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NE9 5FA

Deckham · Gateshead · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE9 5PY 59 m
NE9 5QP 77 m
NE9 5QN 129 m
NE9 5QA 134 m
NE9 5QE 135 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE9 5FA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2019
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE9
Postcode sector
NE9 5
Latitude
54.943323
Longitude
-1.585998
British National Grid easting
426,620
British National Grid northing
561,040

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Gateshead · E08000037
Electoral ward
Deckham · E05016552
Parish or community
E43000229
Westminster constituency
Gateshead Central and Whickham · E14001244
Output area
E00041585
Lower layer super output area
Gateshead 011B · E01008201
Middle layer super output area
Gateshead 011 · E02001692

Postcode source versions

Explore NE9

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
96
Primary
62
Secondary
8

  1. River Tyne Academy Gateshead

    Academy alternative provision sponsor led

    293 m

  2. Carr Hill Community Primary School

    Community school

    349 m

  3. Dryden School

    Community special school

    596 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,879
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,271
  • Anti social behaviour 482
  • Shoplifting 453
  • Criminal damage and arson 385
  • Public order 281

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
11

5 female, 6 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
1.0
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NE9 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
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%

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

24

within 5 km

  • FELL COTTAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A85007

    758 m

  • BEACON VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85026

    1.1 km

  • FELL TOWER MEDICAL CENTRE

    575-583 DURHAM ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE9 5EY

    ODS code A85001

    1.2 km

  • CROWHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85009

    1.3 km

  • ST. ALBANS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A85011

    1.3 km

  • BEWICK ROAD SURGERY

    10 BEWICK ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 4DP

    ODS code A85017

    1.8 km

  • OXFORD TCE & RAWLING RD MEDICAL GROUP

    1 OXFORD TERRACE, BENSHAM, GATESHEAD, NE8 1RQ

    ODS code A85005

    1.8 km

  • CENTRAL GATESHEAD MEDICAL GROUP

    PRINCE CONSORT ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 1NB

    ODS code A85019

    1.9 km

  • WREKENTON MEDICAL GROUP

    SPRINGWELL ROAD, WREKENTON, GATESHEAD, NE9 7AD

    ODS code A85016

    2.1 km

  • SECOND STREET SURGERY

    SECOND STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UR

    ODS code A85021

    2.2 km

  • BENSHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

    SIDNEY GROVE, GATESHEAD, NE8 2XB

    ODS code A85002

    2.3 km

  • MILLENNIUM FAMILY PRACTICE

    TRINITY SQUARE HEALTH CTR, GATESHEAD, NE8 1AD

    ODS code A85013

    2.5 km

  • THE BRIDGES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    TRINITY SQUARE HEALTH CTR, GATESHEAD, NE8 1AD

    ODS code A85614

    2.5 km

  • LONGRIGG MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85004

    2.6 km

  • PELAW MEDICAL PRACTICE

    7-8 CROXDALE TERRACE, PELAW, GATESHEAD, NE10 0RR

    ODS code A85611

    3.2 km

  • ST. ANTHONY'S HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86040

    3.2 km

  • GLENPARK & TEAMS MEDICAL SERVICES

    RAVENSWORTH ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE11 9FJ

    ODS code A85006

    3.6 km

  • THORNFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

    MOLINEUX STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 1SG

    ODS code A86029

    3.8 km

  • HEATON ROAD SURGERY

    17-19 HEATON ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 1SA

    ODS code A86024

    3.9 km

  • SAVILLE MEDICAL GROUP

    7 SAVILLE PLACE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE1 8DQ

    ODS code A86003

    4.0 km

Showing 20 of 24 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Broadway-Crossways

    BCT · Carr Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Broadway-Pottersway

    BCT · Carr Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Broadway-Pottersway

    BCT · Carr Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Broadway-Sheriffs Highway

    BCT · Carr Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Sheriffs Highway-Springfield Place

    BCT · Carr Hill

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Gateshead 011B, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

1,035 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
7 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

Schools

96 open schools are in scope, including 62 primary and 8 secondary schools. River Tyne Academy Gateshead is the nearest published school at 293 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,879 published events cover 12 months, averaging 323.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,271 events.

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