NE9 6TW

Chowdene · Gateshead · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Gateshead
Local authority
Gateshead
Postcode district
NE9
Postcode sector
NE9 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE9 6XF 108 m
NE9 6XW 122 m
NE9 6JU 162 m
NE9 6UW 163 m
NE9 6LB 175 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE9 6TW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE9
Postcode sector
NE9 6
Latitude
54.924201
Longitude
-1.602342
British National Grid easting
425,585
British National Grid northing
558,906

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Gateshead · E08000037
Electoral ward
Chowdene · E05016550
Parish or community
E43000229
Output area
E00041518
Lower layer super output area
Gateshead 020B · E01008194
Middle layer super output area
Gateshead 020 · E02001701

Postcode source versions

Explore NE9

29 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
6, Padstow Gardens, Gateshead, NE9 6TW 11 October 2024 £230,000
17, Padstow Gardens, Gateshead, NE9 6TW 25 May 2021 £125,000
4, Padstow Gardens, Gateshead, NE9 6TW 27 April 2020 £120,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
78
Primary
51
Secondary
8
  1. Oakfield Infant School

    Academy converter

    410 m
  2. Oakfield Junior School

    Academy converter

    529 m
  3. Grace College

    Academy converter

    572 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,225
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Shoplifting 780
  • Violence and sexual offences 495
  • Anti social behaviour 193
  • Criminal damage and arson 159
  • Public order 131

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
33

14 female, 19 male

Postcode households
16
Residents per household
2.1
NE9 6 residents
15,388

Age bands in NE9 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.1%

2,425 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.3%

1,545 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.6%

3,557 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.2%

4,405 residents

Age 65 and over
20.8%

3,129 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NE9 6 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

17

within 5 km

  • FELL TOWER MEDICAL CENTRE

    575-583 DURHAM ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE9 5EY

    ODS code A85001

    1.2 km

  • BEACON VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85026

    1.5 km

  • FELL COTTAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A85007

    1.7 km

  • WREKENTON MEDICAL GROUP

    SPRINGWELL ROAD, WREKENTON, GATESHEAD, NE9 7AD

    ODS code A85016

    2.1 km

  • BENSHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

    SIDNEY GROVE, GATESHEAD, NE8 2XB

    ODS code A85002

    3.3 km

  • OXFORD TCE & RAWLING RD MEDICAL GROUP

    1 OXFORD TERRACE, BENSHAM, GATESHEAD, NE8 1RQ

    ODS code A85005

    3.4 km

  • CROWHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85009

    3.4 km

  • ST. ALBANS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A85011

    3.4 km

  • SECOND STREET SURGERY

    SECOND STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UR

    ODS code A85021

    3.5 km

  • BEWICK ROAD SURGERY

    10 BEWICK ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 4DP

    ODS code A85017

    3.6 km

  • CENTRAL GATESHEAD MEDICAL GROUP

    PRINCE CONSORT ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 1NB

    ODS code A85019

    3.6 km

  • BIRTLEY MEDICAL GROUP

    DURHAM ROAD, BIRTLEY, CHESTER LE STREET, DH3 2QT

    ODS code A85008

    4.0 km

  • GLENPARK & TEAMS MEDICAL SERVICES

    RAVENSWORTH ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE11 9FJ

    ODS code A85006

    4.0 km

  • LONGRIGG MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85004

    4.2 km

  • MILLENNIUM FAMILY PRACTICE

    TRINITY SQUARE HEALTH CTR, GATESHEAD, NE8 1AD

    ODS code A85013

    4.3 km

  • THE BRIDGES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    TRINITY SQUARE HEALTH CTR, GATESHEAD, NE8 1AD

    ODS code A85614

    4.3 km

  • SUNNISIDE SURGERY

    8 DEWHURST TERRACE, SUNNISIDE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE16 5LP

    ODS code A85617

    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

  • Chowdene Bank-Andrews Drive

    BCT · Chowdene

    0.0 miles
  • Hertford-Chowdene

    BCT · Chowdene

    0.0 miles
  • Hertford-Chowdene

    BCT · Chowdene

    0.1 miles
  • Chowdene Bank-Salcombe Gardens

    BCT · Chowdene

    0.1 miles
  • Saltwell Road South-Chowdene Bank

    BCT · Chowdene

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Gateshead 020B, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,697 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
4 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
1
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

Property market

The five-year median is £230,000 from 1 recorded sale in NE9 6TW. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Gateshead is £158,254 in June 2026, up 7.8% year on year.

Schools

78 open schools are in scope, including 51 primary and 8 secondary schools. Oakfield Infant School is the nearest published school at 410 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,225 published events cover 12 months, averaging 185.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Shoplifting with 780 events.

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