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NE9 5YZ

Low Fell · Gateshead · England

Updated September 2026

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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 5UN 40 m
NE9 5UD 47 m
NE9 5UW 59 m
NE9 5UP 74 m
NE9 5UH 103 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE9 5YZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
1 December 1998
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE9
Postcode sector
NE9 5
Latitude
54.941700
Longitude
-1.592211
British National Grid easting
426,223
British National Grid northing
560,857

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
E00041754
Lower layer super output area
Gateshead 016C · E01008236
Middle layer super output area
Gateshead 016 · E02001697

Postcode source versions

Explore NE9

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
93
Primary
61
Secondary
7

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

    Academy converter

    222 m

  2. Dryden School

    Community special school

    242 m

  3. River Tyne Academy Gateshead

    Academy alternative provision sponsor led

    446 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,657
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,191
  • Anti social behaviour 444
  • Shoplifting 441
  • Criminal damage and arson 345
  • Public order 259

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

25

within 5 km straight-line

  • FELL COTTAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A85007

    387 m

  • FELL TOWER MEDICAL CENTRE

    575-583 DURHAM ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE9 5EY

    ODS code A85001

    861 m

  • BEACON VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85026

    1.1 km

  • OXFORD TCE & RAWLING RD MEDICAL GROUP

    1 OXFORD TERRACE, BENSHAM, GATESHEAD, NE8 1RQ

    ODS code A85005

    1.7 km

  • CROWHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85009

    1.7 km

  • ST. ALBANS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A85011

    1.7 km

  • BEWICK ROAD SURGERY

    10 BEWICK ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 4DP

    ODS code A85017

    1.7 km

  • CENTRAL GATESHEAD MEDICAL GROUP

    PRINCE CONSORT ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 1NB

    ODS code A85019

    1.8 km

  • BENSHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

    SIDNEY GROVE, GATESHEAD, NE8 2XB

    ODS code A85002

    2.0 km

  • SECOND STREET SURGERY

    SECOND STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UR

    ODS code A85021

    2.0 km

  • WREKENTON MEDICAL GROUP

    SPRINGWELL ROAD, WREKENTON, GATESHEAD, NE9 7AD

    ODS code A85016

    2.2 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

    3.0 km

  • GLENPARK & TEAMS MEDICAL SERVICES

    RAVENSWORTH ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE11 9FJ

    ODS code A85006

    3.3 km

  • ST. ANTHONY'S HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86040

    3.6 km

  • PELAW MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A85611

    3.6 km

  • CRUDDAS PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86017

    3.9 km

  • SAVILLE MEDICAL GROUP

    7 SAVILLE PLACE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE1 8DQ

    ODS code A86003

    4.0 km

  • NEWCASTLE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86027

    4.0 km

Showing 20 of 25 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Kells Lane-Beverley Road

    BCT · Sheriff Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Kells Lane-Grove Road

    BCT · Sheriff Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Old Durham Road-Sheriff Hill

    BCT · Carr Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Sheriffs Highway-Springfield Place

    BCT · Carr Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Sheriff Highway-Kells Lane

    BCT · Carr Hill

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Gateshead 016C, 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

15,077 of 33,755

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

93 open schools are in scope, including 61 primary and 7 secondary schools. St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Low Fell is the nearest published school at 222 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,657 published events cover 12 months, averaging 304.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,191 events.

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