NE2 1YJ

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 1YL 4 m
NE1 2TY 46 m
NE1 2DL 54 m
NE2 1YE 79 m
NE2 1YB 92 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE2 1YJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1983
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE2
Postcode sector
NE2 1
Latitude
54.975082
Longitude
-1.599967
British National Grid easting
425,705
British National Grid northing
564,569

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
E00175556
Lower layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 037A · E01008406
Middle layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 037 · E02007100

Postcode source versions

Explore NE2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
132
Primary
79
Secondary
16
  1. Christ Church CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    174 m
  2. University of Northumbria At Newcastle

    Higher education institutions

    518 m
  3. Hotspur Primary School

    Foundation school

    711 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
12,747
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,802
  • Shoplifting 2,118
  • Anti social behaviour 1,695
  • Public order 1,017
  • Other theft 961

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

    628 m

  • NEWCASTLE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86027

    948 m

  • THORNFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

    MOLINEUX STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 1SG

    ODS code A86029

    1.1 km

  • HEATON ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86024

    1.3 km

  • MILLENNIUM FAMILY PRACTICE

    TRINITY SQUARE HEALTH CTR, GATESHEAD, NE8 1AD

    ODS code A85013

    1.4 km

  • THE BRIDGES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    TRINITY SQUARE HEALTH CTR, GATESHEAD, NE8 1AD

    ODS code A85614

    1.4 km

  • BEWICK ROAD SURGERY

    10 BEWICK ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 4DP

    ODS code A85017

    2.1 km

  • CENTRAL GATESHEAD MEDICAL GROUP

    PRINCE CONSORT ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 1NB

    ODS code A85019

    2.1 km

  • CRUDDAS PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86017

    2.1 km

  • BIDDLESTONE HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code A86010

    2.2 km

  • OXFORD TCE & RAWLING RD MEDICAL GROUP

    1 OXFORD TERRACE, BENSHAM, GATESHEAD, NE8 1RQ

    ODS code A85005

    2.3 km

  • JESMOND HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code A86020

    2.4 km

  • SECOND STREET SURGERY

    SECOND STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UR

    ODS code A85021

    2.5 km

  • DILSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    23 DILSTON ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 5AB

    ODS code Y00184

    2.6 km

  • ELSWICK FAMILY PRACTICE

    MELDON STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 6SH

    ODS code A86037

    2.7 km

  • BENSHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

    SIDNEY GROVE, GATESHEAD, NE8 2XB

    ODS code A85002

    2.7 km

  • BENFIELD PARK MEDICAL GROUP

    BENFIELD ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 4QD

    ODS code A86023

    2.9 km

  • ST. ANTHONY'S HEALTH CENTRE

    ST. ANTHONY'S MED GROUP, ST. ANTHONY'S ROAD, WALKER, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 2NN

    ODS code A86040

    3.0 km

  • PROSPECT MEDICAL CENTRE

    501 WESTGATE ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 8AY

    ODS code A86004

    3.0 km

  • ROSEWORTH SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86006

    3.2 km

Showing 20 of 39 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Clarence Street

    BCT · Shieldfield

    0.0 miles
  • Clarence Street

    BCT · Shieldfield

    0.0 miles
  • New Bridge Street-St Dominics

    BCT · Shieldfield

    0.1 miles
  • New Bridge Street-St Dominics

    BCT · Shieldfield

    0.1 miles
  • New Bridge Street-Blackfriars

    BCT · Shieldfield

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Newcastle upon Tyne 037A, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,152 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
3 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

132 open schools are in scope, including 79 primary and 16 secondary schools. Christ Church CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 174 m.

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

Recorded crime

12,747 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,062.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,802 events.

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