NE21 4NE postcode in Ryton, Gateshead

NE21 4NE is a postcode in Ryton, in the Ryton, Crookhill & Stella 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 4NE 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 1.4 km in a straight line

Where NE21 4NE is, and what is near it

Map of NE21 4NE and what is near it Map of NE21 4NE: 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 3 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 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 4AW: also in NE21 4NE21 4AZ: also in NE21 4NE21 4BA: also in NE21 4NE21 4FD: also in NE21 4NE21 4FE: also in NE21 4NE21 4FF: also in NE21 4NE21 4FG: also in NE21 4NE21 4FH: also in NE21 4NE21 4FJ: also in NE21 4NE21 4FL: also in NE21 4NE21 4FN: also in NE21 4NE21 4FP: also in NE21 4NE21 4FQ: also in NE21 4NE21 4FR: also in NE21 4NE21 4FS: also in NE21 4NE21 4FT: 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 4JX: also in NE21 4NE21 4JY: also in NE21 4NE21 4JZ: also in NE21 4NE21 4LA: also in NE21 4NE21 4LB: also in NE21 4NE21 4LD: also in NE21 4NE21 4LE: also in NE21 4NE21 4LF: also in NE21 4NE21 4LG: also in NE21 4NE21 4LH: also in NE21 4NE21 4LJ: also in NE21 4NE21 4LL: also in NE21 4NE21 4LN: also in NE21 4NE21 4LP: also in NE21 4NE21 4LQ: also in NE21 4NE21 4LR: also in NE21 4NE21 4LS: also in NE21 4NE21 4LU: also in NE21 4NE21 4LW: also in NE21 4NE21 4LX: also in NE21 4NE21 4LY: also in NE21 4NE21 4NA: also in NE21 4NE21 4NB: also in NE21 4NE21 4ND: also in NE21 4NE21 4NF: also in NE21 4NE21 4NG: also in NE21 4NE21 4NJ: also in NE21 4NE21 4NL: also in NE21 4NE21 4NN: also in NE21 4NE21 4NP: also in NE21 4NE21 4NR: also in NE21 4NE21 4NS: also in NE21 4NE21 4NT: also in NE21 4NE21 4NU: also in NE21 4NE21 4NW: also in NE21 4NE21 4PS: also in NE21 4NE21 4PY: also in NE21 4NE21 4PZ: also in NE21 4NE21 4QB: also in NE21 4NE21 4QD: also in NE21 4NE21 4QJ: also in NE21 4NE21 4SA: also in NE21 4NE21 4SB: also in NE21 4NE21 4SD: also in NE21 4NE21 4SJ: also in NE21 4NE21 4SP: also in NE21 4NE21 4SQ: also in NE21 4NE21 4SR: also in NE21 4NE21 4SU: also in NE21 4NE21 4TE: also in NE21 4 School 1.2 kmRyton NE21 4NE Map of NE21 4NE and what is near it Map of NE21 4NE: 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 3 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Blaydon NE21 4NE
  • NE21 4NE
  • Other postcodes in NE21 4: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 3 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 54.9696, longitude -1.7336)

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 4NE?

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 4NE?

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

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

NE21 4NE 100% Gateshead 89%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

NE21 4NE 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 4NE?

BinDayBuddy does not read Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council's bin days

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 4NE 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 4NE.

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 4NE: 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 4NE 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 4NE?

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 4NE

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in NE21 4NE from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around 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

Food hygiene ratings at NE21 4NE

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at NE21 4NE. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 23 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near NE21 4NE?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,260 homes in the neighbourhood around NE21 4NE. The largest share of them, 26%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 2010 to 2019 than in any other period (36%). 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 4NE

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 £3,923 (band F); band B, the most common, is £2,112.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 270 (21%)£1,811
Band Babout 330 (26%)£2,112
Band Cabout 260 (21%)£2,414
Band Dabout 230 (18%)£2,716
Band Eabout 160 (13%)£3,319
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,923
Band Gwithheld£4,526
Band Hfewer than 5£5,432

When the homes were built

  1. 13% Before 1900
  2. 11% 1900 to 1918
  3. 5% 1919 to 1939
  4. 13% 1945 to 1964
  5. 2% 1965 to 1982
  6. 7% 1983 to 1999
  7. 5% 2000 to 2009
  8. 36% 2010 to 2019
  9. 10% 2020 or later

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 4NE is in (ONS area E01008248), 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 4NE?

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

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near NE21 4NE, 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 4NE?

The nearest railway station to the centre of NE21 4NE is Blaydon Rail Station, 1.4 km away in a straight line.

  • Blaydon Rail Station Railway station 1.4 kmCycle
  • Metrocentre Rail Station Railway station 4.5 kmCycle

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

3 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Stella Rc Primary School, 26 m away.

More stations near NE21 4NE, 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 4NE?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of NE21 4NE, 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 4NE?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of NE21 4NE on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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 4NE?

The nearest to the centre of NE21 4NE, 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 4NE?

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 4NE?

The nearest care homes to the centre of NE21 4NE, 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 4NE?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of NE21 4NE, 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 4NE?

The nearest vets to the centre of NE21 4NE 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 4NE in a conservation area?

The centre of NE21 4NE is in one area with planning rules of its 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 4NE?

Police.uk records 104 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of NE21 4NE in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences31 reports
Anti-social behaviour22 reports
Public order13 reports
Shoplifting8 reports
Criminal damage and arson7 reports
Vehicle crime6 reports

Also: other theft 5, other crime 5, burglary 4, drugs 3.

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 4NE

Ward
Ryton, Crookhill & Stella
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
North East
Country
England
Built-up area
Ryton
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

Around NE21 4NE

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

NE21 4 sector NE21 district NE postcode area Ryton postcodes

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Nearby postcodes

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

NE21 4NS70 mNE21 4NF100 mNE21 4LR100 mNE21 4NG120 mNE21 4ND120 mNE21 4JZ140 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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