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NE29 6EL

North Shields · North Tyneside · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
North Shields
Local authority
North Tyneside
Constituency
Tynemouth
Postcode district
NE29
Postcode sector
NE29 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE29 6DQ 49 m
NE29 6EJ 72 m
NE29 6UA 101 m
NE29 6UR 118 m
NE29 6BJ 156 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE29 6EL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE29
Postcode sector
NE29 6
Latitude
55.002744
Longitude
-1.458615
British National Grid easting
434,729
British National Grid northing
567,708

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
North Tyneside · E08000022
Electoral ward
North Shields · E05015876
Parish or community
E43000176
Westminster constituency
Tynemouth · E14001557
Output area
E00043381
Lower layer super output area
North Tyneside 027E · E01008545
Middle layer super output area
North Tyneside 027 · E02001764

Postcode source versions

Explore NE29

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
92
Primary
61
Secondary
16

  1. Riverside Primary School

    Community school

    214 m

  2. Waterville Primary School

    Community school

    265 m

  3. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, North Shields

    Academy converter

    681 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,118
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,334
  • Anti social behaviour 614
  • Shoplifting 598
  • Criminal damage and arson 403
  • Public order 297

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
43

27 female, 16 male

Postcode households
17
Residents per household
2.5
NE29 6 residents
7,943

Age bands in NE29 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.8%

1,284 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.4%

847 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.1%

2,196 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.7%

2,328 residents

Age 65 and over
17.9%

1,453 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NE29 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

24

within 5 km

  • COLLINGWOOD HEALTH GROUP

    HAWKEYS LANE, NORTH SHIELDS, NE29 0SF

    ODS code A87004

    950 m

  • PRIORY MEDICAL GROUP

    19 ALBION ROAD, NORTH SHIELDS, NE29 0HT

    ODS code A87009

    977 m

  • NPC NORTH TYNESIDE - SPRING TERRACE

    SPRING TERRACE, NORTH SHIELDS, NE29 0HD

    ODS code A87002

    989 m

  • REDBURN PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A87030

    1.1 km

  • ST GEORGE & RIVERSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NEW GEORGE STREET, SOUTH SHIELDS, NE33 5DU

    ODS code A88015

    2.2 km

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    NEW GEORGE STREET, SOUTH SHIELDS, NE33 5DU

    ODS code A88008

    2.2 km

  • IMEARY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A88601

    2.6 km

  • WEST VIEW SURGERY

    GORDON STREET, SOUTH SHIELDS, NE33 4JP

    ODS code A88014

    2.6 km

  • BEWICKE MEDICAL CENTRE

    51 TYNEMOUTH ROAD, HOWDEN, WALLSEND, NE28 0AD

    ODS code A87013

    2.7 km

  • RAVENSWORTH SURGERY

    HORSLEY HILL ROAD, SOUTH SHIELDS, NE33 3ET

    ODS code A88608

    2.9 km

  • EAST WING PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A88613

    3.3 km

  • THE G.P.SUITE

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

    ODS code A88025

    3.3 km

  • FARNHAM MEDICAL CTR.

    435 STANHOPE ROAD, SOUTH SHIELDS, NE33 4QY

    ODS code A88002

    3.3 km

  • WENLOCK ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code A88005

    3.4 km

  • ALBERT ROAD SURGERY

    118 ALBERT ROAD, JARROW, NE32 5AG

    ODS code A88010

    3.5 km

  • TALBOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    STANLEY STREET, SOUTH SHIELDS, NE34 0BX

    ODS code A88006

    3.5 km

  • MAYFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

    PARK ROAD, JARROW, NE32 5SE

    ODS code A88004

    3.7 km

  • BRIDGE AND MONKSEATON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CAULDWELL AVENUE, MONKSEATON, WHITLEY BAY, NE25 9PH

    ODS code A87020

    3.9 km

  • CENTRAL SURGERY

    CLEADON PARK PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, PRINCE EDWARD ROAD, SOUTH SHIELDS, NE34 8PS

    ODS code A88013

    4.5 km

  • WHITLEY BAY HEALTH CENTRE

    WHITLEY ROAD, WHITLEY BAY, NE26 2ND

    ODS code A87005

    4.5 km

Showing 20 of 24 matching practices.

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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Waterville Road-Silkeys Lane

    BCT · Meadow Well

    0.1 miles

  • Waterville Road-Silkeys Lane

    BCT · Meadow Well

    0.1 miles

  • Waterville Rd-Upper Elsdon St

    BCT · North Shields

    0.1 miles

  • Howdon Road-Smiths Park

    BCT · Royal Quays

    0.2 miles

  • Howdon Road-Leisure Centre

    BCT · North Shields

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Tyneside 027E, 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

754 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
5 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

92 open schools are in scope, including 61 primary and 16 secondary schools. Riverside Primary School is the nearest published school at 214 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,118 published events cover 12 months, averaging 343.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,334 events.

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