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NE26 3AJ

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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE26 3AH 118 m
NE26 3AA 163 m
NE26 3NT 168 m
NE26 3BQ 203 m
NE26 3NS 206 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE26 3AJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1985
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE26
Postcode sector
NE26 3
Latitude
55.045812
Longitude
-1.460054
British National Grid easting
434,600
British National Grid northing
572,500

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
E00043245
Lower layer super output area
North Tyneside 003A · E01008520
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
48
Primary
30
Secondary
10

  1. Whitley Bay High School

    Foundation school

    456 m

  2. Valley Gardens Middle School

    Foundation school

    627 m

  3. Marine Park First School

    Community school

    748 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,024
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 522
  • Shoplifting 487
  • Anti social behaviour 285
  • Public order 151
  • Criminal damage and arson 133

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

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • MARINE AVENUE MEDICAL CTR

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

    ODS code A87008

    281 m

  • BEAUMONT PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code A87011

    890 m

  • BRIDGE AND MONKSEATON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CAULDWELL AVENUE, MONKSEATON, WHITLEY BAY, NE25 9PH

    ODS code A87020

    1.3 km

  • WHITLEY BAY HEALTH CENTRE

    WHITLEY ROAD, WHITLEY BAY, NE26 2ND

    ODS code A87005

    1.4 km

  • NORTHUMBERLAND PARK MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A87022

    3.1 km

  • COLLINGWOOD HEALTH GROUP

    HAWKEYS LANE, NORTH SHIELDS, NE29 0SF

    ODS code A87004

    3.9 km

  • NPC NORTH TYNESIDE - SPRING TERRACE

    SPRING TERRACE, NORTH SHIELDS, NE29 0HD

    ODS code A87002

    4.0 km

  • PRIORY MEDICAL GROUP

    19 ALBION ROAD, NORTH SHIELDS, NE29 0HT

    ODS code A87009

    4.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Marine Avenue-Hollywell Avenue

    BCT · Monkseaton

    0.2 miles

  • Marine Avenue-Hawthorn Gardens

    BCT · Monkseaton

    0.2 miles

  • Norham Road - Metro

    BCT · Monkseaton

    0.2 miles

  • Monkseaton (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)

    PLT · Monkseaton

    0.2 miles

  • Ilfracombe Gardens

    BCT · Whitley Bay

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Tyneside 003A, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,694 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
8 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

48 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 10 secondary schools. Whitley Bay High School is the nearest published school at 456 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,024 published events cover 12 months, averaging 168.667 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.