NE26 2HZ

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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE26 2JW 6 m
NE26 2JL 33 m
NE26 2JN 38 m
NE26 2JH 41 m
NE26 2HX 72 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE26 2HZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE26
Postcode sector
NE26 2
Latitude
55.041263
Longitude
-1.447596
British National Grid easting
435,400
British National Grid northing
572,000

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
E00043608
Lower layer super output area
North Tyneside 006E · E01008589
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
45
Primary
27
Secondary
10
  1. Marden Bridge Middle School

    Foundation school

    323 m
  2. Marine Park First School

    Community school

    637 m
  3. Rockcliffe First School

    Foundation school

    873 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,085
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 554
  • Shoplifting 424
  • Anti social behaviour 325
  • Public order 162
  • Criminal damage and arson 153

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NE26 2 residents
4,333

Age bands in NE26 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.8%

780 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.6%

448 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.8%

1,203 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.4%

1,367 residents

Age 65 and over
18.4%

857 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

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • WHITLEY BAY HEALTH CENTRE

    WHITLEY ROAD, WHITLEY BAY, NE26 2ND

    ODS code A87005

    488 m

  • MARINE AVENUE MEDICAL CTR

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

    ODS code A87008

    672 m

  • BRIDGE AND MONKSEATON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CAULDWELL AVENUE, MONKSEATON, WHITLEY BAY, NE25 9PH

    ODS code A87020

    1.7 km

  • BEAUMONT PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code A87011

    1.8 km

  • COLLINGWOOD HEALTH GROUP

    HAWKEYS LANE, NORTH SHIELDS, NE29 0SF

    ODS code A87004

    3.4 km

  • NPC NORTH TYNESIDE - SPRING TERRACE

    SPRING TERRACE, NORTH SHIELDS, NE29 0HD

    ODS code A87002

    3.4 km

  • PRIORY MEDICAL GROUP

    19 ALBION ROAD, NORTH SHIELDS, NE29 0HT

    ODS code A87009

    3.5 km

  • NORTHUMBERLAND PARK MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A87022

    3.8 km

  • REDBURN PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    15 STATION ROAD, PERCY MAIN, NORTH SHIELDS, NE29 6HT

    ODS code A87030

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Park View-Marden Road

    BCT · Whitley Bay

    0.1 miles
  • Park Avenue - Whitley Road

    BCT · Whitley Bay

    0.1 miles
  • Whitley Road - Park Avenue

    BCT · Whitley Bay

    0.1 miles
  • Park View-Park Gardens

    BCT · Whitley Bay

    0.1 miles
  • Whitley Road-Clifton Terrace

    BCT · Whitley Bay

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Tyneside 006E, 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

32,510 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
5 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

45 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 10 secondary schools. Marden Bridge Middle School is the nearest published school at 323 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,085 published events cover 12 months, averaging 173.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 554 events.

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