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NE20

UK postcode district

Part of Newcastle upon Tyne

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
606
Current units
437
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
5

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
North East
Local authority codes
2
Terminated postcode units
169

Postcode sectors in NE20

Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.

4 sectors
7,345 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
18, Dunsgreen Court, Ponteland, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE20 9EX 24 July 2026 £148,000
44, Errington Road, Ponteland, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE20 9LB 15 July 2026 £720,000
4, Parklands, Ponteland, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE20 9LL 15 July 2026 £740,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
7
Primary
5
Secondary
1

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
438
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 138
  • Anti social behaviour 89
  • Shoplifting 71
  • Other theft 26
  • Criminal damage and arson 25

Census 2021

Population and age profile

NE20 usual residents
12,581
Age-profile population
12,629

Age bands in NE20

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
15.3%
1,927 residents
Age 15 to 24
9%
1,141 residents
Age 25 to 44
17.5%
2,215 residents
Age 45 to 64
28.2%
3,566 residents
Age 65 and over
29.9%
3,780 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 426 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

In this district, 280 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 84 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 20 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

2

in this district

  • NPC PONTELAND

    MEADOWFIELD, PONTELAND, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE20 9SD

    ODS code A84007

  • WHITE MEDICAL GROUP

    PONTELAND PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, MEADOWFIELD INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, PONTELAND, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE20 9SD

    ODS code A84011

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £480,000 from 1,296 recorded sales in NE20. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Northumberland is £213,452 in June 2026, up 12.6% year on year.

Schools

7 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

438 published events cover 12 months, averaging 37 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 138 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.