NE27 0SS

Backworth & Holystone · North Tyneside · England

Updated September 2026

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Local authority
North Tyneside
Postcode district
NE27
Postcode sector
NE27 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE27 0AZ 112 m
NE27 0BA 130 m
NE27 0BB 161 m
NE27 0AX 164 m
NE27 0AD 209 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE27 0SS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE27
Postcode sector
NE27 0
Latitude
55.042328
Longitude
-1.539254
British National Grid easting
429,542
British National Grid northing
572,076

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
North Tyneside · E08000022
Parish or community
E43000176
Output area
E00043482
Lower layer super output area
North Tyneside 007E · E01035625
Middle layer super output area
North Tyneside 007 · E02001744

Postcode source versions

Explore NE27

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
60
Primary
36
Secondary
12
  1. Backworth Park Primary School

    Community school

    542 m
  2. Parkside House School

    Other independent special school

    1.5 km
  3. Amberley Primary School

    Foundation school

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
409
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 167
  • Anti social behaviour 73
  • Criminal damage and arson 42
  • Public order 37
  • Other theft 29

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NE27 0 residents
16,348

Age bands in NE27 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.8%

3,326 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.5%

1,515 residents

Age 25 to 44
32.2%

5,148 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.7%

3,945 residents

Age 65 and over
12.8%

2,054 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.

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

11

within 5 km

  • MALLARD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE HEALTH CENTRE, CITADEL EAST, KILLINGWORTH, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE12 6HS

    ODS code A87615

    1.7 km

  • WELLSPRING MEDICAL PRACT.

    KILLINGWORTH HEALTH CENTRE, CITADEL EAST, KILLINGWORTH, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE12 6HS

    ODS code A87612

    1.7 km

  • NORTHUMBERLAND PARK MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A87022

    2.1 km

  • NETHERFIELD HOUSE

    HEALTH CENTRE, NETHERFIELD HOUSE, STATION ROAD, SEGHILL, CRAMLINGTON, NE23 7EF

    ODS code A84037

    2.4 km

  • STEPHENSON PARK HEALTH GROUP

    STATION ROAD, FOREST HALL, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE12 9BQ

    ODS code A87007

    3.0 km

  • NPC ELSDON AVENUE

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

    ODS code A84619

    3.3 km

  • BEAUMONT PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code A87011

    4.3 km

  • BRIDGE AND MONKSEATON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CAULDWELL AVENUE, MONKSEATON, WHITLEY BAY, NE25 9PH

    ODS code A87020

    4.3 km

  • WEST FARM SURGERY

    31 WEST FARM AVENUE, LONGBENTON, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE12 8LS

    ODS code A86005

    4.4 km

  • LANE END SURGERY

    2 MANOR WALK, BENTON, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE7 7XX

    ODS code A86016

    4.4 km

  • SWARLAND AVENUE SURGERY

    2 SWARLAND AVENUE, BENTON, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE7 7TD

    ODS code A86041

    4.7 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

  • Killingworth Lane

    BCT · Backworth

    0.1 miles
  • Backworth Lane

    BCT · Backworth

    0.1 miles
  • Backworth Lane

    BCT · Backworth

    0.1 miles
  • Backworth Castle Park

    BCT · Backworth

    0.1 miles
  • Killingworth Lane

    BCT · Backworth

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Tyneside 007E, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,604 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
8 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

60 open schools are in scope, including 36 primary and 12 secondary schools. Backworth Park Primary School is the nearest published school at 542 m.

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

Recorded crime

409 published events cover 12 months, averaging 34.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 167 events.

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