E63007200 /North East evidence profile
North East evidence profile
Gateshead digital planning profile
Gateshead is a large, non-coastal built-up area in North East. ONS records show a 2021 population of 114,825; the population remained comparatively stable between 2001 and 2021, while the 2015 to 2024 employment series shows modest employment growth. This profile turns those public observations into a reviewable website-planning brief without claiming that the figures measure searches, leads or Mosalio's physical presence.
01 / Data snapshot
What the reviewed source records
- BUA24 code
- E63007200
- ITL1 region
- North East
- Coastal
- Non-coastal
- Income-deprivation flag
- Higher deprivation
02 / Context
Three comparisons, with the benchmark stated
8.2% below the 11.2% median across complete England records in this ONS file.
8.2% above the 0% dataset median.
39% below the 224.1% dataset median.
These medians use every complete England record accepted from the same ONS file. They are descriptive context, not targets, forecasts or a national demand model.
03 / Distinctive pattern
Where this record sits within 936 complete England profiles
Highest decile · percentile position 94.4 of 100.
Lowest decile · percentile position 7.5 of 100.
Lower quartile · percentile position 16.9 of 100.
These are the three values furthest from the middle percentile position for this record. A higher position means a higher published value, not a better outcome or evidence of search demand.
Evidence fingerprint: sha256:b4a51e27c11…bcd8dbad1f68
04 / Constrained peers
Three named comparisons from the same reviewed source
Each peer is selected from all 936complete England records using the documented eight-metric distance. Deltas are Gateshead minus the named peer; a plus sign means the value recorded for Gateshead is higher.
Regional peer
Darlington · E63007428
North East. Nearest complete record in North East. ONS classification: Nearer - Higher deprivation - Working.
- 2021 population
- +21,767 people
- Population change, 2001 to 2021
- -4.9 pp
- Economic inactivity
- +1.2 pp
- Employment change, 2015 to 2024
- +1.8 pp
- 2023 median house price
- -£2,995
- House-price growth, 2001 to 2023
- +16.3 pp
- Population aged under 25
- +0.3 pp
- Population aged 65 or over
- -1.7 pp
Classification peer
Wigan · E63008282
North West. Nearest complete record outside North East with the same ONS combined classification. ONS classification: Nearer - Higher deprivation - Working.
- 2021 population
- +33,311 people
- Population change, 2001 to 2021
- -3.5 pp
- Economic inactivity
- +2.3 pp
- Employment change, 2015 to 2024
- +2.9 pp
- 2023 median house price
- -£8,000
- House-price growth, 2001 to 2023
- -14.9 pp
- Population aged under 25
- -0.2 pp
- Population aged 65 or over
- -0.3 pp
National peer
Runcorn · E63008579
North West. Nearest remaining complete England record. ONS classification: Nearer - Higher deprivation - Working.
- 2021 population
- +53,184 people
- Population change, 2001 to 2021
- +1.3 pp
- Economic inactivity
- +0.7 pp
- Employment change, 2015 to 2024
- -9.7 pp
- 2023 median house price
- -£15,000
- House-price growth, 2001 to 2023
- -8.1 pp
- Population aged under 25
- -0.8 pp
- Population aged 65 or over
- -0.3 pp
05 / Evidence synthesis
Gateshead evidence synthesis: 2021 population, 2023 median house price, House-price growth, 2001 to 2023
Gateshead is recorded as a large, non-coastal, working built-up area, nearer to a major town or city. This classification sets a transparent frame for the three observations below; it is not a persona, a service-area promise or proof of local search demand. Each finding pairs one distinctive percentile measure with one independently selected peer and one explicit validation route.
Eight-metric evidence matrix
The matrix shows every measure used by the peer-distance method, not only the three most distinctive values. Direction describes the published value relative to the middle percentile position; it is not a positive or negative judgement.
Highest-to-lowest percentile order: 2021 population → Economic inactivity → Population aged under 25 → Employment change, 2015 to 2024 → Population aged 65 or over → Population change, 2001 to 2021 → House-price growth, 2001 to 2023 → 2023 median house price.
Furthest-to-nearest distance from the middle percentile: 2021 population → 2023 median house price → House-price growth, 2001 to 2023 → Population change, 2001 to 2021 → Economic inactivity → Population aged 65 or over → Population aged under 25 → Employment change, 2015 to 2024.
Regional peer
2021 population: 114,825 · Darlington delta +21,767 people
For 2021 population, the source reports 114,825 for Gateshead. That sits in the highest decile, 44.4 percentile points from the middle position. Darlington, the named regional peer from North East, differs by +21,767 people when the calculation is Gateshead minus peer. Nearest complete record in North East. This evidence can narrow a discovery question around content hierarchy and service-capacity assumptions, while task-frequency interviews and observed completion data supplies the user-level check the aggregate data cannot provide. This remains contextual evidence—population size does not establish addressable demand.
Classification peer
2023 median house price: £142,000 · Wigan delta -£8,000
Gateshead's 2023 median house price is £142,000, a lowest decile result at percentile 7.5 among 936 complete England records. Wigan, the named classification peer from North West, differs by -£8,000 when the calculation is Gateshead minus peer. Nearest complete record outside North East with the same ONS combined classification. For planning, document the observation beside pricing clarity, qualification steps and expectation setting and require comprehension tests using the organisation's real offer and fees before treating the idea as an accepted requirement. The boundary is important: a median house price is not a household affordability measure.
National peer
House-price growth, 2001 to 2023: 185.1% · Runcorn delta -8.1 pp
For house-price growth, 2001 to 2023, the source reports 185.1% for Gateshead. That sits in the lower quartile, 33.1 percentile points from the middle position. Against Runcorn's reviewed national record, the displayed delta is -8.1 pp. That comparator comes from the documented rule: nearest remaining complete england record. A defensible brief can turn the pair into a verification task for how dated economic context is labelled and maintained, using source-date checks and user tests for interpretation before changing the information architecture. No user or market conclusion follows automatically; historic price growth cannot support a current revenue claim.
Together, 2021 population, 2023 median house price, house-price growth, 2001 to 2023 and the constrained comparisons with Darlington, Wigan, Runcorn create three separate research tracks for Gateshead. They do not form a demand score. Keep each hypothesis independently testable, record contradictory findings and remove a planning assumption when user evidence does not support it.
06 / Evidence interpretation
Planning signals before design decisions
Population context: 114,825 people in 2021
Gateshead's recorded population changed from 111,439 in 2001 to 114,825 in 2021 (+3%). This historical direction can inform content governance and capacity planning, but it is not a forecast and does not establish demand for a particular service.
Audience context: 18.2% aged 65 or over
The 2021 age-group series records 20,574 people aged 0 to 15, 11,731 aged 16 to 24, 61,622 aged 25 to 64 and 20,876 aged 65 or over. Small differences from the headline population reflect the published source series; percentages here use the age-group total and should guide testing questions, not stereotypes.
Activity context: 41.9% economically inactive
ONS records economic inactivity at 41.9%. The published composition includes 21.5% retired, 6.6% long-term sick or disabled, 5.1% students and 4.9% looking after home or family. These categories support inclusive task design; they do not identify individual users or purchasing intent.
Economic context: £142,000 median house price in 2023
The median house-price series moved from £49,800 in 2001 to £139,000 in 2021 and £142,000 in 2023, a published change of +185.1%. It is contextual evidence only—not a current affordability, revenue or customer-value estimate.
07 / Independent question set
Questions this evidence cannot answer on its own
These questions convert the profile-specific observations into falsifiable discovery work. They are not recommendations to create a service, location or page, and each needs direct user or behavioural evidence before it changes a website brief.
- 01
Before prioritising content hierarchy and service-capacity assumptions, which part of task-frequency interviews and observed completion data would verify whether this 2021 population observation matters to users in Gateshead?
The prompt combines one distinctive metric with the named regional comparator selected by the eight-metric method. It does not treat either record as search, lead or customer evidence.
- 02
What evidence would show that the 2023 median house price contrast between Gateshead and Wigan should alter pricing clarity, qualification steps and expectation setting, rather than remain background context?
This question is traceable to 2023 median house price at percentile 7.5 and a -£8,000 profile-minus-peer difference, not to inferred local behaviour.
- 03
If the national peer delta of -8.1 pp is included in a brief, what decision about how dated economic context is labelled and maintained could it inform and what result would falsify that hypothesis?
The prompt combines one distinctive metric with the named national comparator selected by the eight-metric method. It does not treat either record as search, lead or customer evidence.
- 04
For Gateshead's large, non-coastal, working built-up area, nearer to a major town or city classification, how should 2021 population, 2023 median house price, house-price growth, 2001 to 2023 be tested as separate website hypotheses without turning the combined pattern into a claim about local demand?
Cross-check all three named comparisons—Darlington, Wigan, Runcorn—and define a user-research or behavioural measure for each question before changing navigation, page scope or conversion paths. The observations share one source but do not demonstrate causation.
08 / Practical brief
Website-planning recommendations for this evidence pattern
- 01
Separate employer and customer journeys
Gateshead is classified as a working town. A useful website brief should separate recruitment, procurement and customer tasks, then give each journey its own proof, contact route and success measure instead of forcing every visitor through one generic enquiry page.
- 02
Differentiate from the nearby major centre
Gateshead is nearer to a major town or city. Use specific offer boundaries, proof and response expectations to explain why the organisation is relevant; do not rely on a place-name heading or create a doorway that simply redirects users to a national service page.
- 03
Build a broad, task-led accessibility baseline
53.7% of the recorded 2021 age-group total is aged 25 to 64, with meaningful younger and older groups also present. Organise content by task, test keyboard and mobile use, and avoid designing around one assumed demographic persona.
- 04
Prioritise clarity before catalogue expansion
Gateshead recorded +3% population change from 2001 to 2021 and +8.2% employment change from 2015 to 2024. Start with the few journeys that can be maintained well, instrument meaningful outcomes and expand only when verified questions or search data show a separate need.
09 / Method and limits
What this profile can—and cannot—support
This is a Mosalio editorial interpretation of the ONS May 2026 dataset for BUA24 code E63007200. The source periods differ by metric; values are historical, not live. The profile deliberately excludes ONS experimental visitor-to-resident fields and makes no claim about search volume, rankings, customers, a Mosalio office or physical delivery in Gateshead.
Mosalio does not claim an office, staff member, customer, or physical-delivery presence in Gateshead.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Understanding towns in England and Wales, investigating socioeconomic trends, released . This Mosalio interpretation was first published on and last reviewed on .
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
How this page was made: Mosalio applies one documented, deterministic transform to the validated ONS record, calculates the displayed comparisons, and renders the result from source-controlled data. It is an automated public-data resource, not individually commissioned local market research. A portfolio-level editorial-value review checks every profile's source identity, distinctive metrics, peer evidence, synthesis and planning questions before index eligibility can be enabled.
Analysis basis: Midrank percentile across all accepted England records; a higher percentile means a higher published value, not a better outcome. Root-mean-square Euclidean distance across eight clipped robust z-scores; population and 2023 house price are log-transformed before median/MAD scaling.