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NE15 8QJ

Throckley, Walbottle & Newburn · Newcastle upon Tyne · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Throckley, Walbottle & Newburn
Local authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Constituency
Hexham
Postcode district
NE15
Postcode sector
NE15 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE15 8BT 5 m
NE15 8BF 50 m
NE15 8NE 79 m
NE15 8QR 82 m
NE15 8PU 85 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE15 8QJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 2025
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE15
Postcode sector
NE15 8
Latitude
54.984922
Longitude
-1.742945
British National Grid easting
416,549
British National Grid northing
565,621

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Newcastle upon Tyne · E08000021
Electoral ward
Throckley, Walbottle & Newburn · E05016368
Parish or community
E43000270
Westminster constituency
Hexham · E14001285
Output area
E00042636
Lower layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 014E · E01008404
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

    200 m

  2. Newburn Manor Primary School

    Academy converter

    244 m

  3. Walbottle Village Primary School

    Academy converter

    896 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,004
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 344
  • Anti social behaviour 219
  • Criminal damage and arson 114
  • Public order 80
  • Vehicle crime 55

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

    92 m

  • THROCKLEY PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86026

    1.4 km

  • PARKWAY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86022

    2.2 km

  • DENTON PARK MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86013

    3.0 km

  • CHAINBRIDGE MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code A85010

    3.0 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

  • CRAWCROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    PATTINSON DRIVE, CRAWCROOK, RYTON, NE40 4US

    ODS code A85014

    3.6 km

  • DENTON TURRET MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86601

    3.6 km

  • WESTERHOPE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86025

    3.9 km

  • BETTS AVENUE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86030

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Newburn Road-Park Road

    BCT · Newburn

    0.0 miles

  • Newburn Road-Chapel Court

    BCT · Newburn

    0.0 miles

  • High Street - Church Bank

    BCT · Newburn

    0.2 miles

  • Newburn Road-Garage

    BCT · Newburn

    0.2 miles

  • High Street - Church Bank

    BCT · Newburn

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,959 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
6 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 200 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,004 published events cover 12 months, averaging 83.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 344 events.

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