Bensham South & Saltwell
Gateshead · North East · population 8,596 · 5 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #5,839 of 6,856 in England
- #230 of 342 in North East
- #20 of 27 in Gateshead
- Most deprived 10-20%
In summary
Bensham South & Saltwell is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,839 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #20 of 27 in Gateshead. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (90) but weak on Crime (9). Typical homes here sold for about £138,250 over the past year, down 5% across five years (from 92 sales), 15% below the wider Gateshead median of £162,995.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £138,250 | 92 | +4.3% | -5.0% |
| Detached | £275,000 | 9 | — | -28.2% |
| Semi-detached | £215,000 | 21 | +4.8% | +19.4% |
| Terraced | £175,000 | 24 | +9.4% | +12.9% |
| Flat | £100,000 | 38 | +1.1% | +15.6% |
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Affordability-adjusted Score ?
- #4,034 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
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Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Gateshead
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Bolsover North & ShuttlewoodBolsover15£170,488
- Wavertree EastLiverpool15£177,500
- NewtonmoorTameside15£205,000
- Southall Green EastEaling15£364,000
- Plaistow SouthNewham15£412,500
- North DarwenBlackburn with Darwen15£145,000