# NE98 1WZ: area report for a postcode in Gateshead

NE98 1WZ 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 NE98 1WZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Gateshead](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead) › [NE98](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne98) › [NE98 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne98-1)

## Around this postcode

- **4 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 300% on July. Gateshead 007D: 180 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.6149,54.9418,NE981WZ
- **Dunston, 2 km**: About 25 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.6149,54.9418,NE981WZ
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 800 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.6149,54.9418,NE981WZ
- **No property in NE98 1WZ 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=-1.6149,54.9418,NE981WZ
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Gateshead 007D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.6149,54.9418,NE981WZ
- **£155,550 average price**: For the whole of Gateshead, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.6149,54.9418,NE981WZ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.6149,54.9418,NE981WZ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.6149,54.9418,NE981WZ
- **19% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-1.6149,54.9418,NE981WZ
- **Low road and rail noise at NE98 1WZ**: Road 46 dB, rail 46 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.6149,54.9418,NE981WZ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=-1.6149,54.9418,NE981WZ
- **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=-1.6149,54.9418,NE981WZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Kelvin Grove Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kelvin-grove-community-primary-school-e108323) | Primary | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, Gateshead](https://openindex.co.uk/school/corpus-christi-catholic-primary-school-gateshead-e148907) | Primary | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), November 2023 | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Brighton Avenue Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brighton-avenue-primary-school-e108368) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bensham Grove Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bensham-grove-nursery-school-e108320) | Nursery | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, April 2023 | – |
| [Gibside School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gibside-school-e131213) | Special | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, June 2022 | – |
| [St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Low Fell](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-catholic-primary-school-low-fell-e148908) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 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 | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | – |
| [Kells Lane Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kells-lane-primary-school-e131106) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2022 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2025 | £167,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 390 m |
| July 2025 | £187,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 430 m |
| February 2025 | £145,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 430 m |
| November 2025 | £115,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 450 m |
| February 2026 | £85,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 460 m |
| February 2025 | £245,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 470 m |
| February 2025 | £305,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 470 m |
| June 2026 | £260,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 480 m |

## Within 1 km

- Dental practices: 8 TEAM VALLEY SHOPPING VILLAGE (750 m); CAREW DENTAL LIMITED (900 m); BENSHAM DENTAL PRACTICE (950 m)

## 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 007D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 42.4** (2025). Gateshead 007D has a deprivation score of 42.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,958th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £157,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Gateshead 007D was £157,000 in 2025. Joint 2,876th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,018** (2021). Gateshead 007D had 2,018 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 5,012th 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: 58.2%** (January 2026). In Gateshead 007D, 58.2% 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: 54.9418, -1.6149

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)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=-1.6149,54.9418,NE981WZ

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