NE42 postcode area guide — Gateshead
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the NE42 postcode district in Gateshead — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in NE42
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
95.4%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
71.4%
Gigabit-capable
68%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.6%
Broadband availability in the NE42 postcode district (Gateshead) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 361 postcodes Ofcom measures in NE42, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 95.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 68%.
Around 0.6% of premises in NE42 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 NE42
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| NE42 5AA | 100% | 0% |
| NE42 5AB | 100% | 100% |
| NE42 5AD | 100% | 100% |
| NE42 5AE | 100% | 95% |
| NE42 5AF | 100% | 92.9% |
| NE42 5AG | 100% | 100% |
| NE42 5AH | 100% | 100% |
| NE42 5AJ | 100% | 100% |
| NE42 5AL | 100% | 100% |
| NE42 5AN | 100% | 100% |
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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 NE42
Police recorded 64 incidents within about a mile of the centre of NE42 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 21 | 32.8% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 16 | 25.0% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 6 | 9.4% |
| Burglary | 5 | 7.8% |
| Shoplifting | 5 | 7.8% |
| Public order | 4 | 6.3% |
| Other theft | 3 | 4.7% |
| Vehicle crime | 2 | 3.1% |
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 NE42
Based on 129 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in NE42 is £167,500, essentially flat on the previous year (£168,000).
Detached
£300,000
31 sales
Semi-detached
£165,000
46 sales
Terraced
£130,000
39 sales
Flat / maisonette
£91,000
9 sales
Latest recorded sales in NE42
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | £177,000 | Detached | Western Avenue | NE42 6PA |
| 8 May 2026 | £120,000 | Semi-detached | Cheviot View | NE42 5AU |
| 1 May 2026 | £185,000 | Terraced | Wheatfield Close | NE42 6BB |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £92,000 | Terraced | Oakwell Terrace | NE42 5DF |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £285,000 | Detached | Paddock Wood | NE42 5BJ |
| 23 Apr 2026 | £292,000 | Detached | Greenwell Drive | NE42 5QP |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £370,000 | Detached | Springfield | NE42 6EQ |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £186,000 | Semi-detached | Highfield | NE42 6EZ |
| 16 Apr 2026 | £110,000 | Terraced | Edgewell Avenue | NE42 6JN |
| 15 Apr 2026 | £195,000 | Detached | Paddock Wood | NE42 5BJ |
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 NE42
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prudhoe Community High School | Secondary | 13–19 | 680 | NE42 5LJ |
| Highfield Middle School | Middle deemed secondary | 9–13 | 365 | NE42 6EY |
| Ovingham Middle School | Middle deemed secondary | 9–13 | 344 | NE42 6DE |
| Prudhoe West Academy | Primary | 2–9 | 233 | NE42 6HR |
| St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, Prudhoe | Primary | 2–11 | 144 | NE42 6EY |
| Adderlane Academy | Primary | 2–9 | 107 | NE42 5HX |
| Ovingham Church of England First School | Primary | 5–9 | 107 | NE42 6DE |
| Prudhoe Castle First School | Primary | 2–9 | 74 | NE42 6PN |
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 NE42
93 rated food businesses operate in NE42. 80 hold the top rating of 5, 9 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: A & R Balls Fish & Chips, Adam & Eve Public House, Adderlane Academy, Aldi, Asda Express Prudhoe - Front Street PFS.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in NE42
From a sample of 127 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 NE42 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band C). 50% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
2%
Band B
16%
Band C
32%
Band D
39%
Band E
11%
Band F
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 NE42 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.