Birtley
Strong on schools, with lower house prices
Birtley at a glance
- House prices
- £167,500
- Lower prices10th percentile
- Schools
- 92nd percentile
- Strong
- Transport
- 54th percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 82.7 per 1,000 residents
- Middle36th percentile
- Flood risk
- 2.2% of the area in flood zones
- Middle31st percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Birtley a good place to live?
Birtley may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance and lower house prices. These headline measures are a starting point; check the specific home and the routes you would use.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Gateshead below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Families who care about school performance
- Buyers looking for lower house prices
Watch out for
Check the exact address, school admissions and your daily journeys. Area averages cannot describe every street.
No additional grounded watch-out bullets are available.
Crime rate in Birtley
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 82.7 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 36th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is relatively higher; higher percentiles indicate lower crime.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Birtley
House prices
- Median sale price
- £167,500
- Percentile
- 10th percentile nationally
House prices appear lower than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 75 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Birtley
Schools
92nd percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Birtley
Flood risk
2.2% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 1.5% of the area. That is the 31st percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Birtley
Transport
54th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Birtley a good place to live?
Birtley may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance and lower house prices. These headline measures are a starting point; check the specific home and the routes you would use.
Is Birtley safe?
Birtley ranks in the 36th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Birtley?
The median sale price was £167,500 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 10th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Birtley?
Schools rank in the 92nd percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Birtley?
Nearby public profiles include Wardley and Leam Lane in Gateshead and Crawcrook and Greenside in Gateshead.
