# NE12 8QJ: area report for a postcode in North Tyneside

NE12 8QJ is a postcode in North Tyneside.

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 North Tyneside. Open the map at NE12 8QJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [North Tyneside](https://openindex.co.uk/north-tyneside) › [NE12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne12) › [NE12 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne12-8)

## Around this postcode

- **24 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 8% on July. North Tyneside 019C: 79 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.5938,55.0107,NE128QJ
- **Longbenton, 250 m**: About 3 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.5938,55.0107,NE128QJ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 220 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.5938,55.0107,NE128QJ
- **No property in NE12 8QJ 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=-1.5938,55.0107,NE128QJ
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, North Tyneside 019C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.5938,55.0107,NE128QJ
- **£205,744 average price**: For the whole of North Tyneside, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.5938,55.0107,NE128QJ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 640 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.5938,55.0107,NE128QJ
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 190 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.5938,55.0107,NE128QJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NE12 8QJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.5938,55.0107,NE128QJ
- **Low road and rail noise at NE12 8QJ**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.5938,55.0107,NE128QJ
- **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=-1.5938,55.0107,NE128QJ
- **10.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.5938,55.0107,NE128QJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Hopespring Newcastle](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hopespring-newcastle-e143049) | Independent | 220 m (3 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Mary's Catholic School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-catholic-school-e140081) | Secondary | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), September 2023 | Attainment 8 of 54.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Balliol Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/balliol-primary-school-e108603) | Primary | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Archbishop Runcie CofE First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/archbishop-runcie-cofe-first-school-e108495) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | – |
| [Benton Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/benton-park-primary-school-e108459) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Benton House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/benton-house-school-e151477) | Special | 1.2 km (14 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [St Stephen's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-stephens-catholic-primary-school-newcastle-e148981) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, December 2024 | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School (Aided)](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-bartholomews-church-of-england-primary-school-aided-e108615) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2023 | 35% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2026 | £170,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| November 2025 | £277,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| November 2025 | £150,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| March 2026 | £170,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| March 2025 | £90,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| July 2024 | £180,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| September 2025 | £180,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| July 2026 | £180,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Longbenton (260 m, 3 minutes on foot); Four Lane Ends (970 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: WEST FARM SURGERY (640 m)
- Pharmacies: MILLS PHARMACY (790 m)
- Dental practices: LONGBENTON DENTAL (480 m)
- Supermarkets: Heron Longbenton Newcastle Upon Tyne (190 m, Heron); Lidl South Gosforth (430 m, Lidl); Asda South Gosforth Express Petrol (490 m, Asda); Sainsburys Newcastle Haddricks Mill Road Local (750 m, Sainsburys); Heron Foods Benton (990 m, Heron)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £205,744** (July 2026). North Tyneside’s average house price was £205,744 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 6.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £37,063** (2025). Full-time workers living in North Tyneside earned a median of £37,063 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 126th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.6×** (2025). A home in North Tyneside costs 5.6 times local full-time pay. Joint 65th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 20.9** (2025). North Tyneside has a deprivation score of 20.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 124th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## North Tyneside 019C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 21.1** (2025). North Tyneside 019C has a deprivation score of 21.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,802nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £180,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in North Tyneside 019C was £180,250 in 2025. Joint 4,857th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,236** (2021). North Tyneside 019C had 2,236 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,521st 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: 85.9%** (January 2026). In North Tyneside 019C, 85.9% 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.

## NE12 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £200,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NE12 was £200,000 in 2025. Joint 372nd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 37,292** (2021). NE12 had 37,292 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 544th most 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: 22%** (2022). About 22% of people in NE12 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: 93.7%** (January 2026). In NE12, 93.7% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [North Tyneside](https://openindex.co.uk/north-tyneside)
- Centre: 55.0107, -1.5938

Council: [North Tyneside](https://openindex.co.uk/north-tyneside) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Newcastle upon Tyne North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/newcastle-upon-tyne-north): Catherine McKinnell (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), July 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=-1.5938,55.0107,NE128QJ

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