NE21 4DB postcode in Blaydon, Gateshead

NE21 4DB is a postcode in Blaydon, in the Blaydon ward of Gateshead. It is in the Blaydon and Consett parliamentary constituency and the Northumbria police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at NE21 4DB can get it Across Gateshead: 89% Typical price £175,000 Homes sold in NE21 4, last 12 months. ▲ 25% on the year before Nearest station Blaydon 600 m in a straight line

Where NE21 4DB is, and what is near it

Map of NE21 4DB and what is near it Map of NE21 4DB: its centre point, with the 167 other postcodes in the NE21 4 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 14 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. NE21 4AB: also in NE21 4NE21 4AG: also in NE21 4NE21 4AH: also in NE21 4NE21 4AL: also in NE21 4NE21 4AN: also in NE21 4NE21 4AP: also in NE21 4NE21 4AS: also in NE21 4NE21 4AU: also in NE21 4NE21 4AW: also in NE21 4NE21 4AX: also in NE21 4NE21 4AY: also in NE21 4NE21 4AZ: also in NE21 4NE21 4BA: also in NE21 4NE21 4BB: also in NE21 4NE21 4BD: also in NE21 4NE21 4BE: also in NE21 4NE21 4BG: also in NE21 4NE21 4BH: also in NE21 4NE21 4BJ: also in NE21 4NE21 4BL: also in NE21 4NE21 4BN: also in NE21 4NE21 4BQ: also in NE21 4NE21 4BU: also in NE21 4NE21 4BW: also in NE21 4NE21 4BX: also in NE21 4NE21 4BY: also in NE21 4NE21 4BZ: also in NE21 4NE21 4DA: also in NE21 4NE21 4DD: also in NE21 4NE21 4DE: also in NE21 4NE21 4DG: also in NE21 4NE21 4DS: also in NE21 4NE21 4DT: also in NE21 4NE21 4DU: also in NE21 4NE21 4DX: also in NE21 4NE21 4DY: also in NE21 4NE21 4DZ: also in NE21 4NE21 4EA: also in NE21 4NE21 4EB: also in NE21 4NE21 4ED: also in NE21 4NE21 4EE: also in NE21 4NE21 4EJ: also in NE21 4NE21 4EU: also in NE21 4NE21 4EX: also in NE21 4NE21 4EY: also in NE21 4NE21 4EZ: also in NE21 4NE21 4HA: also in NE21 4NE21 4HB: also in NE21 4NE21 4HQ: also in NE21 4NE21 4JB: also in NE21 4NE21 4JJ: also in NE21 4NE21 4JL: also in NE21 4NE21 4JN: also in NE21 4NE21 4JP: also in NE21 4NE21 4JQ: also in NE21 4NE21 4JR: also in NE21 4NE21 4JS: also in NE21 4NE21 4JY: also in NE21 4NE21 4NR: also in NE21 4NE21 4PS: also in NE21 4NE21 4PU: also in NE21 4NE21 4PX: also in NE21 4NE21 4PY: also in NE21 4NE21 4PZ: also in NE21 4NE21 4QA: also in NE21 4NE21 4QB: also in NE21 4NE21 4QD: also in NE21 4NE21 4QE: also in NE21 4NE21 4QG: also in NE21 4NE21 4QH: also in NE21 4NE21 4QJ: also in NE21 4NE21 4QL: also in NE21 4NE21 4QQ: also in NE21 4NE21 4RA: also in NE21 4NE21 4RD: also in NE21 4NE21 4RE: also in NE21 4NE21 4RG: also in NE21 4NE21 4RH: also in NE21 4NE21 4RJ: also in NE21 4NE21 4RL: also in NE21 4NE21 4RN: also in NE21 4NE21 4RP: also in NE21 4NE21 4RQ: also in NE21 4NE21 4RR: also in NE21 4NE21 4RS: also in NE21 4NE21 4RW: also in NE21 4 2 GP practices, 800 mBlaydon NE21 4DB Map of NE21 4DB and what is near it Map of NE21 4DB: its centre point, with the 167 other postcodes in the NE21 4 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 14 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Blaydon NE21 4DB
  • NE21 4DB
  • Other postcodes in NE21 4: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 14 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 54.9608, longitude -1.7153)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after NE21 4DB?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at NE21 4DB?

Every home and business at NE21 4DB can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

NE21 4DB 100% Gateshead 89%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

NE21 4DB 100% Gateshead 98%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at NE21 4DB?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for NE21 4DB.

Check the bin days for NE21 4DB on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is NE21 4DB at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include NE21 4DB.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Gateshead

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for NE21 4DB: 1,808 properties in Gateshead are at high risk (1.6% of all its properties). All the figures for Gateshead

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of NE21 4DB is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near NE21 4DB?

Homes in NE21 4 sold for a typical £175,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 73 sales, up 25% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£175,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£140,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 25% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £282,500 14 sales
  • Semi-detached £188,000 26 sales
  • Terraced £125,000 27 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £116,750 6 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole NE21 district: a typical £163,750 from 202 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in NE21 4DB

HM Land Registry records 6 standard sales of homes in NE21 4DB from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 20 November 2025. The middle price was £135,000, from £121,000 to £172,500. Across NE21 4, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £175,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near NE21 4DB?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 860 homes in the neighbourhood around NE21 4DB. The largest share of them, 38%, are in council tax band A. More were built from 2000 to 2009 than in any other period (26%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around NE21 4DB

Band D in Gateshead for 2026‑27: £2,716. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,811 (band A) to £2,716 (band D); band A, the most common, is £1,811.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 330 (38%)£1,811
Band Babout 290 (34%)£2,112
Band Cabout 220 (26%)£2,414
Band Dabout 20 (2%)£2,716
Band Ewithheld£3,319
Band Ffewer than 5£3,923
Band Gfewer than 5£4,526
Band Hfewer than 5£5,432

When the homes were built

  1. 24% Before 1900
  2. 10% 1900 to 1918
  3. 6% 1919 to 1939
  4. 2% 1945 to 1964
  5. None 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. 26% 2000 to 2009
  8. 18% 2010 to 2019
  9. 14% 2020 or later

1965 to 1982, 1983 to 1999: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Gateshead before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of NE21 4DB is in (ONS area E01008178), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near NE21 4DB?

The nearest open schools to NE21 4DB, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near NE21 4DB, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to NE21 4DB?

The nearest railway station to the centre of NE21 4DB is Blaydon Rail Station, 600 metres away in a straight line.

  • Blaydon Rail Station Railway station 600 mWalk
  • Metrocentre Rail Station Railway station 3.2 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

14 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Blaydon Bank-Croftdale Road, 171 m away.

More stations near NE21 4DB, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near NE21 4DB?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of NE21 4DB, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near NE21 4DB?

0 within 1 km 6 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of NE21 4DB, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 2.0 kmCycle
  • InstaVolt Charging point · 6 chargers 2.3 kmCycle
  • Gridserve Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 30 kW 2.3 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near NE21 4DB?

The nearest to the centre of NE21 4DB, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to NE21 4DB?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near NE21 4DB?

The nearest care homes to the centre of NE21 4DB, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near NE21 4DB?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of NE21 4DB, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near NE21 4DB?

The nearest vets to the centre of NE21 4DB on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is NE21 4DB in a conservation area?

The centre of NE21 4DB is in 2 areas with planning rules of their own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near NE21 4DB?

Police.uk records 89 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of NE21 4DB in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences26 reports
Anti-social behaviour18 reports
Shoplifting15 reports
Criminal damage and arson10 reports
Public order7 reports
Other crime7 reports

Also: burglary 2, other theft 2, vehicle crime 1, drugs 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for NE21 4DB

Ward
Blaydon
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
North East
Country
England
Built-up area
Blaydon
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

Where to check what we do not hold

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Every postcode in the same sector, district or postcode area.

NE21 4 sector NE21 district NE postcode area Blaydon postcodes

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

NE21 4QL50 mNE21 4DD70 mNE21 4DE90 mNE21 4DA90 mNE21 4BZ100 mNE21 4QH100 m
All of NE21

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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