# NE9 5QD: area report for a postcode in Gateshead

NE9 5QD is a postcode in Gateshead.

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 Gateshead. Open the map at NE9 5QD for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Gateshead](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead) › [NE9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne9) › [NE9 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne9-5)

## Around this postcode

- **30 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 15% on July. Gateshead 011B: 80 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.5879,54.9450,NE95QD
- **Felling, 1.4 km**: About 17 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.5879,54.9450,NE95QD
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 80 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.5879,54.9450,NE95QD
- **No property in NE9 5QD 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=-1.5879,54.9450,NE95QD
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Gateshead 011B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.5879,54.9450,NE95QD
- **£156,036 average price**: For the whole of Gateshead, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.5879,54.9450,NE95QD
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 840 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.5879,54.9450,NE95QD
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.5879,54.9450,NE95QD
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NE9 5QD**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.5879,54.9450,NE95QD
- **Low road and rail noise at NE9 5QD**: Road 46 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.5879,54.9450,NE95QD
- **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=-1.5879,54.9450,NE95QD
- **10.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.5879,54.9450,NE95QD

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [River Tyne Academy Gateshead](https://openindex.co.uk/school/river-tyne-academy-gateshead-e144352) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 80 m (1 minute on foot) | Good (overall), June 2022 | – |
| [Carr Hill Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/carr-hill-community-primary-school-e108321) | Primary | 280 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Dryden School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dryden-school-e131200) | Special | 520 m (7 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | – |
| [St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Low Fell](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-catholic-primary-school-low-fell-e148908) | Primary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Falla Park Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/falla-park-community-primary-school-e108358) | Primary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, May 2025 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Glynwood Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/glynwood-community-primary-school-e108372) | Primary | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Gibside School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gibside-school-e131213) | Special | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, June 2022 | – |
| [South Street Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/south-street-community-primary-school-e108326) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2025 | £136,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| December 2024 | £120,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| December 2024 | £111,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| November 2025 | £155,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| May 2026 | £133,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| March 2026 | £163,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| January 2026 | £180,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 200 m |
| April 2026 | £120,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: FELL COTTAGE SURGERY (840 m)
- Pharmacies: RG YOUNG PHARMACY LIMITED (320 m); K & A PHARMACY (780 m)
- Dental practices: MR ALEC WAUGH AND ASSOCIATES (610 m); 323 DURHAM ROAD DENTAL PRACTICE (770 m); QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL (DENTAL SURGERY (770 m); OLD DURHAM ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (780 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Gateshead (260 m, Spar); Tesco Gateshead Carr Hill Rd Express (780 m, Tesco); Heron Durham Road (830 m, Heron)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £156,036** (August 2026). Gateshead’s average house price was £156,036 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.4% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £34,199** (2025). Full-time workers living in Gateshead earned a median of £34,199 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 37th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 4.6×** (2025). A home in Gateshead costs 4.6 times local full-time pay. Joint 28th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 28.1** (2025). Gateshead has a deprivation score of 28.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 53rd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Gateshead 011B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 59.6** (2025). Gateshead 011B has a deprivation score of 59.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,029th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,603** (2021). Gateshead 011B had 1,603 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,961st 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: 95.8%** (January 2026). In Gateshead 011B, 95.8% 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: 8.1%** (August 2026). In Gateshead 011B, 8.1% 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.

## NE9 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £188,975** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NE9 was £188,975 in 2025. 302nd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 37,061** (2021). NE9 had 37,061 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 554th 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: 84%** (2022). About 84% of people in NE9 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: 95.1%** (January 2026). In NE9, 95.1% 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: [Gateshead](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead)
- Centre: 54.9450, -1.5879

Council: [Gateshead](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Gateshead Central and Whickham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/gateshead-central-and-whickham): Mark Ferguson (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), August 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=-1.5879,54.9450,NE95QD

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