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NE39 2BQ

Winlaton & High Spen · Gateshead · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Rowlands Gill
Ward
Winlaton & High Spen
Local authority
Gateshead
Constituency
Blaydon and Consett
Postcode district
NE39
Postcode sector
NE39 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE39 2BH 37 m
NE39 2BJ 57 m
NE39 2AP 82 m
NE39 2BG 92 m
NE39 2AW 105 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE39 2BQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE39
Postcode sector
NE39 2
Latitude
54.929278
Longitude
-1.784104
British National Grid easting
413,934
British National Grid northing
559,420

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Gateshead · E08000037
Electoral ward
Winlaton & High Spen · E05016566
Parish or community
E43000229
Westminster constituency
Blaydon and Consett · E14001106
Output area
E00041536
Lower layer super output area
Gateshead 029A · E01008196
Middle layer super output area
Gateshead 029 · E02007094

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Leven House, Hugar Road, High Spen, Rowlands Gill, NE39 2BQ 11 November 2022 £295,000
School House, 2, Hugar Road, High Spen, Rowlands Gill, NE39 2BQ 16 October 1998 £70,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
14
Primary
13
Secondary
1

  1. High Spen Primary School

    Community school

    60 m

  2. Highfield Community Primary School

    Community school

    1.9 km

  3. St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Highfield

    Voluntary aided school

    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
188
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 65
  • Anti social behaviour 48
  • Public order 17
  • Other crime 14
  • Criminal damage and arson 13

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
57

31 female, 26 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
14.3
NE39 2 residents
4,799

Age bands in NE39 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.7%

743 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.9%

443 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.5%

1,003 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.1%

1,253 residents

Age 65 and over
22.7%

1,012 residents

This postcode contained 1.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NE39 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

6

within 5 km

  • CHOPWELL PRIMARY HEALTHCARE CENTRE

    SOUTH ROAD, CHOPWELL, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE17 7BU

    ODS code A85024

    2.2 km

  • OAKFIELDS HEALTH GROUP

    HAMSTERLEY COLLIERY, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE17 7SB

    ODS code A83618

    3.5 km

  • CEDARS MEDICAL GROUP

    CEDAR CRESCENT, BURNOPFIELD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE16 6HU

    ODS code A83038

    3.8 km

  • CRAWCROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    PATTINSON DRIVE, CRAWCROOK, RYTON, NE40 4US

    ODS code A85014

    4.1 km

  • HOLLYHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85616

    4.8 km

  • OLDWELL SURGERY

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

    ODS code A85018

    4.8 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Hookergate Lane-Ethel Terrace

    BCT · Hooker Gate

    0.1 miles

  • High Spen Primary School

    BCT · High Spen

    0.1 miles

  • Hookergate Lane

    BCT · High Spen

    0.1 miles

  • Hookergate Lane-School Lane

    BCT · Hooker Gate

    0.1 miles

  • Glossip Street

    BCT · High Spen

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Gateshead 029A, 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

14,895 of 33,755

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £295,000 from 1 recorded sale in NE39 2BQ. 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

Published establishments

14 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 1 secondary schools. High Spen Primary School is the nearest published school at 60 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

188 published events cover 12 months, averaging 15.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 65 events.

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