NE36
Postcode districtPostcode district covering West Boldon and East Boldon, in South Tyneside.
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 NE36 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In NE36, 83.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How NE36 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is NE36 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in NE36 at a rate of 66.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 96.9 per 1,000 people across NE.
In August 2026 alone, 65 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in NE36.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (96), shoplifting (93) and anti-social behaviour (86).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in NE36 was 72.6 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 NE36, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so NE36 has no single figure. Of its 5 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in NE36
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Tyneside 022A | 1,461 | 38.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.9% |
| South Tyneside 023A | 1,684 | 47.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.9% |
| South Tyneside 023B | 1,384 | 61.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 50.6% |
| South Tyneside 023C | 1,382 | 37.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 93.7% |
| South Tyneside 023D | 1,446 | 96.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 97.3% |
MPs for NE36
- Emma LewellLabourMP for South Shields53% of NE36’s postcodes
- Kate OsborneLabourMP for Jarrow and Gateshead East47% of NE36’s postcodes
- Mrs Sharon HodgsonLabourMP for Washington and Gateshead South0.5% of NE36’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in NE361
Postcode sectors in NE361
Council1
Postcode districts next to NE368
Nearest rail stations4
More in the NE postcode area2
NE36 in brief
NE36 is a postcode district covering West Boldon and East Boldon, in South Tyneside.
About 6,707 people lived in NE36 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £250,000 in 2025 across 101 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 66.9 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in NE36 was £250,000 in 2025.
NE36 had 6,638 usual residents at the census.
In NE36, 83.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In NE36, 2.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.