Affluence in NE10 8HU
How NE10 8HU ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Heworth
- Council
- Gateshead
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,422 (2024)
NE10 8HUGateshead
How well off NE10 8HU is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the NE10 8HU area scores 2.0 out of 10, placing it among the most deprived fifth of England. Its lowest-scoring category is employment (1.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Employment1.0
- Education and skills1.0
- Health and disability1.0
- Income2.0
- Crime2.0
- Children in low-income families2.0
- Older people in low-income households2.0
- Living environment6.0
- Barriers to housing and services10.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
50.1% of adults in the NE10 8HU area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 19.3% are retired and 7.2% are full-time students.
Social grade
16.9% of adults in the NE10 8HU area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
16.1% of adults in the NE10 8HU area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the England average of 33.9%. 29.4% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around NE10 8HU (Heworth) (about 1,422 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.