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NE15

UK postcode district

Part of Newcastle upon Tyne

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
1,181
Current units
914
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
11

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
North East
Local authority codes
3
Terminated postcode units
267

Postcode sectors in NE15

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5 sectors

Property

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16,415 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
154, Gretna Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE15 7PH 20 July 2026 £233,000
67, Featherwood Avenue, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE15 6BW 17 July 2026 £157,000
15, Westholme Gardens, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE15 6QJ 16 July 2026 £124,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
18
Primary
12
Secondary
2

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
2,966
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 990
  • Anti social behaviour 524
  • Criminal damage and arson 295
  • Public order 222
  • Shoplifting 205

Census 2021

Population and age profile

NE15 usual residents
33,906
Age-profile population
34,018

Age bands in NE15

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
17.7%
6,022 residents
Age 15 to 24
10.6%
3,590 residents
Age 25 to 44
26.1%
8,885 residents
Age 45 to 64
26.2%
8,897 residents
Age 65 and over
19.5%
6,624 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

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 904 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

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%

In this district, 848 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 719 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 3 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

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, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

3

in this district

  • BETTS AVENUE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86030

  • NEWBURN SURGERY

    4 NEWBURN ROAD, NEWBURN, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE15 8LX

    ODS code A86038

  • THROCKLEY PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    THROCKLEY PRIMARY CARE CT, TILLMOUTH PK RD,THROCKLEY, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE15 9PA

    ODS code A86026

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £161,452 from 3,117 recorded sales in NE15. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Newcastle upon Tyne is £208,589 in June 2026, up 6.7% year on year.

Schools

18 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 2 secondary schools.

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

Recorded crime

2,966 published events cover 12 months, averaging 247 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 990 events.

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