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NE28 6UW

Howdon · North Tyneside · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE28 6UL 117 m
NE28 6SG 185 m
NE28 0PD 272 m
NE28 6ST 288 m
NE28 0RZ 311 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE28 6UW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1997
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE28
Postcode sector
NE28 6
Latitude
54.988406
Longitude
-1.484266
British National Grid easting
433,100
British National Grid northing
566,100

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
Westminster constituency
Tynemouth · E14001557
Output area
E00043374
Lower layer super output area
North Tyneside 027B · E01008540
Middle layer super output area
North Tyneside 027 · E02001764

Postcode source versions

Explore NE28

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
94
Primary
67
Secondary
14

  1. Dunn Street Primary School

    Academy converter

    737 m

  2. St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow

    Academy converter

    1.0 km

  3. Percy Main Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,438
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 863
  • Shoplifting 333
  • Anti social behaviour 293
  • Criminal damage and arson 259
  • Public order 174

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

27

within 5 km straight-line

  • EAST WING PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A88613

    994 m

  • THE G.P.SUITE

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

    ODS code A88025

    994 m

  • ALBERT ROAD SURGERY

    118 ALBERT ROAD, JARROW, NE32 5AG

    ODS code A88010

    1.2 km

  • BEWICKE MEDICAL CENTRE

    51 TYNEMOUTH ROAD, HOWDEN, WALLSEND, NE28 0AD

    ODS code A87013

    1.4 km

  • MAYFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

    PARK ROAD, JARROW, NE32 5SE

    ODS code A88004

    1.4 km

  • REDBURN PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A87030

    1.5 km

  • WENLOCK ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code A88005

    2.6 km

  • ELLISON VIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code A88012

    2.9 km

  • THE GLEN MEDICAL GROUP

    30 GLEN STREET, HEBBURN, NE31 1NU

    ODS code A88022

    2.9 km

  • VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    12-28 GLEN STREET, HEBBURN, NE31 1NU

    ODS code A88001

    2.9 km

  • THE VILLAGE GREEN SURGERY

    THE GREEN, WALLSEND, NE28 6BB

    ODS code A87016

    3.0 km

  • ST GEORGE & RIVERSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NEW GEORGE STREET, SOUTH SHIELDS, NE33 5DU

    ODS code A88015

    3.0 km

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    NEW GEORGE STREET, SOUTH SHIELDS, NE33 5DU

    ODS code A88008

    3.0 km

  • COLLINGWOOD HEALTH GROUP

    HAWKEYS LANE, NORTH SHIELDS, NE29 0SF

    ODS code A87004

    3.1 km

  • TALBOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    STANLEY STREET, SOUTH SHIELDS, NE34 0BX

    ODS code A88006

    3.2 km

  • NPC NORTH TYNESIDE - SPRING TERRACE

    SPRING TERRACE, NORTH SHIELDS, NE29 0HD

    ODS code A87002

    3.2 km

  • PRIORY MEDICAL GROUP

    19 ALBION ROAD, NORTH SHIELDS, NE29 0HT

    ODS code A87009

    3.3 km

  • FARNHAM MEDICAL CTR.

    435 STANHOPE ROAD, SOUTH SHIELDS, NE33 4QY

    ODS code A88002

    3.3 km

  • HADRIAN HEALTH CENTRE

    ELTON STREET EAST, WALLSEND, NE28 8QU

    ODS code A87029

    3.4 km

  • IMEARY MEDICAL GROUP

    STANHOPE PARADE HEALTH CENTRE, GORDON STREET, SOUTH SHIELDS, NE33 4JP

    ODS code A88601

    3.4 km

Showing 20 of 27 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Pedestrian Tunnel North

    BCT · East Howdon

    170 m

  • Bewicke Street-Coach Open

    BCT · Willington Quay

    253 m

  • East Howdon

    BCT · Willington Quay

    306 m

  • Howdon Road - Lesbury Street

    BCT · East Howdon

    310 m

  • Howdon Road - Meldon Street

    BCT · East Howdon

    310 m

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Tyneside 027B, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

631 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
9 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

94 open schools are in scope, including 67 primary and 14 secondary schools. Dunn Street Primary School is the nearest published school at 737 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,438 published events cover 12 months, averaging 203 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 863 events.

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