NE11
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Gateshead, Dunston and Lobley Hill, in Gateshead.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an NE11 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In NE11, 77.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How NE11 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is NE11 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in NE11 at a rate of 123.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 96.9 per 1,000 people across NE.
In August 2026 alone, 170 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in NE11.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were shoplifting (504), violence and sexual offences (482) and other crime (331).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in NE11 was 159.3 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in NE11, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so NE11 has no single figure. Of its 10 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in NE11
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gateshead 007A | 1,924 | 95.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 88.8% |
| Gateshead 007B | 1,377 | 101.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 79.8% |
| Gateshead 013A | 1,631 | 35.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.9% |
| Gateshead 013B | 1,329 | 27.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 96.4% |
| Gateshead 013C | 1,619 | 47.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 89.0% |
| Gateshead 013D | 1,641 | 78.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.0% |
| Gateshead 019A | 1,628 | 43.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 96.3% |
| Gateshead 019B | 1,490 | 51.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 92.3% |
| Gateshead 019C | 1,378 | 69.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.3% |
| Gateshead 025D | 1,795 | 188.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 45.9% |
MPs for NE11
- Mark FergusonLabourMP for Gateshead Central and Whickham76% of NE11’s postcodes
- Mrs Sharon HodgsonLabourMP for Washington and Gateshead South24% of NE11’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in NE112
Postcode sectors in NE112
Council1
Towns in NE111
Postcode districts next to NE116
Nearest rail stations3
More in the NE postcode area2
NE11 in brief
NE11 is a postcode district covering Gateshead, Dunston and Lobley Hill, in Gateshead.
About 16,777 people lived in NE11 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £160,000 in 2025 across 229 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 123.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in NE11 was £160,000 in 2025.
NE11 had 16,386 usual residents at the census.
In NE11, 77.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In NE11, 3.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.