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NE1 2YU

Blakelaw & Cowgate · Newcastle upon Tyne · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Blakelaw & Cowgate
Local authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Postcode district
NE1
Postcode sector
NE1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE3 3GH 14 m
NE3 3GL 44 m
NE3 3GN 57 m
NE3 3GJ 68 m
NE3 3GU 76 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE1 2YU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE1
Postcode sector
NE1 2
Latitude
55.000715
Longitude
-1.663886
British National Grid easting
421,600
British National Grid northing
567,400

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Newcastle upon Tyne · E08000021
Electoral ward
Blakelaw & Cowgate · E05016349
Parish or community
E43000270
Westminster constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West · E14001377
Output area
E00175604
Lower layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 008E · E01008377
Middle layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 008 · E02001715

Postcode source versions

Explore NE1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
92
Primary
55
Secondary
14

  1. Kenton Bar Primary School

    Academy converter

    542 m

  2. Kenton School

    Academy converter

    625 m

  3. Newcastle Bridges School

    Academy alternative provision converter

    629 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,101
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,167
  • Shoplifting 704
  • Anti social behaviour 590
  • Vehicle crime 322
  • Criminal damage and arson 321

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NE1 2 residents
4,157

Age bands in NE1 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
2.9%

168 residents

Age 15 to 24
62.7%

3,638 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.8%

1,262 residents

Age 45 to 64
8.7%

504 residents

Age 65 and over
3.9%

227 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

20

within 5 km straight-line

  • WESTERHOPE MEDICAL GROUP

    377-377A STAMFORDHAM ROAD, WESTERHOPE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE5 2LH

    ODS code A86025

    1.5 km

  • FENHAM HALL SURGERY

    FENHAM HALL DRIVE, FENHAM, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 9XD

    ODS code A86031

    1.8 km

  • PARK MEDICAL GROUP

    SHOPPING CENTRE, FAWDON PARK ROAD, FAWDON, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE3 2PE

    ODS code A86008

    1.9 km

  • DENTON TURRET MEDICAL CENTRE

    10 KENLEY ROAD, SLATYFORD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE5 2UY

    ODS code A86601

    2.4 km

  • DENTON PARK MEDICAL GROUP

    DENTON PARK HEALTH CENTRE, WEST DENTON WAY, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE5 2QW

    ODS code A86013

    2.4 km

  • WEST ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    170 WEST ROAD, FENHAM, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 9QB

    ODS code A86012

    2.8 km

  • REGENT MEDICAL CENTRE

    RIDLEY HOUSE, HENRY STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE3 1DQ

    ODS code A86028

    2.8 km

  • THE GROVE MEDICAL GROUP

    1 THE GROVE, GOSFORTH, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE3 1NU

    ODS code A86018

    2.9 km

  • ROSEWORTH SURGERY

    27-29 ROSEWORTH AVENUE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE3 1NB

    ODS code A86006

    2.9 km

  • DILSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    23 DILSTON ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 5AB

    ODS code Y00184

    3.1 km

  • BETTS AVENUE MEDICAL GROUP

    2 BETTS AVENUE, BENWELL, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE15 6TQ

    ODS code A86030

    3.1 km

  • PROSPECT MEDICAL CENTRE

    501 WESTGATE ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 8AY

    ODS code A86004

    3.2 km

  • PARKWAY MEDICAL GROUP

    CHAPEL HOUSE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, HILLHEAD PARKWAY, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE5 1LJ

    ODS code A86022

    3.3 km

  • JESMOND HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

    200 OSBORNE ROAD, JESMOND, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE2 3LD

    ODS code A86020

    3.5 km

  • HOLMSIDE MEDICAL GROUP

    142 ARMSTRONG ROAD, BENWELL, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 8QB

    ODS code A86021

    3.5 km

  • BRUNTON PARK

    PRINCES ROAD, BRUNTON PARK, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE3 5NF

    ODS code A86033

    3.7 km

  • ELSWICK FAMILY PRACTICE

    MELDON STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 6SH

    ODS code A86037

    3.8 km

  • CRUDDAS PARK SURGERY

    178 WESTMORLAND ROAD, CRUDDAS PARK, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 7JT

    ODS code A86017

    4.2 km

  • NEWCASTLE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HOTSPUR WAY, INTU ELDON SQUARE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE1 7XR

    ODS code A86027

    4.2 km

  • SAVILLE MEDICAL GROUP

    7 SAVILLE PLACE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE1 8DQ

    ODS code A86003

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Ponteland Road - Kenton Lane

    BCT · Kenton Bar

    0.1 miles

  • Kenton Lane - Ashover Road

    BCT · Kenton Bar

    0.1 miles

  • Kenton Lane - Hazeldene Avenue

    BCT · Kenton Bar

    0.1 miles

  • Ponteland Road - Antrim Close

    BCT · Kenton Bar

    0.1 miles

  • Hazeldene Avenue

    BCT · Kenton Bar

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Newcastle upon Tyne 008E, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

2 of 10

Overall England rank

4,626 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
7 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

92 open schools are in scope, including 55 primary and 14 secondary schools. Kenton Bar Primary School is the nearest published school at 542 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

4,101 published events cover 12 months, averaging 341.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,167 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.