Skip to main content
CheckNear.me

NE15 6EJ

Benwell, Scotswood & Denton Burn · Newcastle upon Tyne · England

Updated September 2026

Compare this postcode

Location overview

Drag to pan. Use + or - to zoom. Open larger map
Ward
Benwell, Scotswood & Denton Burn
Local authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Postcode district
NE15
Postcode sector
NE15 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE15 6JE 86 m
NE15 6BF 111 m
NE15 6BW 128 m
NE15 6AZ 132 m
NE15 6NL 139 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE15 6EJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 March 2002
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE15
Postcode sector
NE15 6
Latitude
54.970030
Longitude
-1.674855
British National Grid easting
420,914
British National Grid northing
563,982

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Newcastle upon Tyne · E08000021
Electoral ward
Benwell, Scotswood & Denton Burn · E05016348
Parish or community
E43000270
Westminster constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West · E14001377
Output area
E00189998
Lower layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 025E · E01033547
Middle layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 025 · E02001732

Postcode source versions

Explore NE15

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
104
Primary
65
Secondary
9

  1. Bridgewater Primary School

    Foundation school

    141 m

  2. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Benwell

    Academy converter

    532 m

  3. Atkinson Road Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    697 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
3,190
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,020
  • Shoplifting 409
  • Anti social behaviour 403
  • Criminal damage and arson 293
  • Public order 273

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NE15 6 residents
7,377

Age bands in NE15 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
22.4%
1,573 residents
Age 15 to 24
10.8%
759 residents
Age 25 to 44
30.9%
2,171 residents
Age 45 to 64
21%
1,479 residents
Age 65 and over
15%
1,052 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

27

within 5 km straight-line

  • BETTS AVENUE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86030

    369 m

  • HOLMSIDE MEDICAL GROUP

    142 ARMSTRONG ROAD, BENWELL, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 8QB

    ODS code A86021

    960 m

  • WEST ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    170 WEST ROAD, FENHAM, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 9QB

    ODS code A86012

    1.4 km

  • DENTON TURRET MEDICAL CENTRE

    10 KENLEY ROAD, SLATYFORD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE5 2UY

    ODS code A86601

    1.7 km

  • FENHAM HALL SURGERY

    FENHAM HALL DRIVE, FENHAM, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 9XD

    ODS code A86031

    1.9 km

  • PROSPECT MEDICAL CENTRE

    501 WESTGATE ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 8AY

    ODS code A86004

    1.9 km

  • ELSWICK FAMILY PRACTICE

    MELDON STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 6SH

    ODS code A86037

    2.2 km

  • DILSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    23 DILSTON ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 5AB

    ODS code Y00184

    2.3 km

  • CHAINBRIDGE MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    SHIBDON ROAD, BLAYDON-ON-TYNE, NE21 5AE

    ODS code A85010

    2.5 km

  • WHICKHAM COTTAGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    RECTORY LANE, WHICKHAM, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE16 4PD

    ODS code A85020

    2.7 km

  • CRUDDAS PARK SURGERY

    178 WESTMORLAND ROAD, CRUDDAS PARK, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 7JT

    ODS code A86017

    2.8 km

  • GLENPARK & TEAMS MEDICAL SERVICES

    RAVENSWORTH ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE11 9FJ

    ODS code A85006

    3.0 km

  • DENTON PARK MEDICAL GROUP

    DENTON PARK HEALTH CENTRE, WEST DENTON WAY, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE5 2QW

    ODS code A86013

    3.0 km

  • WESTERHOPE MEDICAL GROUP

    377-377A STAMFORDHAM ROAD, WESTERHOPE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE5 2LH

    ODS code A86025

    3.2 km

  • HOLLYHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

    8 FRONT STREET, BLAYDON-ON-TYNE, NE21 4RD

    ODS code A85616

    3.5 km

  • OLDWELL SURGERY

    10 FRONT STREET, WINLATON, BLAYDON-ON-TYNE, NE21 4RD

    ODS code A85018

    3.5 km

  • NEWCASTLE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HOTSPUR WAY, INTU ELDON SQUARE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE1 7XR

    ODS code A86027

    3.9 km

  • PARKWAY MEDICAL GROUP

    CHAPEL HOUSE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, HILLHEAD PARKWAY, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE5 1LJ

    ODS code A86022

    3.9 km

  • BENSHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

    SIDNEY GROVE, GATESHEAD, NE8 2XB

    ODS code A85002

    4.2 km

  • SECOND STREET SURGERY

    SECOND STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UR

    ODS code A85021

    4.2 km

Showing 20 of 27 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Armstrong Road-Delaval Road

    BCT · Scotswood

    29 m

  • Armstrong Road-Cranbrook Road

    BCT · Scotswood

    112 m

  • Armstrong Road-Woodland Crescent

    BCT · Benwell

    270 m

  • Armstrong Road-Hodgkin Park Road

    BCT · Benwell

    288 m

  • Armstrong Road-Ranmere Road

    BCT · Scotswood

    399 m

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Newcastle upon Tyne 025E, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

2,601 of 33,755

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

104 open schools are in scope, including 65 primary and 9 secondary schools. Bridgewater Primary School is the nearest published school at 141 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,190 published events cover 12 months, averaging 266 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,020 events.

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