NE15 8BP

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 8AB 64 m
NE15 8DN 65 m
NE15 8DQ 103 m
NE15 8RU 112 m
NE15 8AF 115 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE15 8BP
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 2017
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE15
Postcode sector
NE15 8
Latitude
54.978850
Longitude
-1.712095
British National Grid easting
418,526
British National Grid northing
564,953

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
E00042530
Lower layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 021E · E01008385
Middle layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 021 · E02001728

Postcode source versions

Explore NE15

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Stonecroft, 55, Union Hall Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE15 8BP 23 March 2001 £120,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
75
Primary
52
Secondary
10
  1. Lemington Riverside Primary School

    Foundation school

    257 m
  2. Waverley Primary School

    Academy converter

    596 m
  3. St George's Catholic Primary School, Bells Close

    Academy converter

    657 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,038
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 573
  • Shoplifting 343
  • Anti social behaviour 317
  • Criminal damage and arson 190
  • Vehicle crime 139

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

17

within 5 km straight-line

  • CHAINBRIDGE MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code A85010

    1.6 km

  • DENTON TURRET MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86601

    1.7 km

  • DENTON PARK MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86013

    1.8 km

  • PARKWAY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86022

    2.0 km

  • NEWBURN SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86038

    2.2 km

  • BETTS AVENUE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86030

    2.4 km

  • WESTERHOPE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86025

    2.7 km

  • HOLLYHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85616

    2.7 km

  • OLDWELL SURGERY

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

    ODS code A85018

    2.7 km

  • FENHAM HALL SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86031

    3.4 km

  • THROCKLEY PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86026

    3.4 km

  • HOLMSIDE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86021

    3.5 km

  • WEST ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86012

    3.6 km

  • PROSPECT MEDICAL CENTRE

    501 WESTGATE ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 8AY

    ODS code A86004

    4.3 km

  • WHICKHAM COTTAGE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85020

    4.3 km

  • DILSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    23 DILSTON ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 5AB

    ODS code Y00184

    4.6 km

  • ELSWICK FAMILY PRACTICE

    MELDON STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 6SH

    ODS code A86037

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Union Hall Road-Bewick Crescent

    BCT · Lemington

    0.0 miles
  • Union Hall Road-Bewick Crescent

    BCT · Lemington

    0.1 miles
  • Rokeby Avenue

    BCT · Lemington

    0.1 miles
  • Lemington

    BCT · Lemington

    0.2 miles
  • Lemington

    BCT · Lemington

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

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

3,123 of 33,755

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

75 open schools are in scope, including 52 primary and 10 secondary schools. Lemington Riverside Primary School is the nearest published school at 257 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,038 published events cover 12 months, averaging 169.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 573 events.

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