# NE2 3QN: area report for a postcode in Newcastle upon Tyne

NE2 3QN 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 3QN for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Newcastle upon Tyne](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne) › [NE2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne2) › [NE2 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne2-3)

## Around this postcode

- **16 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 23% on July. Newcastle upon Tyne 005E: 54 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.6089,55.0003,NE23QN
- **Ilford Road, 120 m**: About 2 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.6089,55.0003,NE23QN
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 200 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.6089,55.0003,NE23QN
- **No property in NE2 3QN 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=-1.6089,55.0003,NE23QN
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Newcastle upon Tyne 005E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.6089,55.0003,NE23QN
- **£207,547 average price**: For the whole of Newcastle upon Tyne, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.6089,55.0003,NE23QN
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.6089,55.0003,NE23QN
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 720 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.6089,55.0003,NE23QN
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NE2 3QN**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.6089,55.0003,NE23QN
- **Moderate road and rail noise at NE2 3QN**: Road 55 dB, rail 43 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.6089,55.0003,NE23QN
- **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=-1.6089,55.0003,NE23QN
- **11.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.6089,55.0003,NE23QN

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [South Gosforth First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/south-gosforth-first-school-e108439) | Primary | 200 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2022 | – |
| [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 | – |
| [West Jesmond Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-jesmond-primary-school-e131203) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Newcastle School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-newcastle-school-e108544) | Independent | 1.1 km (13 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 | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), September 2023 | Attainment 8 of 54.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Gosforth Central Middle School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gosforth-central-middle-school-e108519) | Secondary | 1.2 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Northern Counties School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/northern-counties-school-e108551) | Special | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | – |
| [Archibald First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/archibald-first-school-e108438) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2026 | £442,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2026 | £530,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 30 m |
| July 2025 | £540,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| September 2025 | £420,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| July 2026 | £570,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| March 2026 | £352,200 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| January 2025 | £603,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| August 2023 | £412,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Ilford Road (130 m, 2 minutes on foot); South Gosforth (650 m, 8 minutes on foot); West Jesmond (750 m, 9 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: JESMOND HEALTH PARTNERSHIP (440 m); ROSEWORTH SURGERY (630 m); THE GROVE MEDICAL GROUP (680 m)
- Pharmacies: WELL (790 m); MILLS PHARMACY (800 m); JESMOND PHARMACY (870 m); BOOTS (880 m)
- Dental practices: OSBORNE ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (690 m); HIGH STREET (DENTAL SURGERY) (790 m); ACORN DENTAL SURGERY (900 m); 55 GOSFORTH SMILES CLINIC (930 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Newcastle Jesmond Station Local (720 m, Sainsburys); Sainsburys Newcastle Haddricks Mill Road Local (770 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Jesmond Express (860 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Gosforth (900 m, Sainsburys); Little Waitrose Jesmond (960 m, Waitrose)

## 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 005E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 5.0** (2025). Newcastle upon Tyne 005E has a deprivation score of 5.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,809th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £425,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Newcastle upon Tyne 005E was £425,000 in 2025. Joint 7,405th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,558** (2021). Newcastle upon Tyne 005E had 1,558 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,332nd 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: 97.6%** (January 2026). In Newcastle upon Tyne 005E, 97.6% 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: 55.0003, -1.6089

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=-1.6089,55.0003,NE23QN

## How to cite

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