NE41 postcode area guide — Gateshead
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the NE41 postcode district in Gateshead — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in NE41
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
81.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
68.1%
Gigabit-capable
68.1%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the NE41 postcode district (Gateshead) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 96 postcodes Ofcom measures in NE41, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 81.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 68.1%.
Around 0% of premises in NE41 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 NE41
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| NE41 8AA | 100% | 100% |
| NE41 8AB | 100% | 88.9% |
| NE41 8AD | 100% | 0% |
| NE41 8AF | 100% | 100% |
| NE41 8AG | 100% | 100% |
| NE41 8AH | 100% | 100% |
| NE41 8AJ | 100% | 100% |
| NE41 8AL | 100% | 100% |
| NE41 8AN | 100% | 100% |
| NE41 8AP | 100% | 50% |
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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 NE41
Police recorded 18 incidents within about a mile of the centre of NE41 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 7 | 38.9% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 | 22.2% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 3 | 16.7% |
| Burglary | 1 | 5.6% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 1 | 5.6% |
| Robbery | 1 | 5.6% |
| Theft from the person | 1 | 5.6% |
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 NE41
Based on 24 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in NE41 is £280,000, down 11.1% on the previous year (£315,000).
Detached
£410,500
8 sales
Terraced
£280,000
10 sales
Flat / maisonette
£170,000
3 sales
Latest recorded sales in NE41
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £265,000 | Detached | Tynedale Close | NE41 8EX |
| 22 May 2026 | £170,000 | Flat | Stephenson Court | NE41 8LA |
| 1 May 2026 | £176,000 | Other | NE41 8ED | |
| 23 Apr 2026 | £475,000 | Detached | Falcon Terrace | NE41 8EE |
| 26 Mar 2026 | £412,000 | Terraced | Woodvale Gardens | NE41 8ES |
| 26 Feb 2026 | £410,500 | Detached | NE41 8JL | |
| 18 Feb 2026 | £270,500 | Flat | Station Road | NE41 8JA |
| 11 Feb 2026 | £235,000 | Terraced | Street Houses | NE41 8BW |
| 30 Jan 2026 | £185,000 | Terraced | Main Road | NE41 8AB |
| 8 Jan 2026 | £163,000 | Flat | Stephenson Court | NE41 8LA |
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 NE41
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wylam First School | Primary | 3–9 | 131 | NE41 8EH |
| Adderlane Academy | Primary | 2–9 | 107 | NE42 5HX |
| Emmaville Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 442 | NE40 4ND |
| St Agnes' Catholic Primary School, Crawcrook | Primary | 4–11 | 189 | NE40 4UN |
| Ryton Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 133 | NE40 3AF |
| Heddon-on-the-Wall, St Andrew's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 220 | NE15 0BJ |
| Prudhoe West Academy | Primary | 2–9 | 233 | NE42 6HR |
| Prudhoe Community High School | Secondary | 13–19 | 680 | NE42 5LJ |
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 NE41
22 rated food businesses operate in NE41. 17 hold the top rating of 5, 2 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Bistro en Glaze, Black Bull Bait Box, Bradley Garden, Co-operative Group Food, Explorers.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in NE41
From a sample of 67 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 NE41 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 30% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band C
30%
Band D
42%
Band E
22%
Band F
4%
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 NE41 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.