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NE9 7BF

Chowdene · Gateshead · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Chowdene
Local authority
Gateshead
Constituency
Gateshead Central and Whickham
Postcode district
NE9
Postcode sector
NE9 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE9 7EZ 53 m
NE9 7HY 91 m
NE9 7HZ 91 m
NE9 7HG 126 m
NE9 7EW 127 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE9 7BF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2014
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE9
Postcode sector
NE9 7
Latitude
54.918834
Longitude
-1.588198
British National Grid easting
426,495
British National Grid northing
558,314

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Gateshead · E08000037
Electoral ward
Chowdene · E05016550
Parish or community
E43000229
Westminster constituency
Gateshead Central and Whickham · E14001244
Output area
E00041532
Lower layer super output area
Gateshead 023B · E01008190
Middle layer super output area
Gateshead 023 · E02001704

Postcode source versions

Explore NE9

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
79
Primary
54
Secondary
7

  1. St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Harlow Green

    Academy converter

    381 m

  2. Harlow Green Community Primary School

    Community school

    456 m

  3. The Cedars Academy

    Academy special converter

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,295
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Shoplifting 686
  • Violence and sexual offences 571
  • Anti social behaviour 240
  • Criminal damage and arson 193
  • Public order 135

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
24

15 female, 9 male

Postcode households
13
Residents per household
1.8
NE9 7 residents
11,191

Age bands in NE9 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.4%

1,809 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.2%

1,126 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.2%

2,566 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.6%

3,153 residents

Age 65 and over
21.6%

2,389 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NE9 7 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

18

within 5 km

  • WREKENTON MEDICAL GROUP

    SPRINGWELL ROAD, WREKENTON, GATESHEAD, NE9 7AD

    ODS code A85016

    1.4 km

  • BEACON VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85026

    1.6 km

  • FELL TOWER MEDICAL CENTRE

    575-583 DURHAM ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE9 5EY

    ODS code A85001

    1.9 km

  • FELL COTTAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A85007

    2.2 km

  • BIRTLEY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A85008

    3.1 km

  • CROWHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85009

    3.5 km

  • ST. ALBANS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A85011

    3.5 km

  • LONGRIGG MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85004

    3.9 km

  • CONCORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD, WASHINGTON, NE37 2PU

    ODS code A89022

    4.1 km

  • NEW WASHINGTON MEDICAL GROUP

    VICTORIA ROAD HEALTH CENTRE, VICTORIA ROAD, CONCORD, WASHINGTON, NE37 2PU

    ODS code A89026

    4.1 km

  • THE STEPHENSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD HEALTH CENTRE, VICTORIA ROAD, CONCORD, WASHINGTON, NE37 2PU

    ODS code A89010

    4.1 km

  • OXFORD TCE & RAWLING RD MEDICAL GROUP

    1 OXFORD TERRACE, BENSHAM, GATESHEAD, NE8 1RQ

    ODS code A85005

    4.1 km

  • BENSHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

    SIDNEY GROVE, GATESHEAD, NE8 2XB

    ODS code A85002

    4.2 km

  • BEWICK ROAD SURGERY

    10 BEWICK ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 4DP

    ODS code A85017

    4.3 km

  • GALLERIES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE GALLERIES HEALTH CENTRE, WASHINGTON CENTRE, WASHINGTON, NE38 7NQ

    ODS code A89012

    4.3 km

  • SUNDERLAND GP ALLIANCE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HEALTH CENTRE, THE GALLERIES, WASHINGTON CENTRE, WASHINGTON, NE38 7NQ

    ODS code A89025

    4.3 km

  • CENTRAL GATESHEAD MEDICAL GROUP

    PRINCE CONSORT ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 1NB

    ODS code A85019

    4.3 km

  • SECOND STREET SURGERY

    SECOND STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UR

    ODS code A85021

    4.3 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Waverley Road-Ripley Court

    BCT · Allerdene

    0.0 miles

  • Harlow Green-Ripley Court

    BCT · Allerdene

    0.1 miles

  • Durham Road-Deneford

    BCT · Allerdene

    0.1 miles

  • Durham Road-Deneford

    BCT · Allerdene

    0.1 miles

  • Waverley Road-Rokeby View

    BCT · Allerdene

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Gateshead 023B, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,335 of 33,755

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

Schools

79 open schools are in scope, including 54 primary and 7 secondary schools. St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Harlow Green is the nearest published school at 381 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,295 published events cover 12 months, averaging 191.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Shoplifting with 686 events.

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