Blaydon
Strong on transport, with safety to consider
Blaydon at a glance
- House prices
- £140,000
- Lower prices4th percentile
- Schools
- 53rd percentile
- Middle
- Transport
- 91st percentile
- Strong
- Crime rate
- 108.5 per 1,000 residents
- Weak20th percentile
- Flood risk
- 12.4% of the area in flood zones
- Middle74th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Blaydon a good place to live?
Blaydon may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access and lower house prices. The available data also shows schools are around the national middle range. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Gateshead below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Movers who value stronger transport access
- Buyers looking for lower house prices
Watch out for
- Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Blaydon
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 108.5 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 20th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is higher than in most neighbourhoods nationally.
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 Blaydon
House prices
- Median sale price
- £140,000
- Percentile
- 4th percentile nationally
House prices appear lower than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 113 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 Blaydon
Schools
53rd percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Blaydon
Flood risk
12.4% 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 10% of the area. That is the 74th 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 Blaydon
Transport
91st 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 Blaydon a good place to live?
Blaydon may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access and lower house prices. The available data also shows schools are around the national middle range. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Blaydon safe?
Blaydon ranks in the 20th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Blaydon?
The median sale price was £140,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 4th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Blaydon?
Schools rank in the 53rd percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Blaydon?
Nearby public profiles include Chopwell and Rowlands Gill in Gateshead and Lobley Hill and Bensham North East in Gateshead.
