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NE26 2RJ

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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE26 2RQ 10 m
NE26 1NX 47 m
NE26 2RL 65 m
NE26 2AQ 78 m
NE26 2RF 78 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE26 2RJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE26
Postcode sector
NE26 2
Latitude
55.044215
Longitude
-1.442532
British National Grid easting
435,721
British National Grid northing
572,331

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
E00043595
Lower layer super output area
North Tyneside 006A · E01008584
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
42
Primary
27
Secondary
10

  1. Marine Park First School

    Community school

    490 m

  2. Rockcliffe First School

    Foundation school

    692 m

  3. Marden Bridge Middle School

    Foundation school

    780 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,860
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 483
  • Shoplifting 422
  • Anti social behaviour 285
  • Public order 136
  • Criminal damage and arson 120

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

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • WHITLEY BAY HEALTH CENTRE

    WHITLEY ROAD, WHITLEY BAY, NE26 2ND

    ODS code A87005

    352 m

  • MARINE AVENUE MEDICAL CTR

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

    ODS code A87008

    922 m

  • BEAUMONT PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code A87011

    2.0 km

  • BRIDGE AND MONKSEATON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CAULDWELL AVENUE, MONKSEATON, WHITLEY BAY, NE25 9PH

    ODS code A87020

    2.1 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

    3.8 km

  • NORTHUMBERLAND PARK MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A87022

    4.2 km

Nearby transport

  • The Promenade

    BCT · Whitley Bay

    0.1 miles

  • Oxford Street

    BCT · Whitley Bay

    0.1 miles

  • Whitley Road-Oxford Street

    BCT · Whitley Bay

    0.2 miles

  • York Road

    BCT · Whitley Bay

    0.2 miles

  • Park Avenue - York Road

    BCT · Whitley Bay

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Tyneside 006A, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

5,968 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 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

Schools

42 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 10 secondary schools. Marine Park First School is the nearest published school at 490 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,860 published events cover 12 months, averaging 155 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 483 events.

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