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NE26 2RA

Whitley Bay North · North Tyneside · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Whitley Bay
Ward
Whitley Bay North
Local authority
North Tyneside
Constituency
Tynemouth
Postcode district
NE26
Postcode sector
NE26 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE26 2QY 28 m
NE26 2DN 54 m
NE26 2LX 60 m
NE26 2QS 60 m
NE26 2RD 71 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE26 2RA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE26
Postcode sector
NE26 2
Latitude
55.041256
Longitude
-1.442104
British National Grid easting
435,751
British National Grid northing
572,002

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
E00043605
Lower layer super output area
North Tyneside 006D · E01008588
Middle layer super output area
North Tyneside 006 · E02001743

Postcode source versions

Explore NE26

Property

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12 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
12, Station Road, Whitley Bay, NE26 2RA 31 March 2025 £100,000
12a, Station Road, Whitley Bay, NE26 2RA 20 August 2021 £78,000
14a, Station Road, Whitley Bay, NE26 2RA 25 September 2020 £120,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
43
Primary
28
Secondary
10

  1. Rockcliffe First School

    Foundation school

    526 m

  2. Marden Bridge Middle School

    Foundation school

    589 m

  3. Marine Park First School

    Community school

    756 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,975
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 522
  • Shoplifting 422
  • Anti social behaviour 313
  • Public order 149
  • Criminal damage and arson 132

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
4

3 female, 1 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
2.0
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NE26 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
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%

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

9

within 5 km

  • WHITLEY BAY HEALTH CENTRE

    WHITLEY ROAD, WHITLEY BAY, NE26 2ND

    ODS code A87005

    137 m

  • MARINE AVENUE MEDICAL CTR

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

    ODS code A87008

    998 m

  • BRIDGE AND MONKSEATON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CAULDWELL AVENUE, MONKSEATON, WHITLEY BAY, NE25 9PH

    ODS code A87020

    2.0 km

  • BEAUMONT PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code A87011

    2.1 km

  • NPC NORTH TYNESIDE - SPRING TERRACE

    SPRING TERRACE, NORTH SHIELDS, NE29 0HD

    ODS code A87002

    3.5 km

  • COLLINGWOOD HEALTH GROUP

    HAWKEYS LANE, NORTH SHIELDS, NE29 0SF

    ODS code A87004

    3.5 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

    4.2 km

  • REDBURN PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A87030

    5.0 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Whitley Road-Percy Road

    BCT · Whitley Bay

    0.0 miles

  • Whitley Road-Victoria Avenue

    BCT · Whitley Bay

    0.1 miles

  • Station Square - Metro

    BCT · Whitley Bay

    0.1 miles

  • Whitley Bay (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)

    MET · Whitley Bay

    0.1 miles

  • Whitley Bay (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)

    PLT · Whitley Bay

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Tyneside 006D, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

13,039 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
2 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.

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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
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

Property market

The five-year median is £89,000 from 2 recorded sales in NE26 2RA. 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

43 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 10 secondary schools. Rockcliffe First School is the nearest published school at 526 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,975 published events cover 12 months, averaging 164.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 522 events.

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