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NE15 8SB

Lemington · Newcastle upon Tyne · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Lemington
Local authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Postcode district
NE15
Postcode sector
NE15 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE15 8SA 75 m
NE15 8RD 112 m
NE15 6XX 146 m
NE15 7XS 177 m
NE15 8AW 186 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE15 8SB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE15
Postcode sector
NE15 8
Latitude
54.974553
Longitude
-1.707876
British National Grid easting
418,798
British National Grid northing
564,476

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
Westminster constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West · E14001377
Output area
E00042538
Lower layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 021G · E01008387
Middle layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 021 · E02001728

Postcode source versions

Explore NE15

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
77
Primary
54
Secondary
10

  1. St George's Catholic Primary School, Bells Close

    Academy converter

    149 m

  2. Lemington Riverside Primary School

    Foundation school

    293 m

  3. Waverley Primary School

    Academy converter

    504 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,888
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 537
  • Anti social behaviour 304
  • Shoplifting 288
  • Criminal damage and arson 175
  • Public order 134

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
1

1 female, 0 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
1.0
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% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NE15 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

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%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

18

within 5 km straight-line

  • CHAINBRIDGE MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code A85010

    1.2 km

  • DENTON TURRET MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86601

    1.7 km

  • BETTS AVENUE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86030

    2.1 km

  • DENTON PARK MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86013

    2.1 km

  • HOLLYHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85616

    2.4 km

  • OLDWELL SURGERY

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

    ODS code A85018

    2.4 km

  • PARKWAY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86022

    2.5 km

  • NEWBURN SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86038

    2.6 km

  • WESTERHOPE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86025

    2.9 km

  • HOLMSIDE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86021

    3.1 km

  • FENHAM HALL SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86031

    3.2 km

  • WEST ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86012

    3.3 km

  • WHICKHAM COTTAGE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85020

    3.8 km

  • THROCKLEY PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86026

    3.9 km

  • PROSPECT MEDICAL CENTRE

    501 WESTGATE ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 8AY

    ODS code A86004

    4.0 km

  • DILSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    23 DILSTON ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 5AB

    ODS code Y00184

    4.3 km

  • ELSWICK FAMILY PRACTICE

    MELDON STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 6SH

    ODS code A86037

    4.4 km

  • CRUDDAS PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86017

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Scotswood Road-Holy Saviour

    BCT · Lemington

    0.0 miles

  • St George Rc Primary School

    BCT · Lemington

    0.1 miles

  • Scotswood Road-St Georges

    BCT · Lemington

    0.1 miles

  • Scotswood Road-St Georges Terrace

    BCT · Lemington

    0.1 miles

  • Kingfisher Boulevard

    BCT · Newburn Riverside Park

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,536 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
5 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
0
Low risk addresses
0
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

Schools

77 open schools are in scope, including 54 primary and 10 secondary schools. St George's Catholic Primary School, Bells Close is the nearest published school at 149 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,888 published events cover 12 months, averaging 157.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 537 events.

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