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NE12 9BS

Backworth & Holystone · North Tyneside · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Backworth & Holystone
Local authority
North Tyneside
Constituency
Cramlington and Killingworth
Postcode district
NE12
Postcode sector
NE12 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE27 0DD 92 m
NE27 0DE 122 m
NE12 9SU 134 m
NE27 0UX 142 m
NE12 9SX 145 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE12 9BS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2010
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE12
Postcode sector
NE12 9
Latitude
55.025574
Longitude
-1.530983
British National Grid easting
430,083
British National Grid northing
570,215

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
E00166143
Lower layer super output area
North Tyneside 018F · E01035627
Middle layer super output area
North Tyneside 018 · E02001755

Postcode source versions

Explore NE12

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
73
Primary
46
Secondary
14

  1. Holystone Primary School

    Community school

    408 m

  2. Parkside House School

    Other independent special school

    1.3 km

  3. Shiremoor Primary School

    Community school

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,195
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 318
  • Shoplifting 222
  • Anti social behaviour 187
  • Criminal damage and arson 94
  • Public order 84

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NE12 9 residents
9,377

Age bands in NE12 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.8%

1,571 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.6%

952 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.7%

2,560 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.7%

2,757 residents

Age 65 and over
21.2%

2,115 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.

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%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

16

within 5 km

  • NORTHUMBERLAND PARK MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A87022

    2.1 km

  • STEPHENSON PARK HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code A87007

    2.4 km

  • MALLARD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A87615

    2.5 km

  • WELLSPRING MEDICAL PRACT.

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

    ODS code A87612

    2.5 km

  • THE VILLAGE GREEN SURGERY

    THE GREEN, WALLSEND, NE28 6BB

    ODS code A87016

    3.3 km

  • LANE END SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86016

    3.5 km

  • WEST FARM SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86005

    3.7 km

  • SWARLAND AVENUE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86041

    3.7 km

  • HADRIAN HEALTH CENTRE

    ELTON STREET EAST, WALLSEND, NE28 8QU

    ODS code A87029

    3.8 km

  • BEWICKE MEDICAL CENTRE

    51 TYNEMOUTH ROAD, HOWDEN, WALLSEND, NE28 0AD

    ODS code A87013

    3.8 km

  • BRIDGE AND MONKSEATON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CAULDWELL AVENUE, MONKSEATON, WHITLEY BAY, NE25 9PH

    ODS code A87020

    3.9 km

  • NETHERFIELD HOUSE

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

    ODS code A84037

    4.4 km

  • BEAUMONT PARK SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, 35 HEPSCOTT DRIVE, BEAUMONT PARK, WHITLEY BAY, NE25 9XJ

    ODS code A87011

    4.5 km

  • BENFIELD PARK MEDICAL GROUP

    BENFIELD ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 4QD

    ODS code A86023

    4.5 km

  • REDBURN PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    15 STATION ROAD, PERCY MAIN, NORTH SHIELDS, NE29 6HT

    ODS code A87030

    4.5 km

  • BIDDLESTONE HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code A86010

    5.0 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Whitley Road-St Aidens Avenue

    BCT · Holystone

    0.0 miles

  • Whitley Road-Wesley Way

    BCT · Holystone

    0.1 miles

  • Whitley Road-Bede Close

    BCT · Holystone

    0.2 miles

  • Whitley Road - St Bedes Walk

    BCT · Holystone

    0.2 miles

  • Whitley Road - Holystone Drive

    BCT · Holystone

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Tyneside 018F, 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

25,496 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
9 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
2
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
2
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

Schools

73 open schools are in scope, including 46 primary and 14 secondary schools. Holystone Primary School is the nearest published school at 408 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,195 published events cover 12 months, averaging 99.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 318 events.

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