NE40 3LQ Gateshead
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Ryton, Crookhill & Stella. Region: North East.
Streets
- Grange Court, Ryton: 6 addresses
- Southern Way, Ryton: 1 address
House prices and rents in Gateshead
A typical home in Gateshead cost £156,036 in August 2026, 4.4% more than a year before. That is 14% more than five years earlier and 29% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £287,336 |
| Semi-detached | £181,868 |
| Terraced | £152,031 |
| Flat or maisonette | £97,856 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £141,251 |
Private renters in Gateshead paid £808 a month on average in September 2026, 5.7% more than a year before. That is 39% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £593 |
| Two bedrooms | £727 |
| Three bedrooms | £848 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,202 |
Council tax
What each band costs in Gateshead in 2026-27: Band D £2,716 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,811 | £2,112 | £2,414 | £2,716 | £3,319 | £3,923 | £4,526 | £5,432 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (35% of about 780 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 6 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Jolly Fellows, Elvaston Rd, Ryton: up to 8 homes, permissioned (700 m (0.4 miles))
- Tynedale House, Holburn Lane, Ryton: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (720 m (0.4 miles))
- East Grange, Barmoor Lane, Ryton: up to 17 homes, not permissioned (760 m (0.5 miles))
- Old Co-op, Hexham Old Rd. Crookhill, Ryton: up to 11 homes, permissioned (780 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of this postcode.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Storm overflows
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the postcode.
Coal mining
This postcode is in a coal mining high risk area, where coal mining features at or near the surface, such as shallow workings or old mine shafts, are recorded or likely and could affect the ground.
Ask your conveyancer for a coal mining search (CON29M) on the home: it says what is recorded beneath and near it, and whether there have been claims for subsidence damage.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the postcode.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 84 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Blaydon 69,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km (2 miles) |
| Wylam 111,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) | |
| MetroCentre 632,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.4 km (3.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 35 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cushy Cow Lane Ryton | 290 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Winlaton | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Car parks | Sainsbury's Throckley Car Park | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Apcoa Charging Stations | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 8.9 km (5.5 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Crawcrook Medical Centre Good Jul 2026 | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacy within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 340 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ryton Dental | 340 m |
| Hospital | Prudhoe Hospital Team C | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) |
| Care homes | 2 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ryton Towers Good Jul 2023 | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Police station | Northumbria Police - Etal Lane Police Station | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machine within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Ryton - Parsons Drive Cashzone | 360 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest South Ferndene Park 2.3 ha | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,750 m² | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,880 m² | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 2.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Ryton village cross 160m south east of church, a scheduled monument, 770 m (0.5 miles) north. 23 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ryton village cross 160m south east of church | Scheduled monument | 770 m (0.5 miles) north |
| The Rectory | Listed building, Grade II* | 850 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Church of Holy Cross | Listed building, Grade I | 910 m (0.6 miles) north |
| Motte, 50m north of Holycross Church, Ryton | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Battle of Newburn Ford 1640 | Registered battlefield | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church Dene | Valley | 930 m (0.6 miles) north |
| Barmoor Quarry Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Ryton Island | Island | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Newburn Sands | Wetland | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Maryside Hill | Hill | 1.7 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Shibdon Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 7 | 7 |
None of the postcode's 7 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported around the postcode in 2021 to 2025.
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Gateshead: see them on the Gateshead page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 34% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 86% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 58% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 38% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 56% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Grange Court.