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NE12 8AA

Longbenton & Benton · North Tyneside · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Ward
Longbenton & Benton
Local authority
North Tyneside
Constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne North
Postcode district
NE12
Postcode sector
NE12 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE12 8AE 36 m
NE12 8AH 37 m
NE12 8BH 52 m
NE12 8AJ 103 m
NE12 8FE 129 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE12 8AA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE12
Postcode sector
NE12 8
Latitude
55.011015
Longitude
-1.572403
British National Grid easting
427,445
British National Grid northing
568,578

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
North Tyneside · E08000022
Electoral ward
Longbenton & Benton · E05015873
Parish or community
E43000176
Westminster constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne North · E14001379
Output area
E00043000
Lower layer super output area
North Tyneside 018A · E01008469
Middle layer super output area
North Tyneside 018 · E02001755

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Property

At this postcode

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5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
8, Carolyn Close, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE12 8AA 11 July 2011 £137,500
4, Carolyn Close, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE12 8AA 17 January 2011 £120,000
2, Carolyn Close, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE12 8AA 8 April 2010 £170,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
88
Primary
55
Secondary
13

  1. Benton House School

    Other independent special school

    265 m

  2. St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School (Aided)

    Voluntary aided school

    300 m

  3. St Stephen's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle

    Academy converter

    301 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,666
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 501
  • Anti social behaviour 237
  • Shoplifting 213
  • Criminal damage and arson 155
  • Public order 124

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
19

9 female, 10 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
2.4
NE12 8 residents
10,056

Age bands in NE12 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.5%

1,768 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.1%

922 residents

Age 25 to 44
32.2%

3,248 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.9%

2,511 residents

Age 65 and over
16.2%

1,633 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NE12 8 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
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

22

within 5 km

  • LANE END SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86016

    388 m

  • SWARLAND AVENUE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86041

    653 m

  • WEST FARM SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86005

    756 m

  • STEPHENSON PARK HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code A87007

    1.1 km

  • BIDDLESTONE HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code A86010

    2.4 km

  • BENFIELD PARK MEDICAL GROUP

    BENFIELD ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 4QD

    ODS code A86023

    2.5 km

  • JESMOND HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code A86020

    2.9 km

  • MALLARD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A87615

    3.0 km

  • WELLSPRING MEDICAL PRACT.

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

    ODS code A87612

    3.0 km

  • HADRIAN HEALTH CENTRE

    ELTON STREET EAST, WALLSEND, NE28 8QU

    ODS code A87029

    3.1 km

  • THE GROVE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86018

    3.1 km

  • ROSEWORTH SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86006

    3.1 km

  • THE VILLAGE GREEN SURGERY

    THE GREEN, WALLSEND, NE28 6BB

    ODS code A87016

    3.2 km

  • REGENT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86028

    3.2 km

  • HEATON ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86024

    3.7 km

  • THORNFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

    MOLINEUX STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 1SG

    ODS code A86029

    3.8 km

  • BRUNTON PARK

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

    ODS code A86033

    4.0 km

  • SAVILLE MEDICAL GROUP

    7 SAVILLE PLACE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE1 8DQ

    ODS code A86003

    4.6 km

  • WALKER MEDICAL GROUP

    CHURCH WALK, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 3BS

    ODS code A86011

    4.6 km

  • PARK MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86008

    4.7 km

Showing 20 of 22 matching practices.

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

  • Front Street-Eastfield Road

    BCT · Benton

    0.0 miles

  • Front Street-School

    BCT · Benton

    0.1 miles

  • Front Street-College Lane

    BCT · Benton

    0.1 miles

  • Front Street-College Lane

    BCT · Benton

    0.1 miles

  • Coach Lane-Portrush Way

    BCT · Benton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Tyneside 018A, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

23,803 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
6 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
1
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

88 open schools are in scope, including 55 primary and 13 secondary schools. Benton House School is the nearest published school at 265 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,666 published events cover 12 months, averaging 138.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 501 events.

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