North Tyneside key facts
North Tyneside is in the North East of England. It is bordered by Northumberland to the North, the North Sea to the East, the River Tyne to the South and Newcastle upon Tyne to the West.
The borough is approximately 82km2. It is well served with public transport links and main access roads.
The borough has a population of 207,9131 (ONS subnational estimate 2019). This equates to 94.394 households (ONS subnational estimate based on 2016 population).
In 2019, North Tyneside was ranked 128 out of 317 local authorities for the Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD). The borough has continued to improve and move up the rankings, but there are still some areas that fall within the most deprived in England. 19,019 (9.3%) residents live in neighbourhoods considered to be the 10% most deprived in the country, with 24,219 (11.8%) residents living in the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods. These neighbourhoods predominately fall within the ward boundaries of Riverside, Chirton and Wallsend.
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Within the North East region, North Tyneside is the only local area to have seen a growth in house prices, increasing by almost 4%.