NE21 4EX

Blaydon · Gateshead · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Blaydon-On-Tyne
Ward
Blaydon
Local authority
Gateshead
Constituency
Blaydon and Consett
Postcode district
NE21
Postcode sector
NE21 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE21 4EY 58 m
NE21 4EU 99 m
NE21 4EZ 125 m
NE21 4HH 133 m
NE21 4HQ 147 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE21 4EX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE21
Postcode sector
NE21 4
Latitude
54.960775
Longitude
-1.726325
British National Grid easting
417,623
British National Grid northing
562,938

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Gateshead · E08000037
Electoral ward
Blaydon · E05016547
Parish or community
E43000229
Westminster constituency
Blaydon and Consett · E14001106
Output area
E00041446
Lower layer super output area
Gateshead 005B · E01008179
Middle layer super output area
Gateshead 005 · E02001686

Postcode source versions

Explore NE21

32 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
59, Twizell Avenue, Blaydon-On-Tyne, NE21 4EX 8 May 2026 £90,000
61, Twizell Avenue, Blaydon-On-Tyne, NE21 4EX 5 September 2025 £120,500
35, Twizell Avenue, Blaydon-On-Tyne, NE21 4EX 7 June 2023 £125,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
65
Primary
48
Secondary
8
  1. St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon

    Academy converter

    267 m
  2. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Blaydon

    Academy converter

    426 m
  3. Blaydon West Primary School

    Community school

    790 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,323
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 359
  • Anti social behaviour 248
  • Shoplifting 208
  • Criminal damage and arson 143
  • Vehicle crime 104

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
30

17 female, 13 male

Postcode households
17
Residents per household
1.8
NE21 4 residents
6,410

Age bands in NE21 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.3%

1,154 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

610 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.5%

1,803 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.6%

1,683 residents

Age 65 and over
16.9%

1,066 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NE21 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

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

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 Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

15

within 5 km

  • HOLLYHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

    8 FRONT STREET, BLAYDON-ON-TYNE, NE21 4RD

    ODS code A85616

    647 m

  • OLDWELL SURGERY

    10 FRONT STREET, WINLATON, BLAYDON-ON-TYNE, NE21 4RD

    ODS code A85018

    647 m

  • CHAINBRIDGE MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    SHIBDON ROAD, BLAYDON-ON-TYNE, NE21 5AE

    ODS code A85010

    952 m

  • NEWBURN SURGERY

    4 NEWBURN ROAD, NEWBURN, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE15 8LX

    ODS code A86038

    3.0 km

  • BETTS AVENUE MEDICAL GROUP

    2 BETTS AVENUE, BENWELL, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE15 6TQ

    ODS code A86030

    3.5 km

  • WHICKHAM COTTAGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    RECTORY LANE, WHICKHAM, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE16 4PD

    ODS code A85020

    3.6 km

  • DENTON TURRET MEDICAL CENTRE

    10 KENLEY ROAD, SLATYFORD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE5 2UY

    ODS code A86601

    3.6 km

  • CRAWCROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    PATTINSON DRIVE, CRAWCROOK, RYTON, NE40 4US

    ODS code A85014

    4.0 km

  • DENTON PARK MEDICAL GROUP

    DENTON PARK HEALTH CENTRE, WEST DENTON WAY, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE5 2QW

    ODS code A86013

    4.0 km

  • PARKWAY MEDICAL GROUP

    CHAPEL HOUSE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, HILLHEAD PARKWAY, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE5 1LJ

    ODS code A86022

    4.1 km

  • THROCKLEY PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    THROCKLEY PRIMARY CARE CT, TILLMOUTH PK RD,THROCKLEY, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE15 9PA

    ODS code A86026

    4.1 km

  • HOLMSIDE MEDICAL GROUP

    142 ARMSTRONG ROAD, BENWELL, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 8QB

    ODS code A86021

    4.3 km

  • WEST ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    170 WEST ROAD, FENHAM, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 9QB

    ODS code A86012

    4.8 km

  • WESTERHOPE MEDICAL GROUP

    377-377A STAMFORDHAM ROAD, WESTERHOPE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE5 2LH

    ODS code A86025

    4.8 km

  • FENHAM HALL SURGERY

    FENHAM HALL DRIVE, FENHAM, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 9XD

    ODS code A86031

    5.0 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Black Lane-Daffodil Close

    BCT · Blaydon Burn

    0.1 miles
  • Back Lane-Twizell Avenue

    BCT · Winlaton

    0.1 miles
  • Black Lane-Crocus Close

    BCT · Blaydon Burn

    0.1 miles
  • Back Lane-Heddon View

    BCT · Winlaton

    0.1 miles
  • St Thomas More RC Academy

    BCT · Blaydon

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Gateshead 005B, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,480 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
5 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £122,750 from 4 recorded sales in NE21 4EX. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Gateshead is £158,254 in June 2026, up 7.8% year on year.

Schools

65 open schools are in scope, including 48 primary and 8 secondary schools. St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon is the nearest published school at 267 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,323 published events cover 12 months, averaging 110.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 359 events.

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