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NE26 1BQ

Whitley Bay North · North Tyneside · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Whitley Bay North
Local authority
North Tyneside
Constituency
Tynemouth
Postcode district
NE26
Postcode sector
NE26 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE26 1BG 85 m
NE26 1LU 174 m
NE26 1LX 175 m
NE26 1LT 202 m
NE26 1BN 208 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE26 1BQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE26
Postcode sector
NE26 1
Latitude
55.048267
Longitude
-1.446311
British National Grid easting
435,476
British National Grid northing
572,780

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
North Tyneside · E08000022
Electoral ward
Whitley Bay North · E05015884
Parish or community
E43000176
Westminster constituency
Tynemouth · E14001557
Output area
E00043401
Lower layer super output area
North Tyneside 003C · E01008546
Middle layer super output area
North Tyneside 003 · E02001740

Postcode source versions

Explore NE26

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
40
Primary
25
Secondary
9

  1. Marine Park First School

    Community school

    202 m

  2. Coquet Park First School

    Community school

    698 m

  3. Marden Bridge Middle School

    Foundation school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,797
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 464
  • Shoplifting 418
  • Anti social behaviour 274
  • Public order 129
  • Criminal damage and arson 118

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NE26 1 residents
5,223

Age bands in NE26 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.7%

1,022 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

501 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.2%

1,200 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.6%

1,483 residents

Age 65 and over
18.8%

974 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

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
0%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

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

GP practices

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • MARINE AVENUE MEDICAL CTR

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

    ODS code A87008

    828 m

  • WHITLEY BAY HEALTH CENTRE

    WHITLEY ROAD, WHITLEY BAY, NE26 2ND

    ODS code A87005

    863 m

  • BEAUMONT PARK SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, 35 HEPSCOTT DRIVE, BEAUMONT PARK, WHITLEY BAY, NE25 9XJ

    ODS code A87011

    1.7 km

  • BRIDGE AND MONKSEATON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CAULDWELL AVENUE, MONKSEATON, WHITLEY BAY, NE25 9PH

    ODS code A87020

    2.1 km

  • NORTHUMBERLAND PARK MEDICAL GROUP

    SHIREMOOR CENTRE, EARSDON ROAD, SHIREMOOR, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE27 0HJ

    ODS code A87022

    4.0 km

  • COLLINGWOOD HEALTH GROUP

    HAWKEYS LANE, NORTH SHIELDS, NE29 0SF

    ODS code A87004

    4.2 km

  • NPC NORTH TYNESIDE - SPRING TERRACE

    SPRING TERRACE, NORTH SHIELDS, NE29 0HD

    ODS code A87002

    4.2 km

  • PRIORY MEDICAL GROUP

    19 ALBION ROAD, NORTH SHIELDS, NE29 0HT

    ODS code A87009

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Whitley Bay Park Avenue

    BCT · Whitley Bay

    0.1 miles

  • The Links - Eastbourne Gardens

    BCT · Whitley Bay

    0.1 miles

  • The Links - Eastbourne Gardens

    BCT · Whitley Bay

    0.2 miles

  • Park Road

    BCT · Whitley Bay

    0.2 miles

  • The Promenade

    BCT · Whitley Bay

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Tyneside 003C, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

33,320 of 33,755

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

40 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 9 secondary schools. Marine Park First School is the nearest published school at 202 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,797 published events cover 12 months, averaging 149.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 464 events.

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