NE21 4RB

Winlaton & High Spen · Gateshead · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Gateshead
Constituency
Blaydon and Consett
Postcode district
NE21
Postcode sector
NE21 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE21 5QF 17 m
NE21 5QW 41 m
NE21 5QR 51 m
NE21 5QS 51 m
NE21 5QZ 51 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE21 4RB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 October 2006
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE21
Postcode sector
NE21 4
Latitude
54.956042
Longitude
-1.723656
British National Grid easting
417,796
British National Grid northing
562,412

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Gateshead · E08000037
Parish or community
E43000229
Westminster constituency
Blaydon and Consett · E14001106
Output area
E00042006
Lower layer super output area
Gateshead 004E · E01008280
Middle layer super output area
Gateshead 004 · E02001685

Postcode source versions

Explore NE21

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
59
Primary
43
Secondary
7
  1. St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon

    Academy converter

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

    Academy converter

    655 m
  3. Parkhead Community Primary School

    Community school

    686 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,267
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 349
  • Anti social behaviour 227
  • Shoplifting 208
  • Criminal damage and arson 136
  • Vehicle crime 96

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

14

within 5 km straight-line

  • HOLLYHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85616

    96 m

  • OLDWELL SURGERY

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

    ODS code A85018

    96 m

  • CHAINBRIDGE MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code A85010

    1.1 km

  • WHICKHAM COTTAGE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85020

    3.2 km

  • NEWBURN SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86038

    3.5 km

  • BETTS AVENUE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86030

    3.6 km

  • DENTON TURRET MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86601

    3.9 km

  • CRAWCROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    PATTINSON DRIVE, CRAWCROOK, RYTON, NE40 4US

    ODS code A85014

    4.2 km

  • HOLMSIDE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86021

    4.3 km

  • DENTON PARK MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86013

    4.4 km

  • PARKWAY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86022

    4.6 km

  • THROCKLEY PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86026

    4.7 km

  • SUNNISIDE SURGERY

    8 DEWHURST TERRACE, SUNNISIDE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE16 5LP

    ODS code A85617

    4.8 km

  • WEST ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86012

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Litchfield Terrace

    BCT · Winlaton

    0.0 miles
  • Tyne Street

    BCT · Winlaton

    0.1 miles
  • Blaydon Bank-Alice Street

    BCT · Winlaton

    0.1 miles
  • Blaydon Bank-Alice Street

    BCT · Winlaton

    0.1 miles
  • Wylam View

    BCT · Winlaton

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Gateshead 004E, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

3,517 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

59 open schools are in scope, including 43 primary and 7 secondary schools. St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon is the nearest published school at 583 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,267 published events cover 12 months, averaging 105.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 349 events.

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