NE34 postcode area guide — South Tyneside
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the NE34 postcode district in South Tyneside — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in NE34
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
97.5%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
87.5%
Gigabit-capable
87.5%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the NE34 postcode district (South Tyneside) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,059 postcodes Ofcom measures in NE34, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 87.5%.
Around 0% of premises in NE34 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 NE34
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| NE34 0AB | 100% | 100% |
| NE34 0AD | 89.7% | 89.7% |
| NE34 0AE | 94.7% | 94.7% |
| NE34 0AG | 33.3% | 33.3% |
| NE34 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| NE34 0AL | 100% | 0% |
| NE34 0AN | 100% | 0% |
| NE34 0AP | 100% | 0% |
| NE34 0AQ | 100% | 100% |
| NE34 0AR | 100% | 92.6% |
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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 NE34
Police recorded 285 incidents within about a mile of the centre of NE34 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 90 | 31.6% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 88 | 30.9% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 27 | 9.5% |
| Shoplifting | 21 | 7.4% |
| Public order | 16 | 5.6% |
| Drugs | 11 | 3.9% |
| Burglary | 10 | 3.5% |
| Other theft | 8 | 2.8% |
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 NE34
Based on 392 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in NE34 is £156,360, up 7.1% on the previous year (£146,000).
Detached
£330,000
28 sales
Semi-detached
£185,000
186 sales
Terraced
£122,000
129 sales
Flat / maisonette
£90,000
38 sales
Latest recorded sales in NE34
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 2026 | £265,000 | Detached | Gerald Street | NE34 8RG |
| 20 May 2026 | £189,950 | Semi-detached | Rembrandt Avenue | NE34 8RZ |
| 15 May 2026 | £135,000 | Terraced | Gaskell Avenue | NE34 9TH |
| 15 May 2026 | £245,000 | Semi-detached | Hemsley Road | NE34 6HN |
| 15 May 2026 | £320,000 | Semi-detached | Caraway Walk | NE34 8UG |
| 15 May 2026 | £205,000 | Terraced | Ascot Gardens | NE34 0PX |
| 15 May 2026 | £90,000 | Terraced | Forth Court | NE34 0NP |
| 15 May 2026 | £245,000 | Other | Hemsley Road | NE34 6HN |
| 12 May 2026 | £100,000 | Flat | Redwood Avenue | NE34 8DF |
| 11 May 2026 | £350,000 | Semi-detached | Moor Lane East | NE34 6DE |
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 NE34
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harton Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,599 | NE34 6DL |
| St Wilfrid's RC College | Secondary | 11–19 | 1,271 | NE34 0QA |
| Harton Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 636 | NE34 6PF |
| Mortimer Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 588 | NE34 0RW |
| Ridgeway Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 452 | NE34 8AB |
| Ashley Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 396 | NE34 0QA |
| Sea View Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 366 | NE34 7TD |
| Epinay Business and Enterprise School | Not applicable | 4–18 | 258 | NE34 8BT |
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 NE34
202 rated food businesses operate in NE34. 133 hold the top rating of 5, 34 are rated 4, and 8 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: All Saints Community Centre, Asda Express Simonside PFS, Ashfield Nursery, Ashley Academy (NCS), Bargain Booze Select Convenience.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in NE34
From a sample of 288 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 NE34 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 49% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
4%
Band C
45%
Band D
45%
Band E
5%
Band F
1%
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 NE34 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.