# NE11 9YJ: area report for a postcode in Gateshead

NE11 9YJ is a postcode in Gateshead.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Gateshead. Open the map at NE11 9YJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Gateshead](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead) › [NE11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne11) › [NE11 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne11-9)

## Around this postcode

- **32 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 20% on July. Gateshead 009A: 446 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.6692,54.9572,NE119YJ
- **MetroCentre, 290 m**: About 4 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.6692,54.9572,NE119YJ
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 860 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.6692,54.9572,NE119YJ
- **No property in NE11 9YJ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.6692,54.9572,NE119YJ
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Gateshead 009A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.6692,54.9572,NE119YJ
- **£156,036 average price**: For the whole of Gateshead, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.6692,54.9572,NE119YJ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.4 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.6692,54.9572,NE119YJ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.6692,54.9572,NE119YJ
- **No gigabit broadband at NE11 9YJ**: Superfast for 0%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.6692,54.9572,NE119YJ
- **Low road and rail noise at NE11 9YJ**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.6692,54.9572,NE119YJ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.6692,54.9572,NE119YJ
- **11.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.6692,54.9572,NE119YJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Swalwell Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/swalwell-primary-school-e108342) | Primary | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kingsmeadow Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kingsmeadow-community-school-e108410) | Secondary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 45.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-catholic-primary-school-whickham-e149053) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, May 2025 | 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Front Street Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/front-street-community-primary-school-e108350) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, October 2023 | 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Atkinson Road Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/atkinson-road-primary-academy-e138212) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Benwell](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-benwell-e148812) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Johns Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-primary-school-e108476) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, March 2024 | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [West Newcastle Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-newcastle-academy-e139729) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2024 | £385,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 580 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: MetroCentre (290 m, 4 minutes on foot)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (60 m); ASDA PHARMACY (630 m)
- Supermarkets: M&S Metro Centre (290 m, Marks and Spencer); Asda Gateshead Supercentre (630 m, Asda); Costco Gateshead (730 m, Costco); Aldi Whickham (850 m, Aldi)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £156,036** (August 2026). Gateshead’s average house price was £156,036 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.4% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £34,199** (2025). Full-time workers living in Gateshead earned a median of £34,199 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 37th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 4.6×** (2025). A home in Gateshead costs 4.6 times local full-time pay. Joint 28th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 28.1** (2025). Gateshead has a deprivation score of 28.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 53rd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Gateshead 009A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 33.5** (2025). Gateshead 009A has a deprivation score of 33.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,736th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £114,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Gateshead 009A was £114,000 in 2025. Joint 674th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,569** (2021). Gateshead 009A had 1,569 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,761st most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 67.7%** (January 2026). In Gateshead 009A, 67.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## NE11 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £160,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NE11 was £160,000 in 2025. Joint 148th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 16,386** (2021). NE11 had 16,386 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,082nd least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 2%** (2022). About 2% of people in NE11 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 77.3%** (January 2026). In NE11, 77.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Gateshead](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead)
- Centre: 54.9572, -1.6692

Council: [Gateshead](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Gateshead Central and Whickham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/gateshead-central-and-whickham): Mark Ferguson (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.6692,54.9572,NE119YJ

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