NE26 3AE

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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE26 3AD 21 m
NE26 3AR 35 m
NE26 3AQ 38 m
NE26 3AY 69 m
NE26 3AS 118 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE26 3AE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 February 2005
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE26
Postcode sector
NE26 3
Latitude
55.047951
Longitude
-1.460088
British National Grid easting
434,596
British National Grid northing
572,738

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
E00043240
Lower layer super output area
North Tyneside 003B · E01008523
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
46
Primary
28
Secondary
12
  1. Whitley Bay High School

    Foundation school

    374 m
  2. Coquet Park First School

    Community school

    560 m
  3. Valley Gardens Middle School

    Foundation school

    622 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,935
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Shoplifting 486
  • Violence and sexual offences 483
  • Anti social behaviour 276
  • Public order 142
  • Criminal damage and arson 128

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NE26 3 residents
5,486

Age bands in NE26 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.3%

987 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.9%

478 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.2%

1,037 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.2%

1,522 residents

Age 65 and over
25.3%

1,364 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

  • MARINE AVENUE MEDICAL CTR

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

    ODS code A87008

    481 m

  • BEAUMONT PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code A87011

    851 m

  • WHITLEY BAY HEALTH CENTRE

    WHITLEY ROAD, WHITLEY BAY, NE26 2ND

    ODS code A87005

    1.5 km

  • BRIDGE AND MONKSEATON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CAULDWELL AVENUE, MONKSEATON, WHITLEY BAY, NE25 9PH

    ODS code A87020

    1.5 km

  • NORTHUMBERLAND PARK MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A87022

    3.2 km

  • COLLINGWOOD HEALTH GROUP

    HAWKEYS LANE, NORTH SHIELDS, NE29 0SF

    ODS code A87004

    4.1 km

  • NPC NORTH TYNESIDE - SPRING TERRACE

    SPRING TERRACE, NORTH SHIELDS, NE29 0HD

    ODS code A87002

    4.2 km

  • PRIORY MEDICAL GROUP

    19 ALBION ROAD, NORTH SHIELDS, NE29 0HT

    ODS code A87009

    4.3 km

  • NPC ELSDON AVENUE

    ELSDON AVENUE, SEATON DELAVAL, WHITLEY BAY, NE25 0BW

    ODS code A84619

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Claremont Gardens

    BCT · Whitley Bay

    0.2 miles
  • Claremont Gardens

    BCT · Whitley Bay

    0.2 miles
  • Ilfracombe Gardens

    BCT · Whitley Bay

    0.2 miles
  • Monkseaton Drive-Subway

    BCT · Whitley Bay

    0.2 miles
  • Woodburn Drive-St Martins Close

    BCT · Whitley Bay

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Tyneside 003B, 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

32,870 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
4 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

46 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 12 secondary schools. Whitley Bay High School is the nearest published school at 374 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,935 published events cover 12 months, averaging 161.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Shoplifting with 486 events.

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