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NE21 5TW

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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE21 5AB 145 m
NE21 5TX 153 m
NE16 9AY 247 m
NE16 9AZ 247 m
NE21 5DD 247 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE21 5TW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE21
Postcode sector
NE21 5
Latitude
54.964084
Longitude
-1.704250
British National Grid easting
419,035
British National Grid northing
563,312

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
E00041460
Lower layer super output area
Gateshead 005C · E01008181
Middle layer super output area
Gateshead 005 · E02001686

Postcode source versions

Explore NE21

Property

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Cowen Road, Blaydon-On-Tyne, NE21 5TW 16 November 2005 £225,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
78
Primary
55
Secondary
9

  1. Blaydon West Primary School

    Community school

    693 m

  2. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Blaydon

    Academy converter

    1.0 km

  3. St George's Catholic Primary School, Bells Close

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,282
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 347
  • Anti social behaviour 231
  • Shoplifting 190
  • Criminal damage and arson 128
  • Public order 88

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NE21 5 residents
4,981

Age bands in NE21 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.2%

956 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.3%

542 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.9%

1,462 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.1%

1,369 residents

Age 65 and over
17.4%

915 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+
91.7%
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
91.7%
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

20

within 5 km straight-line

  • CHAINBRIDGE MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code A85010

    543 m

  • 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

  • BETTS AVENUE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86030

    2.1 km

  • DENTON TURRET MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86601

    2.5 km

  • WHICKHAM COTTAGE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85020

    2.7 km

  • HOLMSIDE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86021

    2.9 km

  • DENTON PARK MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86013

    3.3 km

  • WEST ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86012

    3.4 km

  • NEWBURN SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86038

    3.5 km

  • FENHAM HALL SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86031

    3.6 km

  • PARKWAY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86022

    3.7 km

  • PROSPECT MEDICAL CENTRE

    501 WESTGATE ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 8AY

    ODS code A86004

    3.9 km

  • WESTERHOPE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86025

    3.9 km

  • ELSWICK FAMILY PRACTICE

    MELDON STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 6SH

    ODS code A86037

    4.1 km

  • DILSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    23 DILSTON ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 5AB

    ODS code Y00184

    4.3 km

  • GLENPARK & TEAMS MEDICAL SERVICES

    RAVENSWORTH ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE11 9FJ

    ODS code A85006

    4.4 km

  • CRUDDAS PARK SURGERY

    178 WESTMORLAND ROAD, CRUDDAS PARK, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 7JT

    ODS code A86017

    4.7 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

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Chainbridge Road-Railway Crossing

    BCT · Blaydon

    0.1 miles

  • Chainbridge Road-Railway Crossing

    BCT · Blaydon

    0.2 miles

  • Chainbridge Road-Whiteley Road

    BCT · Blaydon

    0.2 miles

  • Chainbridge Road Industrial Estate

    BCT · Blaydon

    0.2 miles

  • Blaydon Bus Link

    BCT · Blaydon

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Gateshead 005C, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,429 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
7 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
1
Medium risk addresses
16
Low risk addresses
14
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

Schools

78 open schools are in scope, including 55 primary and 9 secondary schools. Blaydon West Primary School is the nearest published school at 693 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,282 published events cover 12 months, averaging 106.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 347 events.

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