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NE26

UK postcode district

Part of Whitley Bay

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
863
Current units
540
Coordinate coverage
96%
Electoral wards
8

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
North East
Local authority codes
2
Terminated postcode units
323

Postcode sectors in NE26

Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.

5 sectors

Property

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12,630 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
107, Woodburn Drive, Whitley Bay, NE26 3HY 24 July 2026 £399,500
2, St Ronans Drive, Seaton Sluice, Whitley Bay, NE26 4JQ 14 July 2026 £325,000
20, Swinbourne Gardens, Whitley Bay, NE26 3AZ 13 July 2026 £550,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
6
Primary
5
Secondary
1

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
1,615
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 406
  • Shoplifting 381
  • Anti social behaviour 267
  • Public order 118
  • Criminal damage and arson 99

Census 2021

Population and age profile

NE26 usual residents
19,167
Age-profile population
19,336

Age bands in NE26

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
17.1%
3,311 residents
Age 15 to 24
8.9%
1,726 residents
Age 25 to 44
21.4%
4,132 residents
Age 45 to 64
28.7%
5,557 residents
Age 65 and over
23.8%
4,610 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 519 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

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%

In this district, 504 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 480 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 0 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

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, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

2

in this district

  • MARINE AVENUE MEDICAL CTR

    MARINE AVENUE HEALTH CENTRE, MARINE AVENUE, WHITLEY BAY, NE26 3LW

    ODS code A87008

  • WHITLEY BAY HEALTH CENTRE

    WHITLEY ROAD, WHITLEY BAY, NE26 2ND

    ODS code A87005

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £310,000 from 1,732 recorded sales in NE26. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for North Tyneside is £203,813 in June 2026, up 6.0% year on year.

Schools

6 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools.

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

Recorded crime

1,615 published events cover 12 months, averaging 135 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 406 events.

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