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NE9 5AX area guide

Who lives in NE9 5AX, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Bensham South & Saltwell
Council: Gateshead
Region: North East
Neighbourhood population: 2,242 (2024)

NE9 5AXGateshead

At a glance

What NE9 5AX is like

NE9 5AX is a postcode in the Bensham South & Saltwell area of Gateshead. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 2,242 people. 63% of households own their home, 11.3% rent privately and 25.6% are in social housing. The largest age group is 30–34, and 57.9% 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. Homes in NE9 5 sold for a median of £200,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How NE9 5AX compares

Headline figures for NE9 5AX, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

5.0/ 10

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

CrimeMore

4/ 10

Around the middle: 18.6 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore

£200,000

Median over 117 sales in NE9 5, −9.3% on the year before.

TransportMore

4.5/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 49 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

100%

Rated good or better across 15 inspected schools within 1 mile.

Household incomeMore

£45,511

Average annual income before tax, higher than 28% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where NE9 5AX differs most from the national average.

01
A lot of social housingLook closer
25.6% of homes are social housing, against 17.1% across England.
02
Prices fallingLook closer
The median sale price in NE9 5 is down 9.3% on the year before.
03
Well-rated schoolsPositive
100% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better.
04
Few private renters
Only 11.3% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England.

Questions

NE9 5AX FAQs

Is NE9 5AX a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 18.6 per 1,000 people a year, band 4 of 10 nationally. 100% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 4.5 out of 10 (good).

How much does a house cost in NE9 5AX?

The median sale price over the last year was £200,000.

Homes in NE9 5 sold for a median of £200,000 across 117 sales in the year to August 2026, −9.3% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.

Is NE9 5AX safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.6 offences per 1,000 people a year around NE9 5AX, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 4 of 10.

Who lives in NE9 5AX?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 30–34, at 8.8% of residents. 63% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (57.4%).

Which council covers NE9 5AX?

The local authority for NE9 5AX is Gateshead.

NE9 5AX comes under Gateshead in the North East. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is NE9 5AX?

Connectivity scores 4.5 out of 10.

There are 49 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 4.5 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Gateshead Stadium (Tyne and Wear Metro Station), 1 mile 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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