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Gateshead
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Working for our part of Rural England with the Rural Services Network |
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Location: North East Population: 200,996 (Mid-year estimate 2015) Interesting fact: The Gateshead Angel of the North is Britain's largest sculpture, designed by Antony Gormley for Gateshead Council. It was erected in 1998 and weighs 200 tons, is 20m high and has a 54m wing span.
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| Gateshead |
Gateshead is a member of the Rural Services Network and falls |
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Gateshead Information |
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| Phone number 0191 433 3000 |
Website www.gateshead.gov.uk |
Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) North Eastern |
| Frequency of elections Elections are by thirds |
Number of councillors 66 |
Political composition Labour - 54 Liberal Democrat - 12 |
| MPs Blaydon - David Anderson (Labour) Gateshead - Ian Mearns (Labour) Jarrow - Stephen Hepburn (Labour) |
Decision making structure Leader and a Cabinet |
Population change Population change One Year Population Change + 0.2% Ten Year Population Change + 4.2% |
| Police Authority Northumbria Police Authority |
Fire Service Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue |
Health Authority North East Strategic Health Authority |
| Area 14,245 Hectares |
Rural Output Area 58 rural OAs from 706 OAs in total |
Audited by Northern Region (Audit Commission) |
| Rural Classification (Defra) Urban with Major Conurbation |
Population by Area- (Density) 14.11 people per hectare |
Number of Parishes 1 |
| Number of Parish Meetings 0 |
Number of Parish Councils 1 |
Number of Town Councils 0 |
| Average house price £129,950 (Median price paid by local authority, year ending Q4-2015 - provided by UK HPI data published by Land Registry © Crown copyright 2016) |
Outsourced Services Information yet to be supplied |
Average age of population 40.5 (2011 Census data) |
| Main Towns Birtley, Blaydon-on-Tyne, Felling, Gateshead, Ryton, Whickham |
Unemployment rate 1.7% (JSA claimants for September 2016) |
Current Council Tax (amount reported is the amount received by the Council - no other services are included) 2014/2015 Council Tax - £1,443.20 2015/2016 Council Tax - £1,471.34 2016/2017 Council Tax - £1,500.60 2017/2018 Council Tax - £1,606.41 |
| Percentage of households socially rented from council or local authority 22.4% (2011 Census data) |
Percentage of population who have reported they are in very good health 42.6% (2011 Census data) |
Percentage of population which provides unpaid care 11.1% (2011 Census data) |
| Employment by Occupation Percentage of people aged 16 and over who are in Social Major Group 1-3 38.5% (ONS annual population survey - April 15-March 16) |
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Percentage of those employed in full time employment 39.8% (2011 Census data) |
| Cars or vans owned per household (2011 Census data) No cars or vans - 36.5% 1 car or van - 41.7% 2 cars or vans - 18.0% 3 cars or vans - 3.0% 4 or more cars and vans - 0.8% |
Local Newspapers Information yet to be supplied |
National Park/AONBs None |
2015 English Indices of Deprivation analysis tool
(Produced by Oxfordshire County Council) |
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(All factual information on these pages is updated annually by the RSN)
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