NE26 1PL

Whitley Bay North · North Tyneside · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
North Tyneside
Constituency
Tynemouth
Postcode district
NE26
Postcode sector
NE26 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE26 1AE 16 m
NE26 1BA 49 m
NE26 1AY 70 m
NE26 1AQ 79 m
NE26 1DN 95 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE26 1PL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE26
Postcode sector
NE26 1
Latitude
55.044851
Longitude
-1.445982
British National Grid easting
435,500
British National Grid northing
572,400

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
North Tyneside · E08000022
Parish or community
E43000176
Westminster constituency
Tynemouth · E14001557
Output area
E00043598
Lower layer super output area
North Tyneside 006B · E01008585
Middle layer super output area
North Tyneside 006 · E02001743

Postcode source versions

Explore NE26

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
43
Primary
27
Secondary
10
  1. Marine Park First School

    Community school

    286 m
  2. Marden Bridge Middle School

    Foundation school

    727 m
  3. Rockcliffe First School

    Foundation school

    912 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,970
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 514
  • Shoplifting 440
  • Anti social behaviour 302
  • Public order 146
  • Criminal damage and arson 136

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.

GP practices

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • WHITLEY BAY HEALTH CENTRE

    WHITLEY ROAD, WHITLEY BAY, NE26 2ND

    ODS code A87005

    542 m

  • MARINE AVENUE MEDICAL CTR

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

    ODS code A87008

    707 m

  • BEAUMONT PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code A87011

    1.8 km

  • BRIDGE AND MONKSEATON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CAULDWELL AVENUE, MONKSEATON, WHITLEY BAY, NE25 9PH

    ODS code A87020

    1.9 km

  • COLLINGWOOD HEALTH GROUP

    HAWKEYS LANE, NORTH SHIELDS, NE29 0SF

    ODS code A87004

    3.8 km

  • NPC NORTH TYNESIDE - SPRING TERRACE

    SPRING TERRACE, NORTH SHIELDS, NE29 0HD

    ODS code A87002

    3.8 km

  • PRIORY MEDICAL GROUP

    19 ALBION ROAD, NORTH SHIELDS, NE29 0HT

    ODS code A87009

    3.9 km

  • NORTHUMBERLAND PARK MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A87022

    4.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Park Avenue-Beach Avenue

    BCT · Whitley Bay

    0.1 miles
  • Whitley Bay Park Avenue

    BCT · Whitley Bay

    0.1 miles
  • Park Avenue - York Road

    BCT · Whitley Bay

    0.1 miles
  • The Promenade

    BCT · Whitley Bay

    0.1 miles
  • York Road

    BCT · Whitley Bay

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Tyneside 006B, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,469 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
1 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

43 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 10 secondary schools. Marine Park First School is the nearest published school at 286 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,970 published events cover 12 months, averaging 164.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 514 events.

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