NE2 1RX

Ouseburn · Newcastle upon Tyne · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Postcode district
NE2
Postcode sector
NE2 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE2 1LG 32 m
NE2 1XG 44 m
NE2 1EA 52 m
NE2 1QX 80 m
NE2 1BN 85 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE2 1RX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1986
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE2
Postcode sector
NE2 1
Latitude
54.981651
Longitude
-1.599980
British National Grid easting
425,700
British National Grid northing
565,300

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
Output area
E00042650
Lower layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 017E · E01008411
Middle layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 017 · E02001724

Postcode source versions

Explore NE2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
133
Primary
79
Secondary
16
  1. St Catherine's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    422 m
  2. Newcastle Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    459 m
  3. Royal Grammar School

    Other independent school

    494 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
10,860
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,954
  • Shoplifting 2,034
  • Anti social behaviour 1,532
  • Other theft 817
  • Public order 785

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

    873 m

  • THORNFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

    MOLINEUX STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 1SG

    ODS code A86029

    1.2 km

  • NEWCASTLE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86027

    1.2 km

  • HEATON ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86024

    1.3 km

  • BIDDLESTONE HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code A86010

    1.7 km

  • JESMOND HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code A86020

    1.7 km

  • MILLENNIUM FAMILY PRACTICE

    TRINITY SQUARE HEALTH CTR, GATESHEAD, NE8 1AD

    ODS code A85013

    2.1 km

  • THE BRIDGES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    TRINITY SQUARE HEALTH CTR, GATESHEAD, NE8 1AD

    ODS code A85614

    2.1 km

  • CRUDDAS PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86017

    2.5 km

  • ROSEWORTH SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86006

    2.5 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

    2.6 km

  • DILSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    23 DILSTON ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 5AB

    ODS code Y00184

    2.6 km

  • BEWICK ROAD SURGERY

    10 BEWICK ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 4DP

    ODS code A85017

    2.8 km

  • CENTRAL GATESHEAD MEDICAL GROUP

    PRINCE CONSORT ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 1NB

    ODS code A85019

    2.8 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

    3.1 km

  • SWARLAND AVENUE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86041

    3.1 km

  • PROSPECT MEDICAL CENTRE

    501 WESTGATE ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 8AY

    ODS code A86004

    3.1 km

  • SECOND STREET SURGERY

    SECOND STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UR

    ODS code A85021

    3.2 km

Showing 20 of 39 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Sandyford

    BCT · Jesmond Vale

    0.1 miles
  • Sandyford

    BCT · Jesmond Vale

    0.1 miles
  • Sandyford

    BCT · Shieldfield

    0.1 miles
  • Sandyford

    BCT · Shieldfield

    0.1 miles
  • Sandyford Road-Cemetery

    BCT · Jesmond Vale

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Newcastle upon Tyne 017E, 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

24,291 of 33,755

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

133 open schools are in scope, including 79 primary and 16 secondary schools. St Catherine's Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 422 m.

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

Recorded crime

10,860 published events cover 12 months, averaging 905 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,954 events.

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