# NE33

Postcode district covering South Shields, Westoe and High Shields, in South Tyneside.

NE33 is a postcode district covering South Shields, Westoe and High Shields, in South Tyneside. Median sale price £135,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code NE33. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [NE](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an NE33 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £135,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NE33 was £135,000 in 2025. Joint 53rd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne33#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 26,090** (2021). NE33 had 26,090 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,116th 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne33#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in NE33 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne33#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 90.7%** (January 2026). In NE33, 90.7% 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne33#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=NE33) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in NE33 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=NE33) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 311 homes were sold in NE33 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=NE33) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for NE33.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=NE33) (Census 2021, England and Wales): NE33 had 26,090 usual residents at the census.

## How NE33 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | NE33 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £135,000 | joint 2nd cheapest | 58 postcode districts, NE · 2025 |
| Population | 26,090 | 20th most populated | 60 postcode districts, NE · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 60 postcode districts, NE · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 90.7% | 29th lowest | 60 postcode districts, NE · Jan 2026 |

## Is NE33 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in NE33 at a rate of 190.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 96.9 per 1,000 people across the NE postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 526 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in NE33.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,475), anti-social behaviour (1,151) and shoplifting (914).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in NE33 was 227.8 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in NE33, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so NE33 has no single figure. Of its 18 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in NE33

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [South Tyneside 001A](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/neighbourhood/e01008595) | 1,414 | 103.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 91.8% |
| [South Tyneside 001B](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/neighbourhood/e01008596) | 1,416 | 642.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 85.0% |
| [South Tyneside 001C](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/neighbourhood/e01008597) | 2,332 | 217.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 85.6% |
| [South Tyneside 001D](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/neighbourhood/e01008598) | 1,470 | 79.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.9% |
| [South Tyneside 001E](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/neighbourhood/e01008599) | 1,444 | 107.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 87.5% |
| [South Tyneside 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/neighbourhood/e01008664) | 1,214 | 526.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.9% |
| [South Tyneside 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/neighbourhood/e01008665) | 1,254 | 97.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [South Tyneside 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/neighbourhood/e01008666) | 1,848 | 187.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 91.9% |
| [South Tyneside 002D](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/neighbourhood/e01008667) | 1,705 | 297.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 74.3% |
| [South Tyneside 002E](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/neighbourhood/e01008668) | 1,398 | 217.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 90.8% |
| [South Tyneside 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/neighbourhood/e01008675) | 1,239 | 39.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 94.7% |
| [South Tyneside 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/neighbourhood/e01008676) | 1,167 | 69.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 95.8% |
| [South Tyneside 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/neighbourhood/e01008677) | 1,302 | 39.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 85.9% |
| [South Tyneside 003E](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/neighbourhood/e01008678) | 1,111 | 83.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 95.9% |
| [South Tyneside 004B](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/neighbourhood/e01008648) | 1,332 | 60.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.7% |
| [South Tyneside 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/neighbourhood/e01008679) | 1,210 | 150.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.5% |
| [South Tyneside 005D](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/neighbourhood/e01008683) | 1,226 | 254.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.6% |
| [South Tyneside 012C](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/neighbourhood/e01008671) | 1,047 | 151.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 88.1% |

## Your MP

- [South Shields](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-shields): Emma Lewell (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.

## Middle areas in NE33

[South Shields East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/south-shields-east), [South Shields West](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/south-shields-west), [West Park](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/west-park), [Westoe](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/westoe)

## Postcode sectors in NE33

[NE33 1 (105 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne33-1), [NE33 2 (151 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne33-2), [NE33 3 (165 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne33-3), [NE33 4 (190 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne33-4), [NE33 5 (124 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne33-5), [NE33 9 (31 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne33-9)

## Council

[South Tyneside](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside)

## Towns in NE33

[South Shields](https://openindex.co.uk/town/south-shields)

## Postcode districts next to NE33

[NE32](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne32), [NE34](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne34)

## Nearest rail stations

[South Shields (600 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.4330,54.9983), [Chichester (1.1 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.4319,54.9864), [North Shields (2.1 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.4486,55.0083), [Tyne Dock (2.4 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.4417,54.9762)

## More in the NE postcode area

[All NE postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## NE33 in brief

NE33 is a postcode district covering South Shields, Westoe and High Shields, in South Tyneside.
About 26,937 people lived in NE33 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £135,000 in 2025 across 311 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 190.1 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in NE33 was £135,000 in 2025.
NE33 had 26,090 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in NE33 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In NE33, 90.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: NE33
- Postcode area: [NE](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne)
- Constituency: [South Shields †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-shields)
- Council: [South Tyneside †](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside)
- Area: 6.65 km²
- People, mid-2024: 26,937*
- Neighbourhoods: 18
- Output areas: 107

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[NE34](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne34), [NE32](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne32)

## Latest updates for NE33

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/NE33

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne33, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne33#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne33