# NE17 7JZ: area report for a postcode in Gateshead

NE17 7JZ 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 NE17 7JZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Gateshead](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead) › [NE17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne17) › [NE17 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne17-7)

## Around this postcode

- **4 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 56% on July. Gateshead 029C: 146 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.8204,54.9190,NE177JZ
- **Prudhoe, 5.9 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.8204,54.9190,NE177JZ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 220 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.8204,54.9190,NE177JZ
- **No property in NE17 7JZ 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=-1.8204,54.9190,NE177JZ
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Gateshead 029C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.8204,54.9190,NE177JZ
- **£155,550 average price**: For the whole of Gateshead, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.8204,54.9190,NE177JZ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 450 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.8204,54.9190,NE177JZ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 350 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.8204,54.9190,NE177JZ
- **No gigabit broadband at NE17 7JZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.8204,54.9190,NE177JZ
- **Low road and rail noise at NE17 7JZ**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.8204,54.9190,NE177JZ
- **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=-1.8204,54.9190,NE177JZ
- **4.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.8204,54.9190,NE177JZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Chopwell Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chopwell-primary-school-e131107) | Primary | 220 m (3 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2022 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2024 | £100,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| March 2025 | £310,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| November 2024 | £85,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| April 2025 | £50,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| March 2023 | £110,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| January 2025 | £38,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| July 2025 | £74,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| August 2023 | £39,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: CHOPWELL PRIMARY HEALTHCARE CENTRE (450 m)
- Pharmacies: G H FURNESS LTD (340 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Chopwell (350 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £155,550** (July 2026). Gateshead’s average house price was £155,550 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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: 4.5×** (2025). A home in Gateshead costs 4.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 24th 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: 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 029C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 51.8** (2025). Gateshead 029C has a deprivation score of 51.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,058th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £60,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Gateshead 029C was £60,500 in 2025. 24th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,778** (2021). Gateshead 029C had 1,778 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 10,604th 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: 5.0%** (January 2026). In Gateshead 029C, 5.0% 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.

## NE17 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £131,567** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NE17 was £131,567 in 2025. 48th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 4,354** (2021). NE17 had 4,354 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 419th 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: 21%** (2022). About 21% of people in NE17 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: 19.8%** (January 2026). In NE17, 19.8% 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: 54.9190, -1.8204

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

## Your MP

- [Blaydon and Consett](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/blaydon-and-consett): Liz Twist (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=-1.8204,54.9190,NE177JZ

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