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

NE9 5RQ 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 5RQ 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

- **51 crimes within 500 m**: August, the same as July. Gateshead 016C: 76 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.5901,54.9366,NE95RQ
- **Felling, 2.2 km**: About 27 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.5901,54.9366,NE95RQ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 110 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.5901,54.9366,NE95RQ
- **No property in NE9 5RQ 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=-1.5901,54.9366,NE95RQ
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Gateshead 016C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.5901,54.9366,NE95RQ
- **£155,550 average price**: For the whole of Gateshead, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.5901,54.9366,NE95RQ
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 330 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.5901,54.9366,NE95RQ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 470 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.5901,54.9366,NE95RQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NE9 5RQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.5901,54.9366,NE95RQ
- **Low road and rail noise at NE9 5RQ**: Road 49 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.5901,54.9366,NE95RQ
- **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=-1.5901,54.9366,NE95RQ
- **10.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.5901,54.9366,NE95RQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Glynwood Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/glynwood-community-primary-school-e108372) | Primary | 110 m (1 minute on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kells Lane Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kells-lane-primary-school-e131106) | Primary | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2022 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Low Fell](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-catholic-primary-school-low-fell-e148908) | Primary | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Dryden School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dryden-school-e131200) | Special | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | – |
| [River Tyne Academy Gateshead](https://openindex.co.uk/school/river-tyne-academy-gateshead-e144352) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2022 | – |
| [The Cedars Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-cedars-academy-e138652) | Special | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | – |
| [Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cardinal-hume-catholic-school-gateshead-e137852) | Secondary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), May 2024 | Attainment 8 of 54.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Larkspur Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/larkspur-community-primary-school-e108330) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £237,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2024 | £224,950 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 30 m |
| April 2026 | £234,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| May 2025 | £317,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| May 2024 | £220,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| February 2025 | £305,100 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| November 2025 | £220,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| September 2023 | £170,525 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: FELL COTTAGE SURGERY (330 m); BEACON VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE (550 m); FELL TOWER MEDICAL CENTRE (600 m)
- Pharmacies: WELL (500 m); BEACON VIEW PHARMACY (550 m); RG YOUNG PHARMACY LIMITED (620 m)
- Dental practices: QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL (DENTAL SURGERY (670 m); ANN MILLWARD DENTAL PRACTICE (720 m); NEWBIGGIN DENTAL CLINIC (720 m); 323 DURHAM ROAD DENTAL PRACTICE (890 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Beacon Lough - Gateshead (470 m, The Co-operative Group); Heron Low Fell Gateshead (590 m, Heron); Co-op Low Fell (590 m, The Co-operative Group); Spar - Gateshead (720 m, Spar)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £155,550** (July 2026). Gateshead’s average house price was £155,550 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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: 4.5×** (2025). A home in Gateshead costs 4.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 24th 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: 28.1** (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 016C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 19.5** (2025). Gateshead 016C has a deprivation score of 19.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,058th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £205,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Gateshead 016C was £205,000 in 2025. Joint 6,968th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,431** (2021). Gateshead 016C had 1,431 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,606th least 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: 95.3%** (January 2026). In Gateshead 016C, 95.3% 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.

## 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: 54.9366, -1.5901

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), 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=-1.5901,54.9366,NE95RQ

## How to cite

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