NE29 6YU

North Shields · North Tyneside · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE29 6DQ 50 m
NE29 6EJ 53 m
NE29 6EL 69 m
NE29 6TL 91 m
NE29 6UA 170 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE29 6YU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1997
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE29
Postcode sector
NE29 6
Latitude
55.002301
Longitude
-1.457855
British National Grid easting
434,778
British National Grid northing
567,659

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
North Tyneside · E08000022
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
90
Primary
60
Secondary
15
  1. Riverside Primary School

    Community school

    238 m
  2. Waterville Primary School

    Community school

    248 m
  3. St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, North Shields

    Academy converter

    693 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,060
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,348
  • Anti social behaviour 614
  • Shoplifting 531
  • Criminal damage and arson 402
  • Public order 297

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

23

within 5 km straight-line

  • PRIORY MEDICAL GROUP

    19 ALBION ROAD, NORTH SHIELDS, NE29 0HT

    ODS code A87009

    993 m

  • COLLINGWOOD HEALTH GROUP

    HAWKEYS LANE, NORTH SHIELDS, NE29 0SF

    ODS code A87004

    994 m

  • NPC NORTH TYNESIDE - SPRING TERRACE

    SPRING TERRACE, NORTH SHIELDS, NE29 0HD

    ODS code A87002

    1.0 km

  • 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

    2.1 km

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    NEW GEORGE STREET, SOUTH SHIELDS, NE33 5DU

    ODS code A88008

    2.1 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

    2.8 km

  • RAVENSWORTH SURGERY

    HORSLEY HILL ROAD, SOUTH SHIELDS, NE33 3ET

    ODS code A88608

    2.8 km

  • FARNHAM MEDICAL CTR.

    435 STANHOPE ROAD, SOUTH SHIELDS, NE33 4QY

    ODS code A88002

    3.2 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

  • WENLOCK ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code A88005

    3.3 km

  • TALBOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    STANLEY STREET, SOUTH SHIELDS, NE34 0BX

    ODS code A88006

    3.4 km

  • ALBERT ROAD SURGERY

    118 ALBERT ROAD, JARROW, NE32 5AG

    ODS code A88010

    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

    4.0 km

  • CENTRAL SURGERY

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

    ODS code A88013

    4.4 km

  • MARSDEN MEDICAL GROUP

    MARSDEN ROAD, SOUTH SHIELDS, NE34 6RE

    ODS code A88003

    4.4 km

Showing 20 of 23 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Waterville Road-Silkeys Lane

    BCT · Meadow Well

    0.1 miles
  • Howdon Road-Smiths Park

    BCT · Royal Quays

    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-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.

Evidence in context

Schools

90 open schools are in scope, including 60 primary and 15 secondary schools. Riverside Primary School is the nearest published school at 238 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,060 published events cover 12 months, averaging 338.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,348 events.

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