NE15 8BL

Lemington · Newcastle upon Tyne · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Postcode district
NE15
Postcode sector
NE15 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE15 8BG 42 m
NE15 8BD 90 m
NE15 8XS 114 m
NE15 8EX 119 m
NE15 8BQ 127 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE15 8BL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE15
Postcode sector
NE15 8
Latitude
54.980971
Longitude
-1.720002
British National Grid easting
418,019
British National Grid northing
565,187

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Newcastle upon Tyne · E08000021
Electoral ward
Lemington · E05016362
Parish or community
E43000270
Output area
E00042526
Lower layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 021C · E01008383
Middle layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 021 · E02001728

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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10 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
13, Kielder Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE15 8BL 26 August 2025 £119,950
19, Kielder Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE15 8BL 18 March 2025 £85,000
18, Kielder Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE15 8BL 19 December 2024 £112,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
66
Primary
47
Secondary
8
  1. Lemington Riverside Primary School

    Foundation school

    780 m
  2. Waverley Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km
  3. St George's Catholic Primary School, Bells Close

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,808
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 501
  • Anti social behaviour 291
  • Shoplifting 289
  • Criminal damage and arson 172
  • Vehicle crime 111

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
75

45 female, 30 male

Postcode households
28
Residents per household
2.7
NE15 8 residents
7,961

Age bands in NE15 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.1%

1,549 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.8%

977 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.1%

2,455 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.2%

2,459 residents

Age 65 and over
17.7%

1,605 residents

This postcode contained 0.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NE15 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

16

within 5 km

  • NEWBURN SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86038

    1.6 km

  • PARKWAY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86022

    1.8 km

  • DENTON PARK MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86013

    1.9 km

  • CHAINBRIDGE MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code A85010

    1.9 km

  • DENTON TURRET MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86601

    2.2 km

  • THROCKLEY PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86026

    2.8 km

  • WESTERHOPE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86025

    2.8 km

  • HOLLYHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85616

    2.9 km

  • OLDWELL SURGERY

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

    ODS code A85018

    2.9 km

  • BETTS AVENUE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86030

    3.0 km

  • FENHAM HALL SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86031

    3.8 km

  • HOLMSIDE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86021

    4.1 km

  • WEST ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86012

    4.1 km

  • CRAWCROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    PATTINSON DRIVE, CRAWCROOK, RYTON, NE40 4US

    ODS code A85014

    4.6 km

  • PROSPECT MEDICAL CENTRE

    501 WESTGATE ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 8AY

    ODS code A86004

    4.8 km

  • WHICKHAM COTTAGE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85020

    4.8 km

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

  • Valley View - Tedham Rd

    BCT · Lemington

    0.0 miles
  • Valley View - Tedham Rd

    BCT · Lemington

    0.0 miles
  • Valley View - Park Rise

    BCT · Lemington

    0.1 miles
  • Valley View - Park Rise

    BCT · Lemington

    0.1 miles
  • Combe Drive-Hamsterley Crescent

    BCT · Lemington

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Newcastle upon Tyne 021C, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

4,450 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
8 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
0
Medium risk addresses
2
Low risk addresses
13
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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £113,500 from 6 recorded sales in NE15 8BL. 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

Published establishments

66 open schools are in scope, including 47 primary and 8 secondary schools. Lemington Riverside Primary School is the nearest published school at 780 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,808 published events cover 12 months, averaging 150.667 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.