NE39 2DS

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
NE39
Postcode sector
NE39 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE39 2DR 0 m
NE39 2EE 64 m
NE39 2DP 76 m
NE39 2BD 103 m
NE39 2HF 108 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE39 2DS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 2021
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE39
Postcode sector
NE39 2
Latitude
54.931679
Longitude
-1.784980
British National Grid easting
413,877
British National Grid northing
559,687

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
E00041558
Lower layer super output area
Gateshead 029A · E01008196
Middle layer super output area
Gateshead 029 · E02007094

Postcode source versions

Explore NE39

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
15
Primary
14
Secondary
1
  1. High Spen Primary School

    Community school

    213 m
  2. Highfield Community Primary School

    Community school

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

    Voluntary aided school

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
174
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 62
  • Anti social behaviour 43
  • Public order 17
  • Other crime 13
  • Criminal damage and arson 12

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

6

within 5 km

  • CHOPWELL PRIMARY HEALTHCARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85024

    2.3 km

  • OAKFIELDS HEALTH GROUP

    HAMSTERLEY COLLIERY, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE17 7SB

    ODS code A83618

    3.7 km

  • CRAWCROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    PATTINSON DRIVE, CRAWCROOK, RYTON, NE40 4US

    ODS code A85014

    3.8 km

  • CEDARS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83038

    4.1 km

  • HOLLYHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85616

    4.7 km

  • OLDWELL SURGERY

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

    ODS code A85018

    4.7 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

  • Glossip Street

    BCT · High Spen

    0.1 miles
  • Glossop Street-Roseview Cottage

    BCT · High Spen

    0.1 miles
  • Collingdon Road - Hookergate Lane

    BCT · High Spen

    0.1 miles
  • Hookergate Lane

    BCT · High Spen

    0.1 miles
  • High Spen Primary School

    BCT · High Spen

    0.1 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

15 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 1 secondary schools. High Spen Primary School is the nearest published school at 213 m.

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

Recorded crime

174 published events cover 12 months, averaging 14.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 62 events.

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