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NE9 5BF

Low Fell · Gateshead · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Gateshead
Ward
Low Fell
Local authority
Gateshead
Constituency
Gateshead Central and Whickham
Postcode district
NE9
Postcode sector
NE9 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE9 5BG 5 m
NE9 5BQ 34 m
NE9 5AT 37 m
NE9 5PB 76 m
NE9 5FD 106 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE9 5BF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 2011
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE9
Postcode sector
NE9 5
Latitude
54.939563
Longitude
-1.600833
British National Grid easting
425,672
British National Grid northing
560,616

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Gateshead · E08000037
Electoral ward
Low Fell · E05016558
Parish or community
E43000229
Westminster constituency
Gateshead Central and Whickham · E14001244
Output area
E00041780
Lower layer super output area
Gateshead 020D · E01008239
Middle layer super output area
Gateshead 020 · E02001701

Postcode source versions

Explore NE9

Property

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3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Mcmillan Close, Saltwell Business Park, Gateshead, NE9 5BF 19 June 2018 £115,000
4, Mcmillan Close, Saltwell Business Park, Gateshead, NE9 5BF 1 October 2015 £313,500
1, Mcmillan Close, Saltwell Business Park, Gateshead, NE9 5BF 1 October 2015 £230,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
90
Primary
59
Secondary
6

  1. St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Low Fell

    Academy converter

    398 m

  2. Kells Lane Primary School

    Community school

    429 m

  3. Dryden School

    Community special school

    520 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,024
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 984
  • Shoplifting 393
  • Anti social behaviour 348
  • Criminal damage and arson 267
  • Public order 211

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NE9 5 residents
10,242

Age bands in NE9 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.2%

1,789 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.1%

950 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.5%

2,656 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.2%

2,828 residents

Age 65 and over
21%

2,188 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+
100%
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

26

within 5 km

  • FELL COTTAGE SURGERY

    123 KELLS LANE, LOW FELL, GATESHEAD, NE9 5XY

    ODS code A85007

    443 m

  • FELL TOWER MEDICAL CENTRE

    575-583 DURHAM ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE9 5EY

    ODS code A85001

    515 m

  • BEACON VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 BEACON LOUGH ROAD, BEACON LOUGH, GATESHEAD, NE9 6YS

    ODS code A85026

    1.3 km

  • OXFORD TCE & RAWLING RD MEDICAL GROUP

    1 OXFORD TERRACE, BENSHAM, GATESHEAD, NE8 1RQ

    ODS code A85005

    1.7 km

  • BENSHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

    SIDNEY GROVE, GATESHEAD, NE8 2XB

    ODS code A85002

    1.8 km

  • BEWICK ROAD SURGERY

    10 BEWICK ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 4DP

    ODS code A85017

    1.9 km

  • CENTRAL GATESHEAD MEDICAL GROUP

    PRINCE CONSORT ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 1NB

    ODS code A85019

    1.9 km

  • SECOND STREET SURGERY

    SECOND STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UR

    ODS code A85021

    1.9 km

  • CROWHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    FELLING HEALTH CENTRE, STEPHENSON TERRACE, FELLING, GATESHEAD, NE10 9QG

    ODS code A85009

    2.3 km

  • ST. ALBANS MEDICAL GROUP

    FELLING HEALTH CENTRE, STEPHENSON TERRACE, FELLING, GATESHEAD, NE10 9QG

    ODS code A85011

    2.3 km

  • WREKENTON MEDICAL GROUP

    SPRINGWELL ROAD, WREKENTON, GATESHEAD, NE9 7AD

    ODS code A85016

    2.4 km

  • MILLENNIUM FAMILY PRACTICE

    TRINITY SQUARE HEALTH CTR, GATESHEAD, NE8 1AD

    ODS code A85013

    2.6 km

  • THE BRIDGES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    TRINITY SQUARE HEALTH CTR, GATESHEAD, NE8 1AD

    ODS code A85614

    2.6 km

  • GLENPARK & TEAMS MEDICAL SERVICES

    RAVENSWORTH ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE11 9FJ

    ODS code A85006

    2.9 km

  • LONGRIGG MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 LONGRIGG, LEAM LANE ESTATE, FELLING, GATESHEAD, NE10 8PH

    ODS code A85004

    3.6 km

  • CRUDDAS PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86017

    3.7 km

  • NEWCASTLE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HOTSPUR WAY, INTU ELDON SQUARE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE1 7XR

    ODS code A86027

    4.1 km

  • SAVILLE MEDICAL GROUP

    7 SAVILLE PLACE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE1 8DQ

    ODS code A86003

    4.1 km

  • ST. ANTHONY'S HEALTH CENTRE

    ST. ANTHONY'S MED GROUP, ST. ANTHONY'S ROAD, WALKER, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 2NN

    ODS code A86040

    4.1 km

  • ELSWICK FAMILY PRACTICE

    MELDON STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 6SH

    ODS code A86037

    4.2 km

Showing 20 of 26 matching practices.

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

Nearby transport

  • Durham Road-Musgrave School

    BCT · Low Fell

    0.1 miles

  • Durham Road-Musgrave School

    BCT · Low Fell

    0.1 miles

  • Durham Road - Beaconsfield Road

    BCT · Low Fell

    0.2 miles

  • Bell Vue Bank-Durham Road

    BCT · Low Fell

    0.2 miles

  • Belle Vue Bank - Belle Vue Grove

    BCT · Low Fell

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Gateshead 020D, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,197 of 33,755

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

Schools

90 open schools are in scope, including 59 primary and 6 secondary schools. St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Low Fell is the nearest published school at 398 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,024 published events cover 12 months, averaging 252 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 984 events.

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