# NE31 2QN: area report for a postcode in South Tyneside

NE31 2QN is a postcode in South 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 South Tyneside. Open the map at NE31 2QN for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [South Tyneside](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside) › [NE31](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne31) › [NE31 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne31-2)

## Around this postcode

- **25 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 79% on July. South Tyneside 015B: 69 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.5148,54.9656,NE312QN
- **Hebburn, 1.2 km**: About 15 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.5148,54.9656,NE312QN
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.5148,54.9656,NE312QN
- **No property in NE31 2QN 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=-1.5148,54.9656,NE312QN
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, South Tyneside 015B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.5148,54.9656,NE312QN
- **£160,518 average price**: For the whole of South Tyneside, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.5148,54.9656,NE312QN
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.5148,54.9656,NE312QN
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 610 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.5148,54.9656,NE312QN
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NE31 2QN**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.5148,54.9656,NE312QN
- **Low road and rail noise at NE31 2QN**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.5148,54.9656,NE312QN
- **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=-1.5148,54.9656,NE312QN
- **10.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.5148,54.9656,NE312QN

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Hebburn Comprehensive School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hebburn-comprehensive-school-e108731) | Secondary | 260 m (3 minutes on foot) | Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 42.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St James' Catholic Primary School, Hebburn](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-james-catholic-primary-school-hebburn-e148778) | Primary | 400 m (5 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Toner Avenue Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/toner-avenue-primary-school-e108704) | Primary | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2022 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hebburn Lakes Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hebburn-lakes-primary-school-e136163) | Primary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | 31% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-academy-e139878) | Secondary | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2022 | Attainment 8 of 45.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Keelman's Way School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/keelmans-way-school-e136252) | Special | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2024 | – |
| [Bede Burn Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bede-burn-primary-school-e108693) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Sue Hedley Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-sue-hedley-nursery-school-e132799) | Nursery | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2025 | £140,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| February 2026 | £148,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| March 2023 | £137,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| February 2025 | £135,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| November 2024 | £130,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| February 2026 | £150,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| February 2023 | £139,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| July 2024 | £140,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: KAILA PHARMACY (820 m); BOOTS (860 m); PHYNIX PHARMACY (990 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (670 m); PARK ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (750 m); STATION ROAD DENTAL PRACTICE (870 m)
- Supermarkets: Budgens Hartleyburn Avenue (610 m, Budgens); Heron Hebburn (850 m, Heron); Asda Hebburn Station Road Supermarket (970 m, Asda); Aldi Glen Street Hebburn (990 m, Aldi)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £160,518** (August 2026). South Tyneside’s average house price was £160,518 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £33,739** (2025). Full-time workers living in South Tyneside earned a median of £33,739 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 28th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 4.8×** (2025). A home in South Tyneside costs 4.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 37th 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: 31.1** (2025). South Tyneside has a deprivation score of 31.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 31st most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## South Tyneside 015B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 34.5** (2025). South Tyneside 015B has a deprivation score of 34.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,348th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £149,999** (2025). The median price paid for a home in South Tyneside 015B was £149,999 in 2025. 2,382nd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,552** (2021). South Tyneside 015B had 1,552 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,675th 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: 99.1%** (January 2026). In South Tyneside 015B, 99.1% 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.

## NE31 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £177,748** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NE31 was £177,748 in 2025. 227th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 23,047** (2021). NE31 had 23,047 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,276th 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: 86%** (2022). About 86% of people in NE31 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: 95.9%** (January 2026). In NE31, 95.9% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [South Tyneside](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside)
- Centre: 54.9656, -1.5148

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

## Your MP

- [Jarrow and Gateshead East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/jarrow-and-gateshead-east): Kate Osborne (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=-1.5148,54.9656,NE312QN

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne31-2qn