# NE4 8RQ: area report for a postcode in Newcastle upon Tyne

NE4 8RQ is a postcode in Newcastle upon Tyne.

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 Newcastle upon Tyne. Open the map at NE4 8RQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Newcastle upon Tyne](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne) › [NE4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne4) › [NE4 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne4-8)

## Around this postcode

- **103 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 16% on July. Newcastle upon Tyne 038E: 172 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.6464,54.9735,NE48RQ
- **St James, 1.6 km**: About 20 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.6464,54.9735,NE48RQ
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 450 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.6464,54.9735,NE48RQ
- **No property in NE4 8RQ 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=-1.6464,54.9735,NE48RQ
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Newcastle upon Tyne 038E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.6464,54.9735,NE48RQ
- **£207,547 average price**: For the whole of Newcastle upon Tyne, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.6464,54.9735,NE48RQ
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 80 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.6464,54.9735,NE48RQ
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 340 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.6464,54.9735,NE48RQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NE4 8RQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.6464,54.9735,NE48RQ
- **Low road and rail noise at NE4 8RQ**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.6464,54.9735,NE48RQ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=-1.6464,54.9735,NE48RQ
- **10.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.6464,54.9735,NE48RQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bahr Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bahr-academy-e136258) | Independent | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Wingrove Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wingrove-primary-school-e108487) | Primary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Westgate Hill Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westgate-hill-primary-academy-e144970) | Primary | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Canning Street Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/canning-street-primary-school-e108461) | Primary | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Moorside Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/moorside-primary-school-e108492) | Primary | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | 39% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hawthorn Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hawthorn-primary-school-e108460) | Primary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2024 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ashfield Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ashfield-nursery-school-e108427) | Nursery | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | – |
| [Trinity Academy Newcastle](https://openindex.co.uk/school/trinity-academy-newcastle-e141865) | Special | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met, special measures | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2023 | £410,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| May 2026 | £166,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| April 2025 | £170,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| May 2024 | £200,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| November 2024 | £122,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 210 m |
| September 2025 | £130,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| December 2025 | £230,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 220 m |
| February 2026 | £105,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: PROSPECT MEDICAL CENTRE (80 m); DILSTON MEDICAL CENTRE (520 m); ELSWICK FAMILY PRACTICE (600 m); WEST ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE (700 m)
- Pharmacies: ALLIED PHARMACY WESTGATE (80 m); COCKERTON PHARMACY (620 m); FARAH CHEMISTS LIMITED (640 m); WEST END PHARMACY (700 m); WEST ROAD PHARMACY (700 m)
- Dental practices: WESTGATE DENTAL PRACTICE (290 m); WATCH DENTAL CLINIC (470 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Benwell Mill Lane Supermarket (340 m, Asda); Iceland Benwell (680 m, Iceland); Asda Benwell Supermarket (690 m, Asda); Iceland Arthurs Hill (700 m, Iceland); Tesco Fenham W Rd Esso Express (920 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £207,547** (July 2026). Newcastle upon Tyne’s average house price was £207,547 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £35,446** (2025). Full-time workers living in Newcastle upon Tyne earned a median of £35,446 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 82nd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.9×** (2025). A home in Newcastle upon Tyne costs 5.9 times local full-time pay. Joint 89th 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: 28.8** (2025). Newcastle upon Tyne has a deprivation score of 28.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 48th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Newcastle upon Tyne 038E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 54.4** (2025). Newcastle upon Tyne 038E has a deprivation score of 54.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,663rd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,953** (2021). Newcastle upon Tyne 038E had 1,953 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 6,121st 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: 93.3%** (January 2026). In Newcastle upon Tyne 038E, 93.3% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 9.7%** (August 2026). In Newcastle upon Tyne 038E, 9.7% 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.

## NE4 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £180,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NE4 was £180,000 in 2025. Joint 239th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 43,232** (2021). NE4 had 43,232 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 349th 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: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in NE4 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: 95.4%** (January 2026). In NE4, 95.4% 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: [Newcastle upon Tyne](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne)
- Centre: 54.9735, -1.6464

Council: [Newcastle upon Tyne](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/newcastle-upon-tyne-central-and-west): Dame Chi Onwurah (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=-1.6464,54.9735,NE48RQ

## How to cite

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