NE31 postcode area guide — South Tyneside
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the NE31 postcode district in South Tyneside — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in NE31
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
96.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
90.4%
Gigabit-capable
90.4%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the NE31 postcode district (South Tyneside) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 494 postcodes Ofcom measures in NE31, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 90.4%.
Around 0% of premises in NE31 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 NE31
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| NE31 1AA | 100% | 100% |
| NE31 1AB | 0% | 0% |
| NE31 1AD | 0% | 0% |
| NE31 1AE | 100% | 97.9% |
| NE31 1AG | 100% | 0% |
| NE31 1AH | 100% | 100% |
| NE31 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| NE31 1AL | 100% | 100% |
| NE31 1AN | 100% | 100% |
| NE31 1AP | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around South Tyneside
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider South Tyneside district (76,709 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
98.3%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.9%
5G outdoors — all networks
94.9%
Voice indoors — all networks
98.7%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in NE31
Police recorded 147 incidents within about a mile of the centre of NE31 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 56 | 38.1% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 33 | 22.4% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 19 | 12.9% |
| Other theft | 8 | 5.4% |
| Public order | 6 | 4.1% |
| Vehicle crime | 6 | 4.1% |
| Shoplifting | 5 | 3.4% |
| Other crime | 5 | 3.4% |
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 NE31
Based on 275 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in NE31 is £153,333, down 9.8% on the previous year (£170,000).
Detached
£280,000
40 sales
Semi-detached
£169,950
93 sales
Terraced
£139,000
92 sales
Flat / maisonette
£90,000
37 sales
Latest recorded sales in NE31
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £114,000 | Terraced | Hexham Avenue | NE31 2JQ |
| 15 May 2026 | £189,000 | Semi-detached | Cambridge Avenue | NE31 2RZ |
| 15 May 2026 | £105,000 | Terraced | Jedmoor | NE31 1ET |
| 7 May 2026 | £98,000 | Flat | St Michaels Vale | NE31 1RL |
| 5 May 2026 | £95,000 | Flat | Frobisher Street | NE31 2XB |
| 1 May 2026 | £175,000 | Semi-detached | Hartleyburn Avenue | NE31 2NE |
| 1 May 2026 | £150,000 | Terraced | St Rollox Street | NE31 1ND |
| 1 May 2026 | £225,000 | Detached | Bicester Grove | NE31 1AQ |
| 1 May 2026 | £126,000 | Terraced | Agincourt | NE31 1AW |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £140,000 | Terraced | Douglass Close | NE31 1AD |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? South Tyneside demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider South Tyneside district (147,774 residents, 68,288 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17.9% |
| 15–29 | 21.5% |
| 30–44 | 18% |
| 45–64 | 21.7% |
| 65+ | 20.9% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 56.6% |
| Private rented | 13.3% |
| Social rented | 6.6% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around NE31
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph's Catholic Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,377 | NE31 2ET |
| Hebburn Comprehensive School | Secondary | 11–16 | 857 | NE31 2QU |
| Toner Avenue Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 512 | NE31 2LJ |
| Hebburn Lakes Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 456 | NE31 2SL |
| St Aloysius Catholic Junior School Academy | Primary | 7–11 | 239 | NE31 1BQ |
| St Aloysius Catholic Infant School, Hebburn | Primary | 3–7 | 228 | NE31 1RZ |
| Keelman's Way School | Not applicable | 2–19 | 194 | NE31 1QY |
| St Oswald's CofE Aided Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 181 | NE31 1HT |
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 NE31
105 rated food businesses operate in NE31. 75 hold the top rating of 5, 18 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Aldi, Atwall Convenience Store, Auckland Discount Store, Bedewell CPU, Bedewell Grange.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in NE31
From a sample of 206 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 NE31 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 64% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
25%
Band C
39%
Band D
29%
Band E
6%
Band F
0%
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 South Tyneside
Landlines around NE31 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.