# NE34 9JN: area report for a postcode in South Tyneside

NE34 9JN 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 9JN for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [South Tyneside](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside) › [NE34](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne34) › [NE34 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne34-9)

## Around this postcode

- **37 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 16% on July. South Tyneside 016D: 134 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.4490,54.9645,NE349JN
- **Simonside, 850 m**: About 11 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.4490,54.9645,NE349JN
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 270 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.4490,54.9645,NE349JN
- **No property in NE34 9JN 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=-1.4490,54.9645,NE349JN
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, South Tyneside 016D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.4490,54.9645,NE349JN
- **£161,559 average price**: For the whole of South Tyneside, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.4490,54.9645,NE349JN
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 990 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.4490,54.9645,NE349JN
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 600 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.4490,54.9645,NE349JN
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NE34 9JN**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.4490,54.9645,NE349JN
- **Moderate road and rail noise at NE34 9JN**: Road 57 dB, rail 48 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.4490,54.9645,NE349JN
- **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=-1.4490,54.9645,NE349JN
- **10.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.4490,54.9645,NE349JN

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Monkton Infants' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/monkton-infants-school-e139314) | Primary | 270 m (3 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | – |
| [Biddick Hall Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/biddick-hall-junior-school-e108678) | Primary | 280 m (4 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Biddick Hall Infants' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/biddick-hall-infants-school-e108682) | Primary | 360 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | – |
| [Holy Trinity Church of England Academy (South Shields)](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-trinity-church-of-england-academy-south-shields-e141160) | Primary | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2022 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Monkton Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/monkton-academy-e138025) | Primary | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 28% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lord Blyton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lord-blyton-primary-school-e108700) | Primary | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, South Shields](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ss-peter-and-paul-catholic-primary-school-south-shields-e148606) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Simonside Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/simonside-primary-school-e108698) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 37% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2024 | £105,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2026 | £90,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| August 2025 | £105,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| July 2023 | £80,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| October 2025 | £125,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| February 2024 | £73,600 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| May 2025 | £270,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| January 2023 | £89,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 240 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Simonside (860 m, 11 minutes on foot); Brockley Whins (960 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: WENLOCK ROAD SURGERY (990 m)
- Pharmacies: BIDDICK HALL PHARMACY (630 m); NEIL PHARMACY (660 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Simonside Local (600 m, Sainsburys)

## 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 016D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 59.9** (2025). South Tyneside 016D has a deprivation score of 59.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 996th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,470** (2021). South Tyneside 016D had 1,470 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,580th 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In South Tyneside 016D, 100.0% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 7.5%** (August 2026). In South Tyneside 016D, 7.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 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: 54.9645, -1.4490

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=-1.4490,54.9645,NE349JN

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