NE21 4SX

Crawcrook & Greenside · Gateshead · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE21 4SY 313 m
NE21 4SZ 451 m
NE21 4AD 480 m
NE40 3EF 491 m
NE40 3EX 491 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE21 4SX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1986
Terminated
1 December 2015
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE21
Postcode sector
NE21 4
Latitude
54.960488
Longitude
-1.747239
British National Grid easting
416,284
British National Grid northing
562,901

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
E00041840
Lower layer super output area
Gateshead 001C · E01008248
Middle layer super output area
Gateshead 001 · E02001682

Postcode source versions

Explore NE21

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Blaydon Quarry Land Fill Site, Lead Road, Greenside, Ryton, NE21 4SX 1 May 2020 £55,000
Blaydon Quarry Land Fill Site, Lead Road, Greenside, Ryton, NE21 4SX 15 December 2017 £18,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
43
Primary
35
Secondary
5
  1. Crookhill Community Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km
  2. St Mary & St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Blaydon

    Academy converter

    1.3 km
  3. West Lane Primary School

    Community school

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
895
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 240
  • Shoplifting 185
  • Anti social behaviour 145
  • Criminal damage and arson 90
  • Public order 53

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

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

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
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%

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

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • HOLLYHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85616

    1.6 km

  • OLDWELL SURGERY

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

    ODS code A85018

    1.6 km

  • CHAINBRIDGE MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code A85010

    2.2 km

  • CRAWCROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    PATTINSON DRIVE, CRAWCROOK, RYTON, NE40 4US

    ODS code A85014

    2.6 km

  • NEWBURN SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86038

    2.8 km

  • THROCKLEY PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86026

    3.7 km

  • PARKWAY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86022

    4.5 km

  • DENTON TURRET MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86601

    4.7 km

  • DENTON PARK MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86013

    4.8 km

  • BETTS AVENUE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86030

    4.8 km

  • WHICKHAM COTTAGE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85020

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Liddells Fell Road-Lead Road

    BCT · Blaydon Burn

    0.2 miles
  • Liddells Fell Road-Beweshill Lane

    BCT · Blaydon Burn

    0.2 miles
  • Liddells Fell Road-Greenwell Farm

    BCT · Blaydon Burn

    0.4 miles
  • Liddells Fell Road-Greenwell Farm

    BCT · Blaydon Burn

    0.4 miles
  • Stargate Lane-Middle Row

    BCT · Crookhill

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Gateshead 001C, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,478 of 33,755

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

43 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 5 secondary schools. Crookhill Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

895 published events cover 12 months, averaging 74.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 240 events.

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