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NE9 5BP

Saltwell · Gateshead · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Saltwell
Local authority
Gateshead
Constituency
Gateshead Central and Whickham
Postcode district
NE9
Postcode sector
NE9 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE8 4SF 185 m
NE9 5AS 280 m
NE9 5BL 288 m
NE9 5FD 288 m
NE8 4TR 321 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE9 5BP
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE9
Postcode sector
NE9 5
Latitude
54.942129
Longitude
-1.605054
British National Grid easting
425,400
British National Grid northing
560,900

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Gateshead · E08000037
Electoral ward
Saltwell · E05016561
Parish or community
E43000229
Westminster constituency
Gateshead Central and Whickham · E14001244
Output area
E00189968
Lower layer super output area
Gateshead 010E · E01008255
Middle layer super output area
Gateshead 010 · E02001691

Postcode source versions

Explore NE9

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
96
Primary
65
Secondary
6

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

    Academy converter

    605 m

  2. Dryden School

    Community special school

    634 m

  3. Kelvin Grove Community Primary School

    Community school

    787 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,423
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,134
  • Shoplifting 396
  • Anti social behaviour 390
  • Criminal damage and arson 289
  • Other theft 245

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.

GP practices

28

within 5 km straight-line

  • FELL COTTAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A85007

    808 m

  • FELL TOWER MEDICAL CENTRE

    575-583 DURHAM ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE9 5EY

    ODS code A85001

    877 m

  • OXFORD TCE & RAWLING RD MEDICAL GROUP

    1 OXFORD TERRACE, BENSHAM, GATESHEAD, NE8 1RQ

    ODS code A85005

    1.4 km

  • BENSHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

    SIDNEY GROVE, GATESHEAD, NE8 2XB

    ODS code A85002

    1.4 km

  • SECOND STREET SURGERY

    SECOND STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UR

    ODS code A85021

    1.5 km

  • CENTRAL GATESHEAD MEDICAL GROUP

    PRINCE CONSORT ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 1NB

    ODS code A85019

    1.6 km

  • BEWICK ROAD SURGERY

    10 BEWICK ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 4DP

    ODS code A85017

    1.6 km

  • BEACON VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85026

    1.7 km

  • MILLENNIUM FAMILY PRACTICE

    TRINITY SQUARE HEALTH CTR, GATESHEAD, NE8 1AD

    ODS code A85013

    2.3 km

  • THE BRIDGES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    TRINITY SQUARE HEALTH CTR, GATESHEAD, NE8 1AD

    ODS code A85614

    2.3 km

  • CROWHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85009

    2.5 km

  • ST. ALBANS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A85011

    2.5 km

  • GLENPARK & TEAMS MEDICAL SERVICES

    RAVENSWORTH ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE11 9FJ

    ODS code A85006

    2.5 km

  • WREKENTON MEDICAL GROUP

    SPRINGWELL ROAD, WREKENTON, GATESHEAD, NE9 7AD

    ODS code A85016

    2.8 km

  • CRUDDAS PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86017

    3.3 km

  • NEWCASTLE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86027

    3.7 km

  • ELSWICK FAMILY PRACTICE

    MELDON STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 6SH

    ODS code A86037

    3.8 km

  • SAVILLE MEDICAL GROUP

    7 SAVILLE PLACE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE1 8DQ

    ODS code A86003

    3.8 km

  • LONGRIGG MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85004

    3.8 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

Showing 20 of 28 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Saltwell Park

    BCT · Saltwell

    0.1 miles

  • Saltwell Park

    BCT · Saltwell

    0.1 miles

  • Saltwell Road South-South-Crematorium

    BCT · Saltwell

    0.2 miles

  • Saltwell Road South-Crematorium

    BCT · Saltwell

    0.2 miles

  • Durham Road-Musgrave School

    BCT · Low Fell

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Gateshead 010E, 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

16,408 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
5 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

96 open schools are in scope, including 65 primary and 6 secondary schools. St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Low Fell is the nearest published school at 605 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,423 published events cover 12 months, averaging 285.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,134 events.

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