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NE12 6XQ

Forest Hall · North Tyneside · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Forest Hall
Local authority
North Tyneside
Constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne North
Postcode district
NE12
Postcode sector
NE12 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE12 2AP 14 m
NE12 2AR 14 m
NE12 2BQ 14 m
NE12 2BT 14 m
NE12 2BU 14 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE12 6XQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 November 2010
Terminated
1 September 2015
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE12
Postcode sector
NE12 6
Latitude
55.018404
Longitude
-1.568008
British National Grid easting
427,721
British National Grid northing
569,402

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
North Tyneside · E08000022
Electoral ward
Forest Hall · E05015870
Parish or community
E43000176
Westminster constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne North · E14001379
Output area
E00042974
Lower layer super output area
North Tyneside 014A · E01008470
Middle layer super output area
North Tyneside 014 · E02001751

Postcode source versions

Explore NE12

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
79
Primary
50
Secondary
12

  1. Percy Hedley Hedleys College

    Special post 16 institution

    148 m

  2. Benton Dene School

    Foundation special school

    353 m

  3. Benton Dene Primary School

    Foundation school

    394 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,722
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 571
  • Anti social behaviour 252
  • Shoplifting 173
  • Criminal damage and arson 167
  • Public order 141

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

22

within 5 km straight-line

  • STEPHENSON PARK HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code A87007

    220 m

  • LANE END SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86016

    1.2 km

  • WEST FARM SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86005

    1.2 km

  • SWARLAND AVENUE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86041

    1.5 km

  • MALLARD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A87615

    2.1 km

  • WELLSPRING MEDICAL PRACT.

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

    ODS code A87612

    2.1 km

  • BENFIELD PARK MEDICAL GROUP

    BENFIELD ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 4QD

    ODS code A86023

    3.3 km

  • BIDDLESTONE HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code A86010

    3.3 km

  • THE VILLAGE GREEN SURGERY

    THE GREEN, WALLSEND, NE28 6BB

    ODS code A87016

    3.5 km

  • HADRIAN HEALTH CENTRE

    ELTON STREET EAST, WALLSEND, NE28 8QU

    ODS code A87029

    3.6 km

  • JESMOND HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code A86020

    3.6 km

  • REGENT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86028

    3.7 km

  • THE GROVE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86018

    3.7 km

  • ROSEWORTH SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86006

    3.8 km

  • BRUNTON PARK

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

    ODS code A86033

    3.9 km

  • NORTHUMBERLAND PARK MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A87022

    4.5 km

  • HEATON ROAD SURGERY

    17-19 HEATON ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 1SA

    ODS code A86024

    4.5 km

  • THORNFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

    MOLINEUX STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 1SG

    ODS code A86029

    4.7 km

  • WIDEOPEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    TULACH ARD, NORTH ROAD, WIDEOPEN, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE13 6LN

    ODS code A87012

    4.9 km

  • WOODLANDS PARK HEALTH CTR

    CANTERBURY WAY, WIDEOPEN, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE13 6JJ

    ODS code A87017

    5.0 km

Showing 20 of 22 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Station Road-Clifton Terrace

    BCT · Benton

    24 m

  • Station Road-Albany Avenue

    BCT · Benton

    68 m

  • Station Road-Percy Hedley Centre

    BCT · Benton

    178 m

  • Station Road-Glebe Avenue

    BCT · Benton

    270 m

  • Ashleigh Grove-Linden Road

    BCT · Benton

    352 m

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Tyneside 014A, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,870 of 33,755

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

79 open schools are in scope, including 50 primary and 12 secondary schools. Percy Hedley Hedleys College is the nearest published school at 148 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,722 published events cover 12 months, averaging 144 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 571 events.

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