NE17 postcode area guide — County Durham
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the NE17 postcode district in County Durham — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in NE17
Good coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
89.9%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
2.2%
Gigabit-capable
2.2%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the NE17 postcode district (County Durham) is Good — superfast broadband reaches most premises. Across the 166 postcodes Ofcom measures in NE17, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 89.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 2.2%.
Around 0% of premises in NE17 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in NE17
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| NE17 7AA | 100% | 0% |
| NE17 7AB | 100% | 0% |
| NE17 7AD | 100% | 0% |
| NE17 7AE | 100% | 0% |
| NE17 7AF | 100% | 0% |
| NE17 7AG | 100% | 0% |
| NE17 7AH | 100% | 0% |
| NE17 7AJ | 100% | 0% |
| NE17 7AN | 100% | 0% |
| NE17 7AP | 0% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around County Durham
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider County Durham district (269,279 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
86.8%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.2%
5G outdoors — all networks
39.9%
Voice indoors — all networks
88.9%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in NE17
Police recorded 45 incidents within about a mile of the centre of NE17 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 16 | 35.6% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 11 | 24.4% |
| Public order | 6 | 13.3% |
| Other crime | 3 | 6.7% |
| Shoplifting | 2 | 4.4% |
| Vehicle crime | 2 | 4.4% |
| Burglary | 1 | 2.2% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 1 | 2.2% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in NE17
Based on 61 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in NE17 is £80,000, down 11.1% on the previous year (£90,000).
Detached
£193,000
7 sales
Semi-detached
£166,000
5 sales
Terraced
£65,000
43 sales
Flat / maisonette
£39,999
3 sales
Latest recorded sales in NE17
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £80,000 | Terraced | Blyth Street | NE17 7BX |
| 8 May 2026 | £71,000 | Terraced | Tyne Street | NE17 7BP |
| 6 May 2026 | £88,500 | Terraced | Elizabeth Street | NE17 7JJ |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £187,000 | Terraced | Mill Road | NE17 7HA |
| 21 Apr 2026 | £50,000 | Terraced | Humber Street | NE17 7DQ |
| 9 Apr 2026 | £103,000 | Terraced | Whittonstall Terrace | NE17 7LF |
| 8 Apr 2026 | £99,000 | Semi-detached | Derwent Crescent | NE17 7PD |
| 30 Mar 2026 | £39,999 | Flat | Derwent Valley Villas | NE17 7HF |
| 18 Mar 2026 | £210,000 | Terraced | Broadoak Mews | NE17 7PF |
| 13 Mar 2026 | £130,000 | Terraced | Peartree Bungalows | NE17 7TW |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? County Durham demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider County Durham district (522,068 residents, 234,764 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16.9% |
| 15–29 | 22.7% |
| 30–44 | 17.5% |
| 45–64 | 21.6% |
| 65+ | 21.3% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 62.5% |
| Private rented | 17.2% |
| Social rented | 10.6% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around NE17
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chopwell Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 226 | NE17 7HS |
| Ebchester CofE Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 77 | DH8 0QB |
| High Spen Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 172 | NE39 2BQ |
| Bishop Ian Ramsey CofE Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 126 | DH8 6QN |
| Highfield Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 112 | NE39 2JE |
| St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Highfield | Primary | 4–11 | 81 | NE39 2JE |
| Hassockfield Secure Training Centre | Not applicable | 12–15 | — | DH8 6QY |
| Whittonstall First School | Primary | 3–9 | 67 | DH8 9JN |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in NE17
25 rated food businesses operate in NE17. 16 hold the top rating of 5, 7 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: CHOPWELL BRANCH LIBRARY, Chopwell Colliery Officials Club, Garesfield Golf Club, Gary's Fish Bar, Gateshead School Catering at Chopwell Primary School.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in NE17
From a sample of 185 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 NE17 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 39% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
20%
Band C
19%
Band D
31%
Band E
18%
Band F
6%
Band G
5%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for County Durham
Landlines around NE17 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.