NE21 5AH postcode in Blaydon, Gateshead

NE21 5AH 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 5AH can get it Across Gateshead: 89% Typical price £157,000 Homes sold in NE21 5, last 12 months. ▼ 3.1% on the year before Nearest station Blaydon 250 m in a straight line

Where NE21 5AH is, and what is near it

Map of NE21 5AH and what is near it Map of NE21 5AH: its centre point, with the 183 other postcodes in the NE21 5 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 5AB: also in NE21 5NE21 5AD: also in NE21 5NE21 5AE: also in NE21 5NE21 5AF: also in NE21 5NE21 5AG: also in NE21 5NE21 5AJ: also in NE21 5NE21 5AL: also in NE21 5NE21 5AP: also in NE21 5NE21 5AS: also in NE21 5NE21 5AT: also in NE21 5NE21 5AU: also in NE21 5NE21 5AW: also in NE21 5NE21 5AX: also in NE21 5NE21 5AY: also in NE21 5NE21 5AZ: also in NE21 5NE21 5BA: also in NE21 5NE21 5BB: also in NE21 5NE21 5BR: also in NE21 5NE21 5BT: also in NE21 5NE21 5BY: also in NE21 5NE21 5DB: also in NE21 5NE21 5DD: also in NE21 5NE21 5DE: also in NE21 5NE21 5DF: also in NE21 5NE21 5DU: also in NE21 5NE21 5DZ: also in NE21 5NE21 5EH: also in NE21 5NE21 5EJ: also in NE21 5NE21 5EL: also in NE21 5NE21 5EP: also in NE21 5NE21 5ER: also in NE21 5NE21 5ES: also in NE21 5NE21 5ET: also in NE21 5NE21 5EW: also in NE21 5NE21 5EY: also in NE21 5NE21 5FA: also in NE21 5NE21 5FB: also in NE21 5NE21 5FD: also in NE21 5NE21 5FE: also in NE21 5NE21 5FF: also in NE21 5NE21 5FG: also in NE21 5NE21 5GA: also in NE21 5NE21 5GB: also in NE21 5NE21 5GD: also in NE21 5NE21 5GE: also in NE21 5NE21 5GF: also in NE21 5NE21 5GG: also in NE21 5NE21 5GH: also in NE21 5NE21 5GJ: also in NE21 5NE21 5GL: also in NE21 5NE21 5GN: also in NE21 5NE21 5GP: also in NE21 5NE21 5HA: also in NE21 5NE21 5HH: also in NE21 5NE21 5HT: also in NE21 5NE21 5JU: also in NE21 5NE21 5JX: also in NE21 5NE21 5JY: also in NE21 5NE21 5JZ: also in NE21 5NE21 5LA: also in NE21 5NE21 5LB: also in NE21 5NE21 5LD: also in NE21 5NE21 5LE: also in NE21 5NE21 5LG: also in NE21 5NE21 5LT: also in NE21 5NE21 5LU: also in NE21 5NE21 5LX: also in NE21 5NE21 5ND: also in NE21 5NE21 5NE: also in NE21 5NE21 5NF: also in NE21 5NE21 5NG: also in NE21 5NE21 5NH: also in NE21 5NE21 5NJ: also in NE21 5NE21 5NN: also in NE21 5NE21 5NQ: also in NE21 5NE21 5NR: also in NE21 5NE21 5NS: also in NE21 5NE21 5NT: also in NE21 5NE21 5NU: also in NE21 5NE21 5PA: also in NE21 5NE21 5PE: also in NE21 5NE21 5PJ: also in NE21 5NE21 5PQ: also in NE21 5NE21 5PR: also in NE21 5NE21 5PT: also in NE21 5NE21 5PU: also in NE21 5NE21 5QF: also in NE21 5NE21 5QH: also in NE21 5NE21 5QJ: also in NE21 5NE21 5QL: also in NE21 5NE21 5QN: also in NE21 5NE21 5QW: also in NE21 5NE21 5RU: also in NE21 5NE21 5RY: also in NE21 5NE21 5RZ: also in NE21 5NE21 5SA: also in NE21 5NE21 5SD: also in NE21 5NE21 5SE: also in NE21 5NE21 5ST: also in NE21 5NE21 5TL: also in NE21 5NE21 5TW: also in NE21 5NE21 5TX: also in NE21 5NE21 5TZ: also in NE21 5 2 GP practices, 1.2 kmExcelsior Academy 1.9 kmMetrocentre station 3.1 kmBlaydon NE21 5AH Map of NE21 5AH and what is near it Map of NE21 5AH: its centre point, with the 183 other postcodes in the NE21 5 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. Excelsior Academy 1.9 kmBlaydon NE21 5AH
  • NE21 5AH
  • Other postcodes in NE21 5: 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 54.9635, longitude -1.7128)

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 5AH?

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 5AH?

Every home and business at NE21 5AH can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

NE21 5AH 100% Gateshead 89%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

NE21 5AH 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 5AH?

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 5AH 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 5AH.

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 5AH: 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 5AH 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 5AH?

Homes in NE21 5 sold for a typical £157,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 62 sales, down 3.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£157,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£161,995 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 3.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £337,500 8 sales
  • Semi-detached £200,000 11 sales
  • Terraced £145,000 40 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 3 sales, too few to price

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 5AH

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in NE21 5AH 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

What council tax band are homes near NE21 5AH?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 710 homes in the neighbourhood around NE21 5AH. The largest share of them, 48%, are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (30%). 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 5AH

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 340 (48%)£1,811
Band Babout 100 (14%)£2,112
Band Cabout 250 (35%)£2,414
Band Dabout 20 (3%)£2,716
Band Ewithheld£3,319
Band Fwithheld£3,923
Band Gfewer than 5£4,526
Band Hwithheld£5,432

When the homes were built

  1. 30% Before 1900
  2. 10% 1900 to 1918
  3. 6% 1919 to 1939
  4. 10% 1945 to 1964
  5. 24% 1965 to 1982
  6. 8% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. 11% 2020 or later

2000 to 2009: 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 5AH is in (ONS area E01008177), 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 5AH?

The nearest open schools to NE21 5AH, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near NE21 5AH, 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 5AH?

The nearest railway station to the centre of NE21 5AH is Blaydon Rail Station, 250 metres away in a straight line.

  • Blaydon Rail Station Railway station 250 mWalk
  • Metrocentre Rail Station Railway station 3.1 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 Shibdon Road-East View, 51 m away.

More stations near NE21 5AH, 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 5AH?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of NE21 5AH, 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 5AH?

0 within 1 km 6 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of NE21 5AH, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.9 kmCycle
  • InstaVolt Charging point · 6 chargers 2.2 kmCycle
  • Gridserve Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 30 kW 2.2 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 5AH?

The nearest to the centre of NE21 5AH, 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 5AH?

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 5AH?

The nearest care homes to the centre of NE21 5AH, 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 5AH?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of NE21 5AH, 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 5AH?

The nearest vets to the centre of NE21 5AH 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 5AH in a conservation area?

The centre of NE21 5AH 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 5AH?

Police.uk records 104 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of NE21 5AH in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences24 reports
Anti-social behaviour22 reports
Shoplifting20 reports
Public order10 reports
Criminal damage and arson10 reports
Other crime6 reports

Also: burglary 3, other theft 3, vehicle crime 2, drugs 2, theft from the person 1, robbery 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 5AH

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

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Nearby postcodes

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

NE21 4QB30 mNE21 5AF40 mNE21 5AG70 mNE21 5AE80 mNE21 4QD90 mNE21 4QJ90 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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