# NE21 5NH: area report for a postcode in Gateshead

NE21 5NH 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 NE21 5NH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Gateshead](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead) › [NE21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne21) › [NE21 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne21-5)

## Around this postcode

- **2 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 50% on July. Gateshead 005C: 135 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.6988,54.9678,NE215NH
- **Blaydon, 910 m**: About 11 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.6988,54.9678,NE215NH
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 840 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.6988,54.9678,NE215NH
- **No property in NE21 5NH 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=-1.6988,54.9678,NE215NH
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Gateshead 005C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.6988,54.9678,NE215NH
- **£155,550 average price**: For the whole of Gateshead, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.6988,54.9678,NE215NH
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 970 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.6988,54.9678,NE215NH
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 860 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.6988,54.9678,NE215NH
- **No gigabit broadband at NE21 5NH**: Superfast for 98.1%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.6988,54.9678,NE215NH
- **Moderate road and rail noise at NE21 5NH**: Road 63 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.6988,54.9678,NE215NH
- **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=-1.6988,54.9678,NE215NH
- **12.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.6988,54.9678,NE215NH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St George's Catholic Primary School, Bells Close](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-georges-catholic-primary-school-bells-close-e148444) | Primary | 840 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Excelsior Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/excelsior-academy-e135423) | All-through | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), May 2024 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Blaydon West Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blaydon-west-primary-school-e108349) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2022 | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Waverley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/waverley-primary-school-e150549) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lemington Riverside Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lemington-riverside-primary-school-e108456) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Broadwood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/broadwood-primary-school-e108468) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | 39% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-bedes-catholic-primary-school-newcastle-e148446) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Blaydon](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-blaydon-e148910) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Blaydon (910 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: CHAINBRIDGE MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP (970 m)
- Pharmacies: PCH CHEMIST (680 m); BOOTS (810 m)
- Dental practices: NORTH EAST AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS FT (890 m); BLAYDON DENTAL PRACTICE (970 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Blaydon (860 m, Morrisons); Iceland Blaydon (910 m, Iceland)

## 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 005C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 13.0** (2025). Gateshead 005C has a deprivation score of 13.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,250th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £263,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Gateshead 005C was £263,000 in 2025. Joint 12,826th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,540** (2021). Gateshead 005C had 1,540 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,331st 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: 63.2%** (January 2026). In Gateshead 005C, 63.2% 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.

## NE21 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £160,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NE21 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: 17,782** (2021). NE21 had 17,782 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,156th 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: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in NE21 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: 90.8%** (January 2026). In NE21, 90.8% 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: 54.9678, -1.6988

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=-1.6988,54.9678,NE215NH

## How to cite

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