# NE40

Postcode district covering Ryton, Crawcrook and Crookhill, in Gateshead.

NE40 is a postcode district covering Ryton, Crawcrook and Crookhill, in Gateshead. Median sale price £189,950 in 2025. Recorded crime 70.1 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code NE40. 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 NE40 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £189,950** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NE40 was £189,950 in 2025. 303rd 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/ne40#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 15,388** (2021). NE40 had 15,388 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,027th least 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/ne40#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 5%** (2022). About 5% of people in NE40 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/ne40#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 94.3%** (January 2026). In NE40, 94.3% 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne40#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=NE40) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 5% of people in NE40 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=NE40) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 317 homes were sold in NE40 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=NE40) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for NE40.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=NE40) (Census 2021, England and Wales): NE40 had 15,388 usual residents at the census.

## How NE40 compares

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

| Measure | NE40 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £189,950 | 27th cheapest | 58 postcode districts, NE · 2025 |
| Population | 15,388 | 27th least populated | 60 postcode districts, NE · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 5% | 13th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 60 postcode districts, NE · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 94.3% | joint 22nd highest | 60 postcode districts, NE · Jan 2026 |

## Is NE40 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in NE40 at a rate of 70.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 96.9 per 1,000 people across the NE postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 138 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in NE40.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (291), anti-social behaviour (224) and shoplifting (206).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in NE40 was 66.7 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 NE40, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so NE40 has no single figure. Of its 10 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 4: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood

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

## Neighbourhoods in NE40

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Gateshead 001A](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008246) | 1,385 | 38.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.8% |
| [Gateshead 001B](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008247) | 1,538 | 91.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.3% |
| [Gateshead 001D](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008249) | 1,503 | 207.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 91.6% |
| [Gateshead 001E](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008250) | 1,425 | 76.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 94.6% |
| [Gateshead 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008195) | 1,986 | 54.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 91.4% |
| [Gateshead 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008197) | 1,710 | 36.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 94.9% |
| [Gateshead 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008198) | 1,647 | 52.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 93.4% |
| [Gateshead 002D](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008199) | 1,315 | 56.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 88.6% |
| [Gateshead 002E](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008200) | 1,369 | 46.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 84.5% |
| [Gateshead 002F](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/neighbourhood/e01008245) | 1,319 | 62.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.6% |

## Your MP

- [Blaydon and Consett](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/blaydon-and-consett): Liz Twist (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.

## Middle areas in NE40

[Crawcrook & Greenside](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/crawcrook-and-greenside), [Ryton](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead/ryton)

## Postcode sectors in NE40

[NE40 3 (246 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne40-3), [NE40 4 (265 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne40-4), [NE40 9 (3 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne40-9)

## Council

[Gateshead](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead)

## Towns in NE40

[Crawcrook and Greenside](https://openindex.co.uk/town/crawcrook-and-greenside), [Ryton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/ryton)

## Postcode districts next to NE40

[NE15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne15), [NE21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne21), [NE39](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne39), [NE41](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne41)

## Nearest rail stations

[Blaydon (3.3 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.7126,54.9658), [Wylam (3.4 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.8141,54.9750)

## 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)

## NE40 in brief

NE40 is a postcode district covering Ryton, Crawcrook and Crookhill, in Gateshead.
About 15,887 people lived in NE40 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £189,950 in 2025 across 317 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 70.1 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in NE40 was £189,950 in 2025.
NE40 had 15,388 usual residents at the census.
About 5% of people in NE40 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In NE40, 94.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: NE40
- Postcode area: [NE](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne)
- Constituency: [Blaydon and Consett †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/blaydon-and-consett)
- Council: [Gateshead †](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead)
- Area: 13.00 km²
- People, mid-2024: 15,887*
- Neighbourhoods: 10
- Output areas: 55

* 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

[NE41](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne41), [NE21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne21), [NE39](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne39), [NE15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne15)

## Latest updates for NE40

- 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/NE40

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne40, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne40#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne40