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NE2 1RU

Ouseburn · Newcastle upon Tyne · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Ouseburn
Local authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne North
Postcode district
NE2
Postcode sector
NE2 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE2 1RW 57 m
NE2 1QE 58 m
NE2 1DJ 66 m
NE2 1QX 70 m
NE2 1XG 93 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE2 1RU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 March 2004
Terminated
1 February 2011
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE2
Postcode sector
NE2 1
Latitude
54.980934
Longitude
-1.600628
British National Grid easting
425,659
British National Grid northing
565,220

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Newcastle upon Tyne · E08000021
Electoral ward
Ouseburn · E05016366
Parish or community
E43000270
Westminster constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne North · E14001379
Output area
E00042645
Lower layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 034D · E01008407
Middle layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 034 · E02007097

Postcode source versions

Explore NE2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
131
Primary
78
Secondary
16

  1. Newcastle Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    464 m

  2. Royal Grammar School

    Other independent school

    483 m

  3. St Catherine's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    504 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
10,990
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,023
  • Shoplifting 2,006
  • Anti social behaviour 1,549
  • Other theft 832
  • Public order 798

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NE2 1 residents
12,464

Age bands in NE2 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
3.9%

452 residents

Age 15 to 24
63.6%

7,325 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.5%

2,013 residents

Age 45 to 64
8.4%

973 residents

Age 65 and over
6.6%

763 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

39

within 5 km straight-line

  • SAVILLE MEDICAL GROUP

    7 SAVILLE PLACE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE1 8DQ

    ODS code A86003

    788 m

  • NEWCASTLE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HOTSPUR WAY, INTU ELDON SQUARE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE1 7XR

    ODS code A86027

    1.1 km

  • THORNFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

    MOLINEUX STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 1SG

    ODS code A86029

    1.2 km

  • HEATON ROAD SURGERY

    17-19 HEATON ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 1SA

    ODS code A86024

    1.4 km

  • BIDDLESTONE HEALTH GROUP

    BIDDLESTONE ROAD, HEATON, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 5SL

    ODS code A86010

    1.8 km

  • JESMOND HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

    200 OSBORNE ROAD, JESMOND, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE2 3LD

    ODS code A86020

    1.8 km

  • MILLENNIUM FAMILY PRACTICE

    TRINITY SQUARE HEALTH CTR, GATESHEAD, NE8 1AD

    ODS code A85013

    2.0 km

  • THE BRIDGES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    TRINITY SQUARE HEALTH CTR, GATESHEAD, NE8 1AD

    ODS code A85614

    2.0 km

  • CRUDDAS PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86017

    2.4 km

  • ROSEWORTH SURGERY

    27-29 ROSEWORTH AVENUE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE3 1NB

    ODS code A86006

    2.6 km

  • DILSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    23 DILSTON ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 5AB

    ODS code Y00184

    2.6 km

  • THE GROVE MEDICAL GROUP

    1 THE GROVE, GOSFORTH, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE3 1NU

    ODS code A86018

    2.6 km

  • BENFIELD PARK MEDICAL GROUP

    BENFIELD ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 4QD

    ODS code A86023

    2.7 km

  • BEWICK ROAD SURGERY

    10 BEWICK ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 4DP

    ODS code A85017

    2.7 km

  • CENTRAL GATESHEAD MEDICAL GROUP

    PRINCE CONSORT ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 1NB

    ODS code A85019

    2.7 km

  • ELSWICK FAMILY PRACTICE

    MELDON STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 6SH

    ODS code A86037

    2.9 km

  • OXFORD TCE & RAWLING RD MEDICAL GROUP

    1 OXFORD TERRACE, BENSHAM, GATESHEAD, NE8 1RQ

    ODS code A85005

    3.0 km

  • PROSPECT MEDICAL CENTRE

    501 WESTGATE ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 8AY

    ODS code A86004

    3.0 km

  • SECOND STREET SURGERY

    SECOND STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UR

    ODS code A85021

    3.1 km

  • SWARLAND AVENUE SURGERY

    2 SWARLAND AVENUE, BENTON, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE7 7TD

    ODS code A86041

    3.2 km

Showing 20 of 39 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Sandyford

    BCT · Shieldfield

    0.0 miles

  • Sandyford

    BCT · Shieldfield

    0.0 miles

  • Sandyford

    BCT · Jesmond Vale

    0.0 miles

  • Sandyford

    BCT · Jesmond Vale

    0.1 miles

  • Portland Road-Shield Court

    BCT · Shieldfield

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Newcastle upon Tyne 034D, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,556 of 33,755

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

131 open schools are in scope, including 78 primary and 16 secondary schools. Newcastle Preparatory School is the nearest published school at 464 m.

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

Recorded crime

10,990 published events cover 12 months, averaging 915.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,023 events.

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