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NE4 7BZ

Benwell, Scotswood & Denton Burn · Newcastle upon Tyne · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Benwell, Scotswood & Denton Burn
Local authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Postcode district
NE4
Postcode sector
NE4 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE15 6DZ 171 m
NE15 6DG 231 m
NE15 6EG 248 m
NE15 6DF 256 m
NE15 6TZ 272 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE4 7BZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1982
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE4
Postcode sector
NE4 7
Latitude
54.966610
Longitude
-1.679787
British National Grid easting
420,600
British National Grid northing
563,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Newcastle upon Tyne · E08000021
Electoral ward
Benwell, Scotswood & Denton Burn · E05016348
Parish or community
E43000270
Westminster constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West · E14001377
Output area
E00189972
Lower layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 025E · E01033547
Middle layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 025 · E02001732

Postcode source versions

Explore NE4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
94
Primary
61
Secondary
9

  1. Bridgewater Primary School

    Foundation school

    634 m

  2. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Benwell

    Academy converter

    901 m

  3. Atkinson Road Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,568
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 753
  • Shoplifting 450
  • Anti social behaviour 319
  • Criminal damage and arson 211
  • Public order 201

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NE4 7 residents
2,902

Age bands in NE4 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
22%

768 residents

Age 15 to 24
11%

384 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.4%

959 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.7%

932 residents

Age 65 and over
12.9%

452 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

  • BETTS AVENUE MEDICAL GROUP

    2 BETTS AVENUE, BENWELL, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE15 6TQ

    ODS code A86030

    785 m

  • HOLMSIDE MEDICAL GROUP

    142 ARMSTRONG ROAD, BENWELL, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 8QB

    ODS code A86021

    1.3 km

  • WEST ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    170 WEST ROAD, FENHAM, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 9QB

    ODS code A86012

    1.8 km

  • DENTON TURRET MEDICAL CENTRE

    10 KENLEY ROAD, SLATYFORD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE5 2UY

    ODS code A86601

    2.0 km

  • CHAINBRIDGE MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    SHIBDON ROAD, BLAYDON-ON-TYNE, NE21 5AE

    ODS code A85010

    2.1 km

  • PROSPECT MEDICAL CENTRE

    501 WESTGATE ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 8AY

    ODS code A86004

    2.3 km

  • FENHAM HALL SURGERY

    FENHAM HALL DRIVE, FENHAM, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 9XD

    ODS code A86031

    2.3 km

  • WHICKHAM COTTAGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    RECTORY LANE, WHICKHAM, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE16 4PD

    ODS code A85020

    2.4 km

  • ELSWICK FAMILY PRACTICE

    MELDON STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 6SH

    ODS code A86037

    2.5 km

  • DILSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    23 DILSTON ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 5AB

    ODS code Y00184

    2.8 km

  • GLENPARK & TEAMS MEDICAL SERVICES

    RAVENSWORTH ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE11 9FJ

    ODS code A85006

    3.0 km

  • HOLLYHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

    8 FRONT STREET, BLAYDON-ON-TYNE, NE21 4RD

    ODS code A85616

    3.1 km

  • OLDWELL SURGERY

    10 FRONT STREET, WINLATON, BLAYDON-ON-TYNE, NE21 4RD

    ODS code A85018

    3.1 km

  • CRUDDAS PARK SURGERY

    178 WESTMORLAND ROAD, CRUDDAS PARK, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 7JT

    ODS code A86017

    3.1 km

  • DENTON PARK MEDICAL GROUP

    DENTON PARK HEALTH CENTRE, WEST DENTON WAY, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE5 2QW

    ODS code A86013

    3.2 km

  • WESTERHOPE MEDICAL GROUP

    377-377A STAMFORDHAM ROAD, WESTERHOPE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE5 2LH

    ODS code A86025

    3.5 km

  • PARKWAY MEDICAL GROUP

    CHAPEL HOUSE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, HILLHEAD PARKWAY, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE5 1LJ

    ODS code A86022

    4.1 km

  • NEWCASTLE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HOTSPUR WAY, INTU ELDON SQUARE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE1 7XR

    ODS code A86027

    4.3 km

  • BENSHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

    SIDNEY GROVE, GATESHEAD, NE8 2XB

    ODS code A85002

    4.3 km

  • SECOND STREET SURGERY

    SECOND STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UR

    ODS code A85021

    4.4 km

Showing 20 of 27 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Scotswood Road-Vickers

    BCT · Scotswood

    0.2 miles

  • Scotswood Road-Vickers

    BCT · Scotswood

    0.2 miles

  • Whitehouse Enterprise Centre

    BCT · Scotswood

    0.2 miles

  • Riverside Way-Clasper Way

    BCT · Metrocentre

    0.3 miles

  • Armstrong Road-Cranbrook Road

    BCT · Scotswood

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Newcastle upon Tyne 025E, 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

2,601 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
7 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 61 primary and 9 secondary schools. Bridgewater Primary School is the nearest published school at 634 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,568 published events cover 12 months, averaging 214 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 753 events.

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