# NE34

Postcode district covering South Shields, Horsley Hill and West Harton, in South Tyneside.

NE34 is a postcode district covering South Shields, Horsley Hill and West Harton, in South Tyneside. Median sale price £169,950 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code NE34. 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 NE34 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne34#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne34#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne34#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne34#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=NE34) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 95% of people in NE34 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=NE34) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 527 homes were sold in NE34 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=NE34) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for NE34.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=NE34) (Census 2021, England and Wales): NE34 had 51,789 usual residents at the census.

## How NE34 compares

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

| Measure | NE34 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £169,950 | 18th cheapest | 58 postcode districts, NE · 2025 |
| Population | 51,789 | 2nd most populated | 60 postcode districts, NE · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 95% | 13th most people in radon Affected Areas | 60 postcode districts, NE · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 93.6% | 26th highest | 60 postcode districts, NE · Jan 2026 |

## Is NE34 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in NE34 at a rate of 87.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 96.9 per 1,000 people across the NE postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 451 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in NE34.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,472), anti-social behaviour (834) and other crime (803).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in NE34 was 102.6 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 NE34, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so NE34 has no single figure. Of its 38 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 10 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 10 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood

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

## Neighbourhoods in NE34

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [South Tyneside 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/neighbourhood/e01008673) | 1,133 | 19.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.5% |
| [South Tyneside 004A](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/neighbourhood/e01008647) | 1,443 | 31.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 96.2% |
| [South Tyneside 004C](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/neighbourhood/e01008649) | 1,538 | 103.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 93.5% |
| [South Tyneside 004D](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/neighbourhood/e01008651) | 1,881 | 116.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 92.0% |
| [South Tyneside 005B](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/neighbourhood/e01008680) | 1,437 | 110.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| [South Tyneside 005C](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/neighbourhood/e01008682) | 1,151 | 91.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 94.1% |
| [South Tyneside 006A](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/neighbourhood/e01008635) | 1,353 | 45.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 94.3% |
| [South Tyneside 006B](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/neighbourhood/e01008650) | 1,306 | 22.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.4% |
| [South Tyneside 006C](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/neighbourhood/e01008674) | 1,186 | 31.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.6% |
| [South Tyneside 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/neighbourhood/e01008681) | 1,399 | 73.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 92.8% |
| [South Tyneside 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/neighbourhood/e01008633) | 1,429 | 47.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [South Tyneside 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/neighbourhood/e01008634) | 1,223 | 100.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 78.0% |
| [South Tyneside 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/neighbourhood/e01008636) | 1,381 | 88.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 93.0% |
| [South Tyneside 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/neighbourhood/e01008637) | 1,402 | 60.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 94.9% |
| [South Tyneside 011A](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/neighbourhood/e01008590) | 1,393 | 151.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 90.6% |
| [South Tyneside 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/neighbourhood/e01008591) | 1,239 | 110.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 93.6% |
| [South Tyneside 011C](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/neighbourhood/e01008592) | 1,208 | 160.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.2% |
| [South Tyneside 011D](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/neighbourhood/e01008594) | 1,777 | 86.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 86.4% |
| [South Tyneside 012B](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/neighbourhood/e01008669) | 1,446 | 204.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 94.7% |
| [South Tyneside 012D](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/neighbourhood/e01008672) | 1,315 | 91.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 93.1% |
| [South Tyneside 013A](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/neighbourhood/e01008622) | 1,665 | 83.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 95.3% |
| [South Tyneside 013C](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/neighbourhood/e01008625) | 1,379 | 77.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 96.0% |
| [South Tyneside 013F](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/neighbourhood/e01034512) | 1,467 | 48.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 86.6% |
| [South Tyneside 013G](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/neighbourhood/e01034513) | 1,531 | 72.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 66.7% |
| [South Tyneside 014C](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/neighbourhood/e01008608) | 1,139 | 62.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 93.5% |
| [South Tyneside 014D](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/neighbourhood/e01008670) | 1,480 | 78.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.9% |
| [South Tyneside 016A](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/neighbourhood/e01008593) | 1,349 | 89.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 92.0% |
| [South Tyneside 016B](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/neighbourhood/e01008605) | 1,126 | 35.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [South Tyneside 016C](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/neighbourhood/e01008606) | 1,751 | 129.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 94.8% |
| [South Tyneside 016D](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/neighbourhood/e01008607) | 1,470 | 133.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [South Tyneside 016E](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/neighbourhood/e01008609) | 1,506 | 80.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.4% |
| [South Tyneside 018A](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/neighbourhood/e01008624) | 1,313 | 71.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 65.7% |
| [South Tyneside 018B](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/neighbourhood/e01008684) | 1,026 | 72.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 92.3% |
| [South Tyneside 019A](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/neighbourhood/e01008688) | 1,335 | 145.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.3% |
| [South Tyneside 019B](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/neighbourhood/e01008689) | 1,431 | 125.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [South Tyneside 019C](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/neighbourhood/e01008690) | 1,359 | 52.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [South Tyneside 019D](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/neighbourhood/e01008691) | 1,138 | 31.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.8% |
| [South Tyneside 019E](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/neighbourhood/e01008692) | 1,346 | 69.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 94.5% |

## Your MP

- [South Shields](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-shields): Emma Lewell (Labour), MP since July 2024. 95% of the people here.
- [Jarrow and Gateshead East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/jarrow-and-gateshead-east): Kate Osborne (Labour), MP since July 2024. 5.0% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in NE34

[Biddick Hall](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/biddick-hall), [Cleadon Park](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/cleadon-park), [Harton East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/harton-east), [Harton West](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/harton-west), [Horsley Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/horsley-hill), [Simonside](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/simonside), [West Harton](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/west-harton), [Whiteleas](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside/whiteleas)

## Postcode sectors in NE34

[NE34 0 (214 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne34-0), [NE34 6 (189 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne34-6), [NE34 7 (208 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne34-7), [NE34 8 (212 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne34-8), [NE34 9 (232 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne34-9)

## Council

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

## Towns in NE34

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

## Postcode districts next to NE34

[NE32](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne32), [NE33](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne33), [NE35](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne35), [NE36](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne36), [SR6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sr6)

## Nearest rail stations

[Chichester (1.9 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.4319,54.9864), [Tyne Dock (2.1 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.4417,54.9762), [South Shields (2.9 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.4330,54.9983), [Simonside (3.0 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.4547,54.9715)

## 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)

## NE34 in brief

NE34 is a postcode district covering South Shields, Horsley Hill and West Harton, in South Tyneside.
About 52,503 people lived in NE34 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £169,950 in 2025 across 527 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 87.4 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in NE34 was £169,950 in 2025.
NE34 had 51,789 usual residents at the census.
About 95% of people in NE34 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In NE34, 93.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: NE34
- 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: 12.87 km²
- People, mid-2024: 52,503*
- Neighbourhoods: 38
- Output areas: 191

* 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

[NE33](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne33), [SR6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sr6), [NE32](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne32), [NE36](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne36), [NE35](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne35)

## Latest updates for NE34

- 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/NE34

## How to cite

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