# NE9 6LX: area report for a postcode in Gateshead

NE9 6LX 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 6LX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Gateshead](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead) › [NE9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne9) › [NE9 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne9-6)

## Around this postcode

- **52 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 2% on July. Gateshead 023D: 99 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.5887,54.9304,NE96LX
- **Felling, 2.7 km**: About 34 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.5887,54.9304,NE96LX
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 340 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.5887,54.9304,NE96LX
- **No property in NE9 6LX 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=-1.5887,54.9304,NE96LX
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Gateshead 023D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.5887,54.9304,NE96LX
- **£155,550 average price**: For the whole of Gateshead, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.5887,54.9304,NE96LX
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 410 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.5887,54.9304,NE96LX
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.5887,54.9304,NE96LX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NE9 6LX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.5887,54.9304,NE96LX
- **Moderate road and rail noise at NE9 6LX**: Road 59 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.5887,54.9304,NE96LX
- **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=-1.5887,54.9304,NE96LX
- **9.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.5887,54.9304,NE96LX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Cedars Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-cedars-academy-e138652) | Special | 340 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | – |
| [Glynwood Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/glynwood-community-primary-school-e108372) | Primary | 640 m (8 minutes 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 | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2022 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Harlow Green Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harlow-green-community-primary-school-e131077) | Primary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oakfield Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oakfield-junior-school-e150640) | Primary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023, before the school changed | – |
| [Oakfield Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oakfield-infant-school-e150641) | Primary | 920 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024, before the school changed | – |
| [St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Harlow Green](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-annes-catholic-primary-school-harlow-green-e147135) | Primary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | 85% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Larkspur Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/larkspur-community-primary-school-e108330) | Primary | 990 m (12 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2024 | £145,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| November 2025 | £176,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 30 m |
| June 2026 | £125,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| March 2026 | £115,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| October 2025 | £155,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| September 2023 | £155,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| March 2026 | £135,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| January 2026 | £261,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: BEACON VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE (410 m); FELL TOWER MEDICAL CENTRE (840 m); FELL COTTAGE SURGERY (960 m)
- Pharmacies: BEACON VIEW PHARMACY (410 m); WELL (960 m)
- Dental practices: NEWBIGGIN DENTAL CLINIC (520 m); ANN MILLWARD DENTAL PRACTICE (600 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Beacon Lough - Gateshead (260 m, The Co-operative Group); Heron Low Fell Gateshead (940 m, Heron); Co-op Low Fell (970 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 023D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 34.0** (2025). Gateshead 023D has a deprivation score of 34.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,525th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £160,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Gateshead 023D was £160,000 in 2025. Joint 3,029th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,382** (2021). Gateshead 023D had 1,382 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,438th 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: 99.1%** (January 2026). In Gateshead 023D, 99.1% 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.

## 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: 54.9304, -1.5887

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=-1.5887,54.9304,NE96LX

## How to cite

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