NE36 postcode area guide — South Tyneside

Where is NE36?

Broadband & internet speeds in NE36

Strong coverage

Broadband availability in the NE36 postcode district (South Tyneside) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 210 postcodes Ofcom measures in NE36, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 92.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 73.6%.

Around 0% of premises in NE36 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 NE36

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Mobile signal around South Tyneside

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider South Tyneside district (76,709 premises):

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

Crime in NE36

Police recorded 82 incidents within about a mile of the centre of NE36 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 NE36

Based on 72 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in NE36 is £245,000, up 8.9% on the previous year (£225,000).

Latest recorded sales in NE36

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):

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

Schools in and around NE36

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 NE36

39 rated food businesses operate in NE36. 25 hold the top rating of 5, 5 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Black Bull, Blacks Corner, Boldon Bees, Boldon Convenience Store, Breakfast Club.

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

Energy performance (EPC) in NE36

From a sample of 197 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 NE36 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 32% 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 South Tyneside

Landlines around NE36 typically use:

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What's it like living in NE36?

Postcodes in NE36

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.