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NE15 8SS

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 8XR 57 m
NE15 8XH 92 m
NE15 8UQ 133 m
NE15 8XW 136 m
NE15 8XD 140 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE15 8SS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1999
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE15
Postcode sector
NE15 8
Latitude
54.983523
Longitude
-1.723985
British National Grid easting
417,763
British National Grid northing
565,470

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
E00042522
Lower layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 021A · E01008381
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
66
Primary
47
Secondary
8

  1. Newburn Manor Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.0 km

  2. Newburn Manor Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    1.1 km

  3. Lemington Riverside Primary School

    Foundation school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,752
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 500
  • Anti social behaviour 295
  • Shoplifting 269
  • Criminal damage and arson 155
  • Public order 101

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

14

within 5 km straight-line

  • NEWBURN SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86038

    1.3 km

  • PARKWAY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86022

    1.6 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

    2.3 km

  • DENTON TURRET MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86601

    2.4 km

  • THROCKLEY PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86026

    2.5 km

  • WESTERHOPE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86025

    2.9 km

  • HOLLYHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85616

    3.2 km

  • OLDWELL SURGERY

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

    ODS code A85018

    3.2 km

  • BETTS AVENUE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86030

    3.3 km

  • FENHAM HALL SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86031

    4.1 km

  • HOLMSIDE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86021

    4.4 km

  • WEST ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86012

    4.4 km

  • CRAWCROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    PATTINSON DRIVE, CRAWCROOK, RYTON, NE40 4US

    ODS code A85014

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Combe Drive-Hamsterley Crescent

    BCT · Lemington

    0.1 miles

  • West Denton Park

    BCT · Lemington

    0.1 miles

  • Combe Drive-Tewksbury Road

    BCT · Lemington

    0.2 miles

  • Combe Drive-Tewksbury Road

    BCT · Lemington

    0.2 miles

  • Valley View - Tedham Rd

    BCT · Lemington

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,356 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
9 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

66 open schools are in scope, including 47 primary and 8 secondary schools. Newburn Manor Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

1,752 published events cover 12 months, averaging 146 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 500 events.

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