# NE34 8BP: area report for a postcode in South Tyneside

NE34 8BP 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 8BP for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [South Tyneside](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside) › [NE34](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne34) › [NE34 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne34-8)

## Around this postcode

- **27 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 35% on July. South Tyneside 013G: 72 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.4087,54.9673,NE348BP
- **Tyne Dock, 2.3 km**: About 29 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.4087,54.9673,NE348BP
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 410 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.4087,54.9673,NE348BP
- **No property in NE34 8BP 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=-1.4087,54.9673,NE348BP
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, South Tyneside 013G. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.4087,54.9673,NE348BP
- **£161,559 average price**: For the whole of South Tyneside, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.4087,54.9673,NE348BP
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 610 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.4087,54.9673,NE348BP
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 530 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.4087,54.9673,NE348BP
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NE34 8BP**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.4087,54.9673,NE348BP
- **Moderate road and rail noise at NE34 8BP**: Road 59 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.4087,54.9673,NE348BP
- **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=-1.4087,54.9673,NE348BP
- **9.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.4087,54.9673,NE348BP

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Ridgeway Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ridgeway-primary-academy-e139124) | Primary | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Epinay Business and Enterprise School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/epinay-business-and-enterprise-school-e108741) | Special | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, June 2023 | – |
| [Harton Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harton-academy-e144204) | Secondary | 940 m (12 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 | 1 km (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, South Shields](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-oswalds-catholic-primary-school-south-shields-e148911) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cleadon Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cleadon-church-of-england-academy-e140924) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Wilfrid's RC College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-wilfrids-rc-college-e142601) | Secondary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 46.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, South Shields](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-gregorys-catholic-primary-school-south-shields-e149034) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2025 | £145,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| November 2024 | £122,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| January 2025 | £432,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| January 2026 | £90,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| February 2024 | £310,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| November 2025 | £179,950 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| October 2023 | £140,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| September 2025 | £95,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: CENTRAL SURGERY (610 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (540 m); WELL (610 m)
- Dental practices: PRINCE EDWARD ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (560 m); DENTAL SURGERY (850 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar Ridgeway Service Station (530 m, Spar); Iceland Marsden South Shields (540 m, Iceland); Sainsburys South Shields (560 m, Sainsburys); Heron Marsden South Shields (570 m, Heron); Tesco Prince Edward Rd Express (600 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 013G (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 27.0** (2025). South Tyneside 013G has a deprivation score of 27.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,859th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £183,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in South Tyneside 013G was £183,000 in 2025. Joint 5,038th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,531** (2021). South Tyneside 013G had 1,531 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,833rd 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: 66.7%** (January 2026). In South Tyneside 013G, 66.7% 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.

## 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: 54.9673, -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=-1.4087,54.9673,NE348BP

## How to cite

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