NE37 postcode area guide — South Tyneside

Where is NE37?

Broadband & internet speeds in NE37

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the NE37 postcode district (South Tyneside) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 527 postcodes Ofcom measures in NE37, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 95.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 85.5%.

Around 0.3% of premises in NE37 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 NE37

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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 NE37

Police recorded 223 incidents within about a mile of the centre of NE37 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 NE37

Based on 190 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in NE37 is £125,000, essentially flat on the previous year (£125,000).

Latest recorded sales in NE37

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 NE37

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 NE37

141 rated food businesses operate in NE37. 102 hold the top rating of 5, 14 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Albany Discount Stores, Aldi, Asda Express Washington - Parsons Road PFS, Auntie's Coffee Shop, Awan Store.

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

Energy performance (EPC) in NE37

From a sample of 194 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 NE37 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band C). 51% 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 NE37 typically use:

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What's it like living in NE37?

Postcodes in NE37

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.