NE26 1TP

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 1TD 115 m
NE26 1TE 167 m
NE26 1TQ 174 m
NE26 1RY 185 m
NE26 1RZ 219 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE26 1TP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE26
Postcode sector
NE26 1
Latitude
55.053454
Longitude
-1.450888
British National Grid easting
435,179
British National Grid northing
573,355

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
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
37
Primary
21
Secondary
10
  1. Coquet Park First School

    Community school

    307 m
  2. Marine Park First School

    Community school

    738 m
  3. Whitley Lodge First School

    Community school

    900 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,417
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Shoplifting 355
  • Violence and sexual offences 348
  • Anti social behaviour 210
  • Public order 104
  • Criminal damage and arson 95

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+
50%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
50%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
50%
Gigabit-capable
50%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
75%
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

  • MARINE AVENUE MEDICAL CTR

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

    ODS code A87008

    1.1 km

  • WHITLEY BAY HEALTH CENTRE

    WHITLEY ROAD, WHITLEY BAY, NE26 2ND

    ODS code A87005

    1.5 km

  • BEAUMONT PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code A87011

    1.6 km

  • BRIDGE AND MONKSEATON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CAULDWELL AVENUE, MONKSEATON, WHITLEY BAY, NE25 9PH

    ODS code A87020

    2.3 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

    4.7 km

  • NPC NORTH TYNESIDE - SPRING TERRACE

    SPRING TERRACE, NORTH SHIELDS, NE29 0HD

    ODS code A87002

    4.8 km

  • PRIORY MEDICAL GROUP

    19 ALBION ROAD, NORTH SHIELDS, NE29 0HT

    ODS code A87009

    4.8 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • The Links-Leisure Pool

    BCT · Whitley Bay

    0.1 miles
  • The Links-St Marys Avenue

    BCT · Whitley Bay

    0.1 miles
  • The Links-Kingston Drive

    BCT · Whitley Bay

    0.2 miles
  • The Links-Kingston Drive

    BCT · Whitley Bay

    0.2 miles
  • The Links - Eastbourne Gardens

    BCT · Whitley Bay

    0.3 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
1
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

37 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 10 secondary schools. Coquet Park First School is the nearest published school at 307 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,417 published events cover 12 months, averaging 118.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Shoplifting with 355 events.

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