NE99 postcode area guide — Newcastle upon Tyne
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the NE99 postcode district in Newcastle upon Tyne — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in NE99
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
75%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
75%
Gigabit-capable
75%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the NE99 postcode district (Newcastle upon Tyne) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 4 postcodes Ofcom measures in NE99, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 75% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 75%.
Around 0% of premises in NE99 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 NE99
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| NE99 1AB | 0% | 0% |
| NE99 1JF | 100% | 100% |
| NE99 1SN | 100% | 100% |
| NE99 1TG | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Newcastle upon Tyne
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Newcastle Upon Tyne district (145,497 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
98.8%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
97.6%
Voice indoors — all networks
99.1%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in NE99
Police recorded 1,207 incidents within about a mile of the centre of NE99 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 288 | 23.9% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 272 | 22.5% |
| Shoplifting | 208 | 17.2% |
| Other theft | 84 | 7.0% |
| Public order | 72 | 6.0% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 66 | 5.5% |
| Drugs | 51 | 4.2% |
| Burglary | 40 | 3.3% |
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).
Who lives here? Newcastle upon Tyne demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Newcastle upon Tyne district (300,125 residents, 122,797 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17.2% |
| 15–29 | 33.9% |
| 30–44 | 17.5% |
| 45–64 | 16.5% |
| 65+ | 14.8% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 49.3% |
| Private rented | 23% |
| Social rented | 7.4% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around NE99
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North East Futures UTC | Secondary | 14–19 | 314 | NE1 3AS |
| Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 226 | NE4 6EB |
| University of Northumbria At Newcastle | Not applicable | — | — | NE1 8ST |
| NCG | 16 plus | 14–99 | — | NE4 7SA |
| Christ Church CofE Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 126 | NE2 1XA |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 217 | NE4 7JU |
| University of Newcastle Upon Tyne | Not applicable | — | — | NE1 7RU |
| Gateshead College | 16 plus | 16–99 | — | NE8 3BE |
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 NE99
4 rated food businesses operate in NE99. 3 hold the top rating of 5, 0 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Baxterstorey UK LTD, Hutchinsons Catering, Ori Caffe.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Phone area codes for Newcastle upon Tyne
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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.