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NE28 6LS

Howdon · North Tyneside · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Howdon
Local authority
North Tyneside
Postcode district
NE28
Postcode sector
NE28 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE28 6TZ 149 m
NE28 6UA 153 m
NE28 6LX 214 m
NE28 6QT 217 m
NE28 6NW 225 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE28 6LS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1988
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE28
Postcode sector
NE28 6
Latitude
54.989369
Longitude
-1.499882
British National Grid easting
432,100
British National Grid northing
566,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
North Tyneside · E08000022
Electoral ward
Howdon · E05015871
Parish or community
E43000176
Output area
E00166120
Lower layer super output area
North Tyneside 028C · E01008543
Middle layer super output area
North Tyneside 028 · E02001765

Postcode source versions

Explore NE28

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
91
Primary
69
Secondary
12
  1. Groundwork South and North Tyneside

    Special post 16 institution

    666 m
  2. Stephenson Memorial Primary School

    Academy converter

    759 m
  3. St Oswald's CofE Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,968
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,092
  • Anti social behaviour 378
  • Shoplifting 338
  • Criminal damage and arson 309
  • Public order 205

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NE28 6 residents
5,409

Age bands in NE28 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.6%
917 residents
Age 15 to 24
11.5%
635 residents
Age 25 to 44
32.9%
1,821 residents
Age 45 to 64
25.5%
1,411 residents
Age 65 and over
13.5%
749 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

26

within 5 km straight-line

  • BEWICKE MEDICAL CENTRE

    51 TYNEMOUTH ROAD, HOWDEN, WALLSEND, NE28 0AD

    ODS code A87013

    809 m

  • EAST WING PRACTICE

    EAST WING SURGERY, PALMER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, WEAR STREET, JARROW, NE32 3UX

    ODS code A88613

    1.1 km

  • THE G.P.SUITE

    PALMER COMMUNITY HOSPITALS, WEAR STREET, JARROW, NE32 3UX

    ODS code A88025

    1.1 km

  • MAYFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

    PARK ROAD, JARROW, NE32 5SE

    ODS code A88004

    1.3 km

  • ALBERT ROAD SURGERY

    118 ALBERT ROAD, JARROW, NE32 5AG

    ODS code A88010

    1.4 km

  • THE VILLAGE GREEN SURGERY

    THE GREEN, WALLSEND, NE28 6BB

    ODS code A87016

    2.0 km

  • REDBURN PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A87030

    2.1 km

  • ELLISON VIEW SURGERY

    THE GLEN PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, 30 GLEN STREET, HEBBURN, NE31 1NU

    ODS code A88012

    2.2 km

  • THE GLEN MEDICAL GROUP

    30 GLEN STREET, HEBBURN, NE31 1NU

    ODS code A88022

    2.2 km

  • VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    12-28 GLEN STREET, HEBBURN, NE31 1NU

    ODS code A88001

    2.2 km

  • HADRIAN HEALTH CENTRE

    ELTON STREET EAST, WALLSEND, NE28 8QU

    ODS code A87029

    2.4 km

  • WENLOCK ROAD SURGERY

    171 WENLOCK ROAD, SIMONSIDE, SOUTH SHIELDS, NE34 9BP

    ODS code A88005

    3.4 km

  • WALKER MEDICAL GROUP

    CHURCH WALK, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 3BS

    ODS code A86011

    3.5 km

  • COLLINGWOOD HEALTH GROUP

    HAWKEYS LANE, NORTH SHIELDS, NE29 0SF

    ODS code A87004

    3.7 km

  • NPC NORTH TYNESIDE - SPRING TERRACE

    SPRING TERRACE, NORTH SHIELDS, NE29 0HD

    ODS code A87002

    3.9 km

  • PRIORY MEDICAL GROUP

    19 ALBION ROAD, NORTH SHIELDS, NE29 0HT

    ODS code A87009

    3.9 km

  • BENFIELD PARK MEDICAL GROUP

    BENFIELD ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 4QD

    ODS code A86023

    4.0 km

  • ST GEORGE & RIVERSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NEW GEORGE STREET, SOUTH SHIELDS, NE33 5DU

    ODS code A88015

    4.0 km

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    NEW GEORGE STREET, SOUTH SHIELDS, NE33 5DU

    ODS code A88008

    4.0 km

  • TALBOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    STANLEY STREET, SOUTH SHIELDS, NE34 0BX

    ODS code A88006

    4.1 km

Showing 20 of 26 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Western Road-Hadrian Road

    BCT · Willington Quay

    208 m
  • Western Road-Rosehill Road

    BCT · Willington Quay

    266 m
  • Bewicke Road

    BCT · Willington Quay

    286 m
  • Bewicke Road

    BCT · Willington Quay

    302 m
  • Bewicke Road-Addison Court

    BCT · Willington Quay

    473 m

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Tyneside 028C, 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

6,584 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
6 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

91 open schools are in scope, including 69 primary and 12 secondary schools. Groundwork South and North Tyneside is the nearest published school at 666 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,968 published events cover 12 months, averaging 247 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,092 events.

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