United Kingdom · North East · Local Authority
North Tyneside
Metropolitan district · North East, England · population ~209k · 78 state-funded schools
Higher earnings come at the cost of a significant housing premium in North Tyneside. While weekly pay of £727.20 sits above the regional median, residents face the highest median house prices in the North East at £210,000. This results in a house price to income ratio of 5.6x, making property ownership a substantial commitment. Renting is similarly expensive compared to the rest of the region, consuming 26.3% of gross median earnings. On the positive side, the local authority maintains a lower crime rate than the regional median and a competitive Band D council tax bill of £2,462. This location suits professionals who prioritise higher local wages and lower crime over the lower housing costs found elsewhere in the North East.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-10 data.
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How North Tyneside ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£37,814/yr
Low
Worse than 65% of UK LAs
House price
£210,000
Affordable
Better than 77% of UK LAs
Rent
£830/mo
Affordable
Better than 69% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,462/yr
Mid
Worse than 58% of UK LAs
Crime
82.2/1k
High
Worse than 65% of UK LAs
Deprivation
22.3
High
Worse than 64% of UK LAs
Schools
88.5%
Concerning
Worse than 81% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
87 state-funded schools · Ofsted Sep 2026
69 of 78 (88.5%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 9 schools are on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
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78 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 78 schools, sortable and filterable.
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Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.