NE98 postcode area guide — Gateshead
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the NE98 postcode district in Gateshead — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in NE98
Limited coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
26.5%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the NE98 postcode district (Gateshead) is Limited — fixed broadband speeds are below the UK average here. Across the 3 postcodes Ofcom measures in NE98, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 26.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 0%.
Around 0% of premises in NE98 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 NE98
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| NE98 1YF | 0% | 0% |
| NE98 1YX | 46.2% | 0% |
| NE98 1ZZ | 33.3% | 0% |
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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 NE98
Police recorded 1,318 incidents within about a mile of the centre of NE98 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 305 | 23.1% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 290 | 22.0% |
| Shoplifting | 240 | 18.2% |
| Other theft | 85 | 6.4% |
| Public order | 82 | 6.2% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 69 | 5.2% |
| Burglary | 56 | 4.2% |
| Drugs | 48 | 3.6% |
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).
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 NE98
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christ Church CofE Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 126 | NE2 1XA |
| Gateshead College | 16 plus | 16–99 | — | NE8 3BE |
| University of Northumbria At Newcastle | Not applicable | — | — | NE1 8ST |
| Hotspur Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 440 | NE6 5PA |
| North East Futures UTC | Secondary | 14–19 | 314 | NE1 3AS |
| Byker Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 391 | NE6 2AT |
| Royal Grammar School | Not applicable | 7–19 | 1,332 | NE2 4DX |
| Newcastle Preparatory School | Not applicable | 3–11 | 241 | NE2 4RH |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Phone area codes for Gateshead
Landlines around NE98 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.