NE15 8HU

Throckley, Walbottle & Newburn · Newcastle upon Tyne · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE15 8PY 200 m
NE15 8PR 212 m
NE15 8HX 242 m
NE15 8PS 249 m
NE15 8PZ 279 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE15 8HU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1988
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE15
Postcode sector
NE15 8
Latitude
54.988322
Longitude
-1.740564
British National Grid easting
416,700
British National Grid northing
566,000

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Newcastle upon Tyne · E08000021
Parish or community
E43000270
Westminster constituency
Hexham · E14001285
Output area
E00042610
Lower layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 014C · E01008402
Middle layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 014 · E02001721

Postcode source versions

Explore NE15

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
49
Primary
37
Secondary
6
  1. Newburn Manor Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    264 m
  2. Newburn Manor Primary School

    Academy converter

    292 m
  3. Walbottle Village Primary School

    Academy converter

    491 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,020
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 363
  • Anti social behaviour 225
  • Criminal damage and arson 116
  • Public order 73
  • Burglary 57

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

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • NEWBURN SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86038

    356 m

  • THROCKLEY PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86026

    1.3 km

  • PARKWAY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86022

    1.9 km

  • DENTON PARK MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86013

    2.7 km

  • CHAINBRIDGE MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code A85010

    3.2 km

  • DENTON TURRET MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86601

    3.5 km

  • WESTERHOPE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86025

    3.6 km

  • HOLLYHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85616

    3.8 km

  • OLDWELL SURGERY

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

    ODS code A85018

    3.8 km

  • CRAWCROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    PATTINSON DRIVE, CRAWCROOK, RYTON, NE40 4US

    ODS code A85014

    3.9 km

  • BETTS AVENUE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86030

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Walbottle Road-Dene Terrace

    BCT · Walbottle

    0.1 miles
  • Walbottle Road-Dene Terrace

    BCT · Walbottle

    0.1 miles
  • Newburn Road-Garage

    BCT · Newburn

    0.1 miles
  • Newburn Road-Garage

    BCT · Newburn

    0.2 miles
  • Walbottle Road-Corporation Yard

    BCT · Newburn

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Newcastle upon Tyne 014C, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

10,247 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
4 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

49 open schools are in scope, including 37 primary and 6 secondary schools. Newburn Manor Nursery School is the nearest published school at 264 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,020 published events cover 12 months, averaging 85 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 363 events.

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