# NE34 6QB: area report for a postcode in South Tyneside

NE34 6QB 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 NE34 6QB for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [South Tyneside](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside) › [NE34](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne34) › [NE34 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne34-6)

## Around this postcode

- **36 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 64% on July. South Tyneside 006A: 46 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.4087,54.9747,NE346QB
- **Chichester, 2 km**: About 25 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.4087,54.9747,NE346QB
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 140 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.4087,54.9747,NE346QB
- **No property in NE34 6QB 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=-1.4087,54.9747,NE346QB
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, South Tyneside 006A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.4087,54.9747,NE346QB
- **£161,559 average price**: For the whole of South Tyneside, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.4087,54.9747,NE346QB
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 570 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.4087,54.9747,NE346QB
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 280 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.4087,54.9747,NE346QB
- **97.2% can get gigabit broadband at NE34 6QB**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.4087,54.9747,NE346QB
- **Low road and rail noise at NE34 6QB**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.4087,54.9747,NE346QB
- **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=-1.4087,54.9747,NE346QB
- **9.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.4087,54.9747,NE346QB

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Harton Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harton-academy-e144204) | Secondary | 140 m (2 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | Attainment 8 of 43.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Harton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harton-primary-school-e136178) | Primary | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ridgeway Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ridgeway-primary-academy-e139124) | Primary | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, South Shields](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-gregorys-catholic-primary-school-south-shields-e149034) | Primary | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Mortimer Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mortimer-primary-school-e108673) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2024 | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bamburgh School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bamburgh-school-e108738) | Special | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade | – |
| [Sea View Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sea-view-primary-school-e134230) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Wilfrid's RC College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-wilfrids-rc-college-e142601) | Secondary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 46.0 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2025 | £103,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2025 | £108,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| March 2026 | £146,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| July 2025 | £232,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| January 2023 | £132,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| May 2025 | £108,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| April 2026 | £95,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 180 m |
| June 2025 | £120,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: CENTRAL SURGERY (570 m); MARSDEN MEDICAL GROUP (840 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (290 m); WELL (570 m); HORSLEY HILL PHARMACY (880 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (170 m); PRINCE EDWARD ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (370 m); MARSDEN ROAD HEALTH CENTRE (DENTAL SURGERY) (840 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys South Shields (280 m, Sainsburys); Farmfoods Marsden South Shields (280 m, Farmfoods); Heron Marsden South Shields (280 m, Heron); Iceland Marsden South Shields (290 m, Iceland); Tesco Prince Edward Rd Express (400 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £161,559** (July 2026). South Tyneside’s average house price was £161,559 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 5.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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 36th 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: 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 006A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 20.6** (2025). South Tyneside 006A has a deprivation score of 20.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,208th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £170,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in South Tyneside 006A was £170,000 in 2025. Joint 3,791st cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,353** (2021). South Tyneside 006A had 1,353 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,281st 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: 94.3%** (January 2026). In South Tyneside 006A, 94.3% 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.

## NE34 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £169,950** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NE34 was £169,950 in 2025. 193rd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 51,789** (2021). NE34 had 51,789 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 174th 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: 95%** (2022). About 95% of people in NE34 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: 93.6%** (January 2026). In NE34, 93.6% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [South Tyneside](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside)
- Centre: 54.9747, -1.4087

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

## 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.

## 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=-1.4087,54.9747,NE346QB

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