# NE3 2YJ: area report for a postcode in Newcastle upon Tyne

NE3 2YJ 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 NE3 2YJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Newcastle upon Tyne](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne) › [NE3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne3) › [NE3 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne3-2)

## Around this postcode

- **10 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 23% on July. Newcastle upon Tyne 033A: 33 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.6557,55.0176,NE32YJ
- **Kingston Park, 700 m**: About 9 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.6557,55.0176,NE32YJ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 500 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.6557,55.0176,NE32YJ
- **No property in NE3 2YJ 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=-1.6557,55.0176,NE32YJ
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Newcastle upon Tyne 033A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.6557,55.0176,NE32YJ
- **£211,255 average price**: For the whole of Newcastle upon Tyne, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.6557,55.0176,NE32YJ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 770 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.6557,55.0176,NE32YJ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 580 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.6557,55.0176,NE32YJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NE3 2YJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.6557,55.0176,NE32YJ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at NE3 2YJ**: Road 64 dB, rail 45 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.6557,55.0176,NE32YJ
- **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=-1.6557,55.0176,NE32YJ
- **10.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.6557,55.0176,NE32YJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [North Fawdon Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/north-fawdon-primary-school-e143268) | Primary | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kingston Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kingston-park-primary-school-e143270) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, November 2024 | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Regent Farm First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/regent-farm-first-school-e108440) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2022 | – |
| [Mountfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mountfield-primary-school-e143269) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2024 | 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Kenton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-cuthberts-catholic-primary-school-kenton-e148978) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, February 2025 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kenton Bar Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kenton-bar-primary-school-e143267) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kenton School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kenton-school-e138120) | Secondary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 41.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Newcastle Bridges School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newcastle-bridges-school-e145361) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, May 2022 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2026 | £300,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2024 | £215,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| March 2025 | £265,050 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| November 2025 | £302,500 | Detached, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| June 2025 | £175,500 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| February 2026 | £230,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| July 2026 | £37,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| February 2026 | £94,500 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Kingston Park (700 m, 9 minutes on foot); Fawdon (830 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: PARK MEDICAL GROUP (770 m)
- Pharmacies: FAWDON PARK PHARMACY (770 m); KINGSTON ONLINE PHARMA LTD (810 m); KINGSTON CARE PLUS (810 m); BOOTS (870 m); TESCO STORES (870 m)
- Dental practices: FAWDON DENTAL PRACTICE (840 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Newcastle Upon Tyne Extra (580 m, Tesco); Aldi Kenton Newcastle Upon Tyne (840 m, Aldi); M&S Kenton Bar (890 m, Marks and Spencer); Aldi Kingston Park Avenue Newcastle (960 m, Aldi)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £211,255** (August 2026). Newcastle upon Tyne’s average house price was £211,255 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 5.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 6.0×** (2025). A home in Newcastle upon Tyne costs 6.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 93rd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 033A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 5.4** (2025). Newcastle upon Tyne 033A has a deprivation score of 5.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,244th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £220,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Newcastle upon Tyne 033A was £220,000 in 2025. Joint 8,379th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,220** (2021). Newcastle upon Tyne 033A had 2,220 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,648th 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: 66.2%** (January 2026). In Newcastle upon Tyne 033A, 66.2% 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.

## NE3 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £275,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NE3 was £275,000 in 2025. Joint 940th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 52,874** (2021). NE3 had 52,874 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 164th 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 NE3 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: 96.5%** (January 2026). In NE3, 96.5% 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: 55.0176, -1.6557

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), August 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=-1.6557,55.0176,NE32YJ

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne3-2yj