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Gateshead vs Sunderland
Gateshead (North East, England · ~202k people) · Sunderland (North East, England · ~278k people)
Of 7 strictly-comparable measures: Gateshead leads on 3, Sunderland on 3, 1 effectively tied. Which trade-offs matter is yours to weigh — the rows below show where each one wins.
Head to head
Median pay
ONS ASHE (residence) · 2025
Gateshead
£35,090/yr
Worse than 91% of UK LAs
Sunderland
£34,076/yr
Worse than 96% of UK LAs
Gateshead: 3% higher median pay.
House price
ONS HPSSA-9 median · Year ending Sep 2025
Gateshead
£163,998
Better than 94% of UK LAs
Sunderland
£152,000
Better than 96% of UK LAs
Sunderland: 8% lower median price.
Monthly rent
ONS PIPR (newly-signed lets) · 2026-03
Gateshead
£785/mo
Better than 76% of UK LAs
Sunderland
£695/mo
Better than 92% of UK LAs
Sunderland: 13% lower median rent.
Council tax (Band D)
MHCLG · 2026-27
Gateshead
£2,716/yr
Worse than 98% of UK LAs
Sunderland
£2,197/yr
Better than 91% of UK LAs
Sunderland: £519 less per year at Band D.
Recorded crime
ONS PFA Table C4 · Year ending Dec 2025
Gateshead
89.9/1k
Worse than 73% of UK LAs
Sunderland
94.6/1k
Worse than 79% of UK LAs
Gateshead: 5% lower recorded-crime rate.
Deprivation (IMD)
MHCLG Indices of Deprivation · 2019
Gateshead
28.2
Worse than 85% of UK LAs
Sunderland
30.6
Worse than 89% of UK LAs
Gateshead: lower average deprivation score (28.2 vs 30.6).
Schools (Ofsted)
Ofsted MI · Feb 2026 snapshot
Gateshead
94.9%
Better than 69% of UK LAs
Sunderland
96.4%
Better than 79% of UK LAs
Effectively tied — under 2% apart.
What local pay actually covers
Same-place ratios — each area's own median rent and house price against its own median gross pay. A cheap-looking area stops looking cheap when local pay is lower still.
Gateshead
Rent takes 27% of median gross monthly pay
A median home costs 4.7× median annual pay
Sunderland
Rent takes 24% of median gross monthly pay
A median home costs 4.5× median annual pay
Full Gateshead profile →
Every indicator, all state-funded schools with Ofsted grades, and similar areas.
Full Sunderland profile →
Every indicator, all state-funded schools with Ofsted grades, and similar areas.