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

NE9 6SN 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 6SN 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

- **22 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 24% on July. Gateshead 021B: 144 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.5789,54.9353,NE96SN
- **Felling, 2 km**: About 25 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.5789,54.9353,NE96SN
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 340 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.5789,54.9353,NE96SN
- **No property in NE9 6SN 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=-1.5789,54.9353,NE96SN
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Gateshead 021B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.5789,54.9353,NE96SN
- **£156,036 average price**: For the whole of Gateshead, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.5789,54.9353,NE96SN
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 420 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.5789,54.9353,NE96SN
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 620 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.5789,54.9353,NE96SN
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NE9 6SN**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.5789,54.9353,NE96SN
- **Low road and rail noise at NE9 6SN**: Road 47 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.5789,54.9353,NE96SN
- **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=-1.5789,54.9353,NE96SN
- **9.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.5789,54.9353,NE96SN

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cardinal-hume-catholic-school-gateshead-e137852) | Secondary | 340 m (4 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 | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Furrowfield School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/furrowfield-school-e108426) | Special | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | – |
| [Glynwood Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/glynwood-community-primary-school-e108372) | Primary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Oswald's Catholic Primary, Wrekenton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-oswalds-catholic-primary-wrekenton-e148409) | Primary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Windy Nook Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/windy-nook-primary-school-e108374) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kells Lane Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kells-lane-primary-school-e131106) | Primary | 1.2 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2022 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Fell Dyke Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fell-dyke-community-primary-school-e108379) | Primary | 1.2 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2022 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2024 | £100,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| June 2026 | £335,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| April 2025 | £98,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| June 2026 | £122,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| March 2025 | £111,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| December 2024 | £105,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| October 2025 | £325,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| July 2026 | £90,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 240 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: BEACON VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE (420 m)
- Pharmacies: BEACON VIEW PHARMACY (420 m); RG YOUNG PHARMACY LIMITED (990 m)
- Dental practices: QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL (DENTAL SURGERY (470 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Beacon Lough - Gateshead (620 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Gateshead Carr Hill Rd Express (880 m, Tesco)

## 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 021B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 70.9** (2025). Gateshead 021B has a deprivation score of 70.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 250th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,230** (2021). Gateshead 021B had 1,230 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,107th 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Gateshead 021B, 100.0% 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: 10.3%** (August 2026). In Gateshead 021B, 10.3% 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: 54.9353, -1.5789

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=-1.5789,54.9353,NE96SN

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