NE21 postcode area guide — Gateshead
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the NE21 postcode district in Gateshead — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in NE21
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
92.2%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
84.7%
Gigabit-capable
83.7%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.3%
Broadband availability in the NE21 postcode district (Gateshead) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 545 postcodes Ofcom measures in NE21, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 92.2% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 83.7%.
Around 0.3% of premises in NE21 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 NE21
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| NE21 4AB | 100% | 100% |
| NE21 4AG | 100% | 100% |
| NE21 4AH | 100% | 100% |
| NE21 4AL | 100% | 100% |
| NE21 4AN | 100% | 100% |
| NE21 4AP | 97.1% | 97.1% |
| NE21 4AS | 100% | 100% |
| NE21 4AU | 100% | 100% |
| NE21 4AW | 100% | 100% |
| NE21 4AX | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Gateshead
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Gateshead district (103,311 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
95%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.9%
5G outdoors — all networks
93.4%
Voice indoors — all networks
97%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in NE21
Police recorded 104 incidents within about a mile of the centre of NE21 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 30 | 28.8% |
| Shoplifting | 20 | 19.2% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 20 | 19.2% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 10 | 9.6% |
| Other theft | 7 | 6.7% |
| Vehicle crime | 7 | 6.7% |
| Public order | 5 | 4.8% |
| Other crime | 3 | 2.9% |
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 NE21
Based on 194 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in NE21 is £158,000, up 3.6% on the previous year (£152,500).
Detached
£275,000
28 sales
Semi-detached
£180,660
61 sales
Terraced
£130,000
90 sales
Flat / maisonette
£70,000
12 sales
Latest recorded sales in NE21
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 2026 | £115,000 | Terraced | Springwell Close | NE21 5JF |
| 15 May 2026 | £153,000 | Semi-detached | Grasmere Crescent | NE21 6QF |
| 8 May 2026 | £90,000 | Terraced | Twizell Avenue | NE21 4EX |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £217,500 | Detached | Robinsons Drive | NE21 5GF |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £60,000 | Flat | Ambrose Court | NE21 6PF |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £150,000 | Terraced | Beaumont Court | NE21 6BF |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £145,000 | Terraced | Beaumont Court | NE21 6BF |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £200,000 | Semi-detached | Birch Road | NE21 5ET |
| 23 Apr 2026 | £207,000 | Detached | Addison View | NE21 4FF |
| 21 Apr 2026 | £172,500 | Terraced | Dunns Way | NE21 5GH |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Gateshead demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Gateshead district (196,151 residents, 88,999 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17.5% |
| 15–29 | 22.6% |
| 30–44 | 18.8% |
| 45–64 | 20.8% |
| 65+ | 20.3% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 58% |
| Private rented | 16.5% |
| Social rented | 5.7% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around NE21
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,401 | NE21 4BQ |
| Parkhead Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 320 | NE21 6LT |
| West Lane Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 305 | NE21 6PH |
| St Mary & St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Blaydon | Primary | 3–11 | 234 | NE21 4NE |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Blaydon | Primary | 3–11 | 226 | NE21 4BG |
| Blaydon West Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 166 | NE21 4PY |
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 NE21
128 rated food businesses operate in NE21. 91 hold the top rating of 5, 19 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: @ The Castle, Black Bull Hotel, Blaydon Childrens Home, Blaydon Cricket Club, BLAYDON LIBRARY.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in NE21
From a sample of 112 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 NE21 postcodes, the most common rating is band B (average band C). 57% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
35%
Band C
22%
Band D
34%
Band E
6%
Band F
1%
Band G
2%
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 Gateshead
Landlines around NE21 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.