# NE2 2TJ: area report for a postcode in Newcastle upon Tyne

NE2 2TJ is a postcode in Newcastle upon Tyne.

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 Newcastle upon Tyne. Open the map at NE2 2TJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Newcastle upon Tyne](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne) › [NE2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne2) › [NE2 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne2-2)

## Around this postcode

- **94 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 11% on July. Newcastle upon Tyne 013D: 95 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.6037,54.9929,NE22TJ
- **West Jesmond, 440 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.6037,54.9929,NE22TJ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 380 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.6037,54.9929,NE22TJ
- **No property in NE2 2TJ 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=-1.6037,54.9929,NE22TJ
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Newcastle upon Tyne 013D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.6037,54.9929,NE22TJ
- **£207,547 average price**: For the whole of Newcastle upon Tyne, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.6037,54.9929,NE22TJ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 530 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.6037,54.9929,NE22TJ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 90 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.6037,54.9929,NE22TJ
- **50% can get gigabit broadband at NE2 2TJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.6037,54.9929,NE22TJ
- **Loud road and rail noise at NE2 2TJ**: Road 65 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.6037,54.9929,NE22TJ
- **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=-1.6037,54.9929,NE22TJ
- **10.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.6037,54.9929,NE22TJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [West Jesmond Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-jesmond-primary-school-e131203) | Primary | 380 m (5 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Northern Counties School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/northern-counties-school-e108551) | Special | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | – |
| [Newcastle High School for Girls GDST](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newcastle-high-school-for-girls-gdst-e108538) | Independent | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Jesmond Park Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/jesmond-park-academy-e146752) | Secondary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2022 | Attainment 8 of 53.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Newcastle Preparatory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newcastle-preparatory-school-e108540) | Independent | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [South Gosforth First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/south-gosforth-first-school-e108439) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2022 | – |
| [Royal Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/royal-grammar-school-e108549) | Independent | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Catherine's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-catherines-catholic-primary-school-e148271) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 33% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £785,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| October 2023 | £680,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| March 2025 | £430,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| October 2024 | £432,200 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| May 2025 | £184,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| November 2024 | £225,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| March 2023 | £500,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| February 2024 | £815,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: West Jesmond (440 m, 5 minutes on foot); Ilford Road (930 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: JESMOND HEALTH PARTNERSHIP (530 m)
- Pharmacies: JESMOND PHARMACY (180 m)
- Dental practices: ACORN DENTAL SURGERY (70 m); OSBORNE ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (140 m); OSBORNE ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (200 m); TANKERVILLE TERRACE (DENTAL SURGERY) (600 m)
- Supermarkets: Little Waitrose Jesmond (90 m, Waitrose); Tesco Jesmond Express (140 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Newcastle Jesmond Station Local (390 m, Sainsburys)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £207,547** (July 2026). Newcastle upon Tyne’s average house price was £207,547 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £35,446** (2025). Full-time workers living in Newcastle upon Tyne earned a median of £35,446 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 82nd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.9×** (2025). A home in Newcastle upon Tyne costs 5.9 times local full-time pay. Joint 89th 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: 28.8** (2025). Newcastle upon Tyne has a deprivation score of 28.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 48th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Newcastle upon Tyne 013D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 11.8** (2025). Newcastle upon Tyne 013D has a deprivation score of 11.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,873rd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £262,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Newcastle upon Tyne 013D was £262,500 in 2025. Joint 12,752nd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,804** (2021). Newcastle upon Tyne 013D had 1,804 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 9,735th 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: 97.9%** (January 2026). In Newcastle upon Tyne 013D, 97.9% 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.

## NE2 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £278,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NE2 was £278,000 in 2025. Joint 981st cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 32,505** (2021). NE2 had 32,505 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 778th 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: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in NE2 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: 89.1%** (January 2026). In NE2, 89.1% 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: [Newcastle upon Tyne](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne)
- Centre: 54.9929, -1.6037

Council: [Newcastle upon Tyne](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne) (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=-1.6037,54.9929,NE22TJ

## How to cite

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