NE21 5PG postcode in Blaydon, Gateshead

NE21 5PG 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 5PG 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 1.7 km in a straight line

Where NE21 5PG is, and what is near it

Map of NE21 5PG and what is near it Map of NE21 5PG: 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, 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 6 bus stops and 3 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 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 5AH: 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 5DT: also in NE21 5NE21 5DU: also in NE21 5NE21 5DX: 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 5EZ: 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 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 5HJ: also in NE21 5NE21 5HL: also in NE21 5NE21 5HN: also in NE21 5NE21 5HS: also in NE21 5NE21 5HT: also in NE21 5NE21 5HU: also in NE21 5NE21 5HW: also in NE21 5NE21 5HX: also in NE21 5NE21 5HY: also in NE21 5NE21 5HZ: also in NE21 5NE21 5JA: also in NE21 5NE21 5JB: also in NE21 5NE21 5JD: also in NE21 5NE21 5JE: also in NE21 5NE21 5JF: also in NE21 5NE21 5JG: also in NE21 5NE21 5JH: also in NE21 5NE21 5JJ: also in NE21 5NE21 5JL: also in NE21 5NE21 5JN: also in NE21 5NE21 5JP: also in NE21 5NE21 5JQ: also in NE21 5NE21 5JR: also in NE21 5NE21 5JS: also in NE21 5NE21 5JT: also in NE21 5NE21 5JU: also in NE21 5NE21 5JW: 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 5LL: 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 5NJ: also in NE21 5NE21 5NN: also in NE21 5NE21 5NP: 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 5NW: also in NE21 5NE21 5NX: also in NE21 5NE21 5PA: also in NE21 5NE21 5PB: also in NE21 5NE21 5PD: also in NE21 5NE21 5PE: also in NE21 5NE21 5PF: also in NE21 5NE21 5PH: 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 5RE: also in NE21 5NE21 5RF: also in NE21 5NE21 5RG: also in NE21 5NE21 5RH: also in NE21 5NE21 5RU: also in NE21 5NE21 5RY: also in NE21 5NE21 5SJ: also in NE21 5NE21 5SR: also in NE21 5NE21 5ST: also in NE21 5NE21 5SZ: also in NE21 5NE21 5TB: also in NE21 5NE21 5TE: also in NE21 5NE21 5TF: also in NE21 5NE21 5TG: also in NE21 5NE21 5TR: also in NE21 5NE21 5TW: also in NE21 5NE21 5TX: also in NE21 5 GP 1.6 kmExcelsior Academy 2.0 kmGP 2.0 kmBlaydon NE21 5PG Map of NE21 5PG and what is near it Map of NE21 5PG: 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, 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 6 bus stops and 3 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. Excelsior Academy 2.0 kmGP 2.0 kmBlaydon NE21 5PG
  • NE21 5PG
  • Other postcodes in NE21 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 6 bus stops
  • 3 EV charging points
  • 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 54.9569, longitude -1.6918)

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; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after NE21 5PG?

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 5PG?

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

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

NE21 5PG 100% Gateshead 89%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

NE21 5PG 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 5PG?

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 5PG 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 5PG.

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 5PG: 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 5PG is in 2 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 00:03 on 24 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 00:03 on 24 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near NE21 5PG?

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 5PG

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

The Food Standards Agency lists 2 food businesses at NE21 5PG. 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 5PG?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 690 homes in the neighbourhood around NE21 5PG. The largest share of them, 38%, are in council tax band A. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (32%). 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 5PG

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 £4,526 (band G); band A, the most common, is £1,811.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 260 (38%)£1,811
Band Babout 50 (7%)£2,112
Band Cabout 100 (14%)£2,414
Band Dabout 100 (14%)£2,716
Band Eabout 90 (13%)£3,319
Band Fabout 70 (10%)£3,923
Band Gabout 20 (3%)£4,526
Band Hwithheld£5,432

When the homes were built

  1. 3% Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 19% 1919 to 1939
  4. 28% 1945 to 1964
  5. 32% 1965 to 1982
  6. 10% 1983 to 1999
  7. 1% 2000 to 2009
  8. 6% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1900 to 1918, 2020 or later: 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 5PG is in (ONS area E01008181), 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 5PG?

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

Primary

Secondary

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

The nearest railway station to the centre of NE21 5PG is Blaydon Rail Station, 1.7 km away in a straight line.

  • Blaydon Rail Station Railway station 1.7 kmCycle
  • Metrocentre Rail Station Railway station 1.7 kmCycle

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

6 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Derwenthaugh Road-Sands Industrial, 63 m away.

More stations near NE21 5PG, 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 5PG?

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

3 within 1 km 7 within 3 km

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

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 400 mWalk
  • Gridserve Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 30 kW 750 mWalk
  • InstaVolt Charging point · 6 chargers 800 mWalk

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 5PG?

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

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 5PG?

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

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

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

The centre of NE21 5PG is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

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 5PG?

Police.uk records 132 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of NE21 5PG in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Shoplifting43 reports
Violence and sexual offences30 reports
Criminal damage and arson14 reports
Public order13 reports
Vehicle crime11 reports
Anti-social behaviour10 reports

Also: other theft 4, burglary 3, robbery 2, other crime 2.

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 5PG

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

NE21 5PH40 mNE21 5TG100 mNE21 5TF130 mNE16 3BZ230 mNE21 5NP240 mNE16 3BN250 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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