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NE12 6BF

Backworth & Holystone · North Tyneside · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Ward
Backworth & Holystone
Local authority
North Tyneside
Constituency
Cramlington and Killingworth
Postcode district
NE12
Postcode sector
NE12 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE12 6BB 53 m
NE12 6AB 120 m
NE12 6AA 138 m
NE12 6BD 149 m
NE12 6BA 163 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE12 6BF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2016
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE12
Postcode sector
NE12 6
Latitude
55.030061
Longitude
-1.551018
British National Grid easting
428,799
British National Grid northing
570,706

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
North Tyneside · E08000022
Electoral ward
Backworth & Holystone · E05015865
Parish or community
E43000176
Westminster constituency
Cramlington and Killingworth · E14001183
Output area
E00190046
Lower layer super output area
North Tyneside 012D · E01008507
Middle layer super output area
North Tyneside 012 · E02001749

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Property

At this postcode

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7 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Village Close, Killingworth Village, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE12 6BF 23 November 2017 £423,795
4, Village Close, Killingworth Village, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE12 6BF 3 November 2017 £300,395
6, Village Close, Killingworth Village, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE12 6BF 27 October 2017 £300,395

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
64
Primary
41
Secondary
12

  1. Ivy Road Primary School

    Foundation school

    881 m

  2. St Marys Catholic Primary School, Forest Hall

    Academy converter

    929 m

  3. Percy Hedley School

    Non-maintained special school

    999 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,530
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 470
  • Anti social behaviour 244
  • Shoplifting 203
  • Criminal damage and arson 151
  • Public order 119

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
25

11 female, 14 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
3.6
NE12 6 residents
9,475

Age bands in NE12 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.9%

1,608 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.2%

877 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.9%

2,368 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.1%

2,577 residents

Age 65 and over
21.8%

2,076 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NE12 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
29.2%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
29.2%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
29.2%
Gigabit-capable
29.2%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
29.2%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

15

within 5 km

  • MALLARD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE HEALTH CENTRE, CITADEL EAST, KILLINGWORTH, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE12 6HS

    ODS code A87615

    1.2 km

  • WELLSPRING MEDICAL PRACT.

    KILLINGWORTH HEALTH CENTRE, CITADEL EAST, KILLINGWORTH, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE12 6HS

    ODS code A87612

    1.2 km

  • STEPHENSON PARK HEALTH GROUP

    STATION ROAD, FOREST HALL, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE12 9BQ

    ODS code A87007

    1.5 km

  • LANE END SURGERY

    2 MANOR WALK, BENTON, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE7 7XX

    ODS code A86016

    2.9 km

  • WEST FARM SURGERY

    31 WEST FARM AVENUE, LONGBENTON, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE12 8LS

    ODS code A86005

    2.9 km

  • NORTHUMBERLAND PARK MEDICAL GROUP

    SHIREMOOR CENTRE, EARSDON ROAD, SHIREMOOR, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE27 0HJ

    ODS code A87022

    3.0 km

  • SWARLAND AVENUE SURGERY

    2 SWARLAND AVENUE, BENTON, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE7 7TD

    ODS code A86041

    3.2 km

  • NETHERFIELD HOUSE

    HEALTH CENTRE, NETHERFIELD HOUSE, STATION ROAD, SEGHILL, CRAMLINGTON, NE23 7EF

    ODS code A84037

    3.7 km

  • THE VILLAGE GREEN SURGERY

    THE GREEN, WALLSEND, NE28 6BB

    ODS code A87016

    4.0 km

  • HADRIAN HEALTH CENTRE

    ELTON STREET EAST, WALLSEND, NE28 8QU

    ODS code A87029

    4.3 km

  • BENFIELD PARK MEDICAL GROUP

    BENFIELD ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 4QD

    ODS code A86023

    4.6 km

  • NPC ELSDON AVENUE

    ELSDON AVENUE, SEATON DELAVAL, WHITLEY BAY, NE25 0BW

    ODS code A84619

    4.8 km

  • BIDDLESTONE HEALTH GROUP

    BIDDLESTONE ROAD, HEATON, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 5SL

    ODS code A86010

    4.8 km

  • BRUNTON PARK

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

    ODS code A86033

    4.9 km

  • BEWICKE MEDICAL CENTRE

    51 TYNEMOUTH ROAD, HOWDEN, WALLSEND, NE28 0AD

    ODS code A87013

    5.0 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • East Bailey-Garth 27

    BCT · Killingworth

    0.3 miles

  • East Bailey-Garth 27

    BCT · Killingworth

    0.3 miles

  • East Bailey-Goodwood

    BCT · Killingworth

    0.3 miles

  • East Bailey-Goodwood

    BCT · Killingworth

    0.3 miles

  • Great Lime Road-Beal Drive

    BCT · Palmersville

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Tyneside 012D, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,542 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
10 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

64 open schools are in scope, including 41 primary and 12 secondary schools. Ivy Road Primary School is the nearest published school at 881 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,530 published events cover 12 months, averaging 127.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 470 events.

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