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Best places to live in Greater Newcastle

5 municipalities with 1,545,426 residents within about 30 km of Newcastle, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity, safety and community and taxes and wealth (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Newcastle, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1North Tyneside
    Tyneside, 204,473 residents    59
  2. 2Gateshead
    Tyneside, 202,419 residents    54
  3. 3Northumberland
    Northumberland, 319,030 residents    51
  4. 4Newcastle upon Tyne
    Tyneside, 295,842 residents    50
  5. 5County Durham
    Durham CC, 523,662 residents    45

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For retired couples

  1. 1Northumberland
    Northumberland, 319,030 residents    62
  2. 2North Tyneside
    Tyneside, 204,473 residents    58
  3. 3County Durham
    Durham CC, 523,662 residents    46
  4. 4Newcastle upon Tyne
    Tyneside, 295,842 residents    42
  5. 5Gateshead
    Tyneside, 202,419 residents    39

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For remote workers

  1. 1North Tyneside
    Tyneside, 204,473 residents    71
  2. 2Northumberland
    Northumberland, 319,030 residents    69
  3. 3County Durham
    Durham CC, 523,662 residents    67
  4. 4Gateshead
    Tyneside, 202,419 residents    62
  5. 5Newcastle upon Tyne
    Tyneside, 295,842 residents    62

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For commuters

  1. 1North Tyneside
    Tyneside, 204,473 residents    79
  2. 2Newcastle upon Tyne
    Tyneside, 295,842 residents    76
  3. 3Gateshead
    Tyneside, 202,419 residents    75
  4. 4County Durham
    Durham CC, 523,662 residents    74
  5. 5Northumberland
    Northumberland, 319,030 residents    67

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For single professionals

  1. 1North Tyneside
    Tyneside, 204,473 residents    65
  2. 2Newcastle upon Tyne
    Tyneside, 295,842 residents    64
  3. 3County Durham
    Durham CC, 523,662 residents    64
  4. 4Northumberland
    Northumberland, 319,030 residents    64
  5. 5Gateshead
    Tyneside, 202,419 residents    58

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1North Tyneside
    Tyneside, 204,473 residents    69
  2. 2County Durham
    Durham CC, 523,662 residents    66
  3. 3Gateshead
    Tyneside, 202,419 residents    66
  4. 4Northumberland
    Northumberland, 319,030 residents    63
  5. 5Newcastle upon Tyne
    Tyneside, 295,842 residents    62

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Towns in Greater Newcastle