NE40 postcode area guide — Gateshead
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the NE40 postcode district in Gateshead — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in NE40
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
94.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
74.2%
Gigabit-capable
74.2%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the NE40 postcode district (Gateshead) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 507 postcodes Ofcom measures in NE40, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 94.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 74.2%.
Around 0.1% of premises in NE40 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 NE40
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| NE40 3AA | 100% | 100% |
| NE40 3AB | 100% | 0% |
| NE40 3AD | 100% | 0% |
| NE40 3AE | 100% | 100% |
| NE40 3AF | 100% | 0% |
| NE40 3AG | 50% | 8.3% |
| NE40 3AH | 100% | 50% |
| NE40 3AJ | 100% | 100% |
| NE40 3AL | 100% | 90.9% |
| NE40 3AN | 100% | 68.8% |
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Mobile signal around Gateshead
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Gateshead district (103,311 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
95%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.9%
5G outdoors — all networks
93.4%
Voice indoors — all networks
97%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in NE40
Police recorded 86 incidents within about a mile of the centre of NE40 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 24 | 27.9% |
| Shoplifting | 18 | 20.9% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 14 | 16.3% |
| Other theft | 8 | 9.3% |
| Vehicle crime | 8 | 9.3% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 7 | 8.1% |
| Other crime | 3 | 3.5% |
| Burglary | 2 | 2.3% |
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 NE40
Based on 203 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in NE40 is £172,500, down 9.2% on the previous year (£189,995).
Detached
£315,000
41 sales
Semi-detached
£172,500
64 sales
Terraced
£135,000
87 sales
Flat / maisonette
£74,000
8 sales
Latest recorded sales in NE40
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 2026 | £126,500 | Terraced | Mount View | NE40 4EA |
| 22 May 2026 | £178,000 | Terraced | Emmaville | NE40 3TR |
| 18 May 2026 | £145,000 | Terraced | Main Street | NE40 4ND |
| 15 May 2026 | £165,000 | Terraced | Lambton Close | NE40 4UX |
| 11 May 2026 | £90,000 | Semi-detached | Chesters Gardens | NE40 4PL |
| 7 May 2026 | £117,000 | Terraced | Eden Dale | NE40 4PX |
| 6 May 2026 | £129,000 | Terraced | Nelson Street | NE40 4AH |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £258,500 | Semi-detached | Wagtail Gardens | NE40 3FG |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £102,500 | Flat | Millennium Court | NE40 4HZ |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £110,000 | Terraced | Westwood View | NE40 4HR |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Gateshead demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Gateshead district (196,151 residents, 88,999 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17.5% |
| 15–29 | 22.6% |
| 30–44 | 18.8% |
| 45–64 | 20.8% |
| 65+ | 20.3% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 58% |
| Private rented | 16.5% |
| Social rented | 5.7% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around NE40
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thorp Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,442 | NE40 3AH |
| Emmaville Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 442 | NE40 4ND |
| St Agnes' Catholic Primary School, Crawcrook | Primary | 4–11 | 189 | NE40 4UN |
| Crookhill Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 186 | NE40 3ES |
| Greenside Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 172 | NE40 4AX |
| Ryton Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 133 | NE40 3AF |
| Ryton Community Infant School | Primary | 2–7 | 121 | NE40 3AF |
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 NE40
76 rated food businesses operate in NE40. 59 hold the top rating of 5, 13 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Addison Court, Aroma, Barmoor Hub, Care with Cuddles, Clara Vale Village Hall Association.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in NE40
From a sample of 143 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 NE40 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 26% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band C
26%
Band D
53%
Band E
17%
Band F
3%
Band G
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 Gateshead
Landlines around NE40 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.