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NE40 9AF area guide

Who lives in NE40 9AF, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Blaydon North & Winlaton Mill
Council: Gateshead
Region: North East
Neighbourhood population: 1,493 (2024)

NE40 9AFRyton

At a glance

What NE40 9AF is like

NE40 9AF is a postcode in the Blaydon North & Winlaton Mill area of Gateshead. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,493 people. 75.1% of households own their home, 9.1% rent privately and 15.8% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 53.4% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is well below the England and Wales average.

Scores

How NE40 9AF compares

Headline figures for NE40 9AF, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

7.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

5/ 10

Around the middle: 22.1 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 32 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

86%

Rated good or better across 7 inspected schools within 1 mile.

Household incomeMore

£43,690

Average annual income before tax, higher than 22% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where NE40 9AF differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
23.6% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.
02
Few private renters
Only 9.1% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England.
03
Mostly owner-occupied
75.1% of households own their home, against 61.3% across England.

Questions

NE40 9AF FAQs

Is NE40 9AF a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 22.1 per 1,000 people a year, band 5 of 10 nationally. 86% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

Is NE40 9AF safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.1 offences per 1,000 people a year around NE40 9AF, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 5 of 10.

Who lives in NE40 9AF?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 8.1% of residents. 75.1% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (45.2%).

Which council covers NE40 9AF?

The local authority for NE40 9AF is Gateshead.

NE40 9AF comes under Gateshead in the North East. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is NE40 9AF?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 32 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Blaydon Rail Station, 0.2 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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