NE39 postcode area guide — County Durham
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the NE39 postcode district in County Durham — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in NE39
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
90.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
72.5%
Gigabit-capable
72.5%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.3%
Broadband availability in the NE39 postcode district (County Durham) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 311 postcodes Ofcom measures in NE39, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 90.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 72.5%.
Around 0.3% of premises in NE39 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 NE39
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| NE39 1AB | 100% | 100% |
| NE39 1AD | 100% | 100% |
| NE39 1AE | 100% | 100% |
| NE39 1AF | 100% | 100% |
| NE39 1AG | 0% | 0% |
| NE39 1AH | 100% | 0% |
| NE39 1AJ | 20% | 0% |
| NE39 1AL | 93.3% | 0% |
| NE39 1AN | 100% | 4.5% |
| NE39 1AQ | 0% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around County Durham
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider County Durham district (269,279 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
86.8%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.2%
5G outdoors — all networks
39.9%
Voice indoors — all networks
88.9%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
House prices in NE39
Based on 91 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in NE39 is £180,000, down 12.2% on the previous year (£205,000).
Detached
£308,000
21 sales
Semi-detached
£200,000
26 sales
Terraced
£118,500
37 sales
Flat / maisonette
£160,000
3 sales
Latest recorded sales in NE39
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 May 2026 | £101,000 | Terraced | Glencoe Terrace | NE39 2NA |
| 5 May 2026 | £205,000 | Semi-detached | Stoker Terrace | NE39 2BP |
| 1 May 2026 | £131,000 | Terraced | Leazes View | NE39 2JN |
| 1 May 2026 | £140,000 | Semi-detached | Spen Burn | NE39 2DN |
| 1 May 2026 | £267,500 | Semi-detached | East View | NE39 2LQ |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £354,000 | Detached | Thornley Lane | NE39 1AU |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £160,000 | Flat | Station Road | NE39 1QF |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £160,000 | Flat | Station Road | NE39 1QF |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £150,000 | Terraced | Dobson Close | NE39 2BF |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £280,000 | Detached | Woodlands Close | NE39 2AE |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? County Durham demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider County Durham district (522,068 residents, 234,764 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16.9% |
| 15–29 | 22.7% |
| 30–44 | 17.5% |
| 45–64 | 21.6% |
| 65+ | 21.3% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 62.5% |
| Private rented | 17.2% |
| Social rented | 10.6% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around NE39
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rowlands Gill Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 204 | NE39 2PP |
| High Spen Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 172 | NE39 2BQ |
| Highfield Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 112 | NE39 2JE |
| St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Highfield | Primary | 4–11 | 81 | NE39 2JE |
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 NE39
39 rated food businesses operate in NE39. 31 hold the top rating of 5, 2 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Amore Pizza, Brizzolari's, Dovecote Residential Care Home, Field House Farm Butchers, Gateshead School Catering at High Spen Primary School.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in NE39
From a sample of 89 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 NE39 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 35% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
1%
Band C
34%
Band D
52%
Band E
11%
Band F
2%
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 County Durham
Landlines around NE39 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.