NE23 postcode area guide — North Tyneside

Where is NE23?

Broadband & internet speeds in NE23

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the NE23 postcode district (North Tyneside) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,034 postcodes Ofcom measures in NE23, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.2% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 86.3%.

Around 0% of premises in NE23 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 NE23

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Mobile signal around North Tyneside

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider North Tyneside district (105,967 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in NE23

Police recorded 189 incidents within about a mile of the centre of NE23 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

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 NE23

Based on 473 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in NE23 is £176,250, down 7.0% on the previous year (£189,600).

Latest recorded sales in NE23

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? North Tyneside demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider North Tyneside district (208,967 residents, 96,232 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around NE23

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 NE23

213 rated food businesses operate in NE23. 180 hold the top rating of 5, 15 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: 2nd Cramlington Scout Group, Al's Diner, Aldi, Amigo's Pizza, Ann's Ices.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in NE23

From a sample of 216 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 NE23 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 56% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

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 North Tyneside

Landlines around NE23 typically use:

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What's it like living in NE23?

Postcodes in NE23

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

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.