3,990
Households
White Brit. · 95%
Ethnicity
Christian · 57%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
30 · 3.3 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£181,186
Median property price
178
Postcodes
Overview of Dunston Hill and Whickham East
Coordinates54.9448, -1.6597
Postcodes
178
Population (Census)
9,023
Households (Census)
3,990
Recorded crime · May '26
30 · 3.3 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Dunston Hill and Whickham East
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 5.98 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 5.98 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Dunston Hill and Whickham East
Property sales · Dunston Hill and Whickham East
HM Land Registry · Dunston Hill and Whickham East
Average price
£256,973
YoY: +3.4%
Median price: £197,940
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 1 sales · avg £140,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£360k£250k£140k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
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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 Dunston Hill and Whickham East
Crime trends · Dunston Hill and Whickham East
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1790
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
8
YoY -33%
ASB
29150
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
9
YoY +80%
Vehicle Crime
210
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY +100%
Burglary
530
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY +200%
Criminal damage
630
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY +100%
Demographics in Dunston Hill and Whickham East
Ethnicity
White Brit.94.9%
Other White1.5%
+ other · 3.6%
Religion
Christian56.8%
No religion36.6%
Not answered4.5%
Muslim1.1%
+ other · 1.0%
Age groups
50–6423.4%
35–4918.6%
65–7411.7%
25–3411.2%
75–847.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.7%
Households
Other14.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.2%
Any member 66+14.1%
All members 66+12.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.9%
+ 7 other households · 33.1%
Schools in Dunston Hill and Whickham East
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Dunston Hill Community Primary School
Gateshead · NE11 9NX
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Kingsmeadow Community School
Gateshead · NE11 9NX
Good
0.4 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham
Gateshead · NE16 4HB
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Washingwell Community Primary School
Gateshead · NE16 4RB
Not judged
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Dunston Hill and Whickham East
Postcodes in Dunston Hill and Whickham East
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