# NE29 8LJ: area report for a postcode in North Tyneside

NE29 8LJ 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 NE29 8LJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [North Tyneside](https://openindex.co.uk/north-tyneside) › [NE29](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne29) › [NE29 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne29-8)

## Around this postcode

- **62 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 9% on July. North Tyneside 020B: 127 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.4715,55.0159,NE298LJ
- **Meadow Well, 1.6 km**: About 20 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.4715,55.0159,NE298LJ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 390 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.4715,55.0159,NE298LJ
- **No property in NE29 8LJ 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=-1.4715,55.0159,NE298LJ
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, North Tyneside 020B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.4715,55.0159,NE298LJ
- **£205,744 average price**: For the whole of North Tyneside, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.4715,55.0159,NE298LJ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.4715,55.0159,NE298LJ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 210 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.4715,55.0159,NE298LJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NE29 8LJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.4715,55.0159,NE298LJ
- **Low road and rail noise at NE29 8LJ**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.4715,55.0159,NE298LJ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-1.4715,55.0159,NE298LJ
- **10.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.4715,55.0159,NE298LJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Whitehouse Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whitehouse-primary-school-e150021) | Primary | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | Inadequate (overall), July 2022, before the school changed, serious weaknesses | 29% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Thomas More Catholic High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomas-more-catholic-high-school-e137734) | Secondary | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | Attainment 8 of 48.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Collingwood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/collingwood-primary-school-e108602) | Primary | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [New York Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/new-york-primary-school-e108607) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), May 2024 | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Norham High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/norham-high-school-e108628) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2022 | Attainment 8 of 43.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, North Shields](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-north-shields-e148449) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Spring Gardens Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/spring-gardens-primary-school-e150331) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), December 2021, before the school changed | 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Preston Grange Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/preston-grange-primary-school-e108578) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2024 | £205,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| November 2025 | £270,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| September 2024 | £240,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| April 2024 | £312,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| May 2024 | £228,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| September 2025 | £175,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| June 2026 | £275,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| September 2025 | £100,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: WELL (770 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (940 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (220 m); VERNE ROAD DENTAL PRACTICE (540 m); VERNE ROAD DENTAL PRACTICE (540 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco North Shields Beach Rd Esso Express (210 m, Tesco); Iceland North Shields Food Warehouse (860 m, Iceland); Co-op North Shields Queen Alexandra Road (930 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 020B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 26.6** (2025). North Tyneside 020B has a deprivation score of 26.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,084th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £175,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in North Tyneside 020B was £175,000 in 2025. Joint 4,219th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,489** (2021). North Tyneside 020B had 1,489 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,645th least 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: 99.6%** (January 2026). In North Tyneside 020B, 99.6% 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.

## NE29 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £200,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NE29 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: 36,006** (2021). NE29 had 36,006 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 593rd 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: 66%** (2022). About 66% of people in NE29 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: 92.7%** (January 2026). In NE29, 92.7% 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: 55.0159, -1.4715

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

## Your MP

- [Tynemouth](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/tynemouth): Sir Alan Campbell (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=-1.4715,55.0159,NE298LJ

## How to cite

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