RWDH3 1RYDH3 2AGDH3 2AHDH3 2AJDH3 2ALDH3 2APDH3 2AQDH3 2ARDH3 2ASDH3 2ATDH3 2AUDH3 2AWDH3 2AXDH3 2AYDH3 2AZDH3 2BADH3 2BBDH3 2BDDH3 2BEDH3 2BFDH3 2BHDH3 2BLDH3 2BQDH3 2DDDH3 2DEDH3 2DFDH3 2DGDH3 2DHDH3 2DJDH3 2DNDH3 2DPDH3 2DQDH3 2DRDH3 2DS