NE4 7LW

Elswick · Newcastle upon Tyne · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Elswick
Local authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Postcode district
NE4
Postcode sector
NE4 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE4 7PD 53 m
NE4 7PJ 130 m
NE4 7NQ 153 m
NE4 7QB 201 m
NE4 7YA 202 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE4 7LW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1987
Terminated
1 May 2014
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE4
Postcode sector
NE4 7
Latitude
54.963963
Longitude
-1.645572
British National Grid easting
422,792
British National Grid northing
563,316

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Newcastle upon Tyne · E08000021
Electoral ward
Elswick · E05016355
Parish or community
E43000270
Output area
E00175577
Lower layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 041C · E01008437
Middle layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 041 · E02007104

Postcode source versions

Explore NE4

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Sheffield Insulations Ltd, Sanderson Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE4 7LW 21 December 2015 £1,350,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
112
Primary
69
Secondary
10
  1. St Michael's Catholic Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    387 m
  2. St Johns Primary School

    Foundation school

    688 m
  3. Hawthorn Primary School

    Foundation school

    778 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,014
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,831
  • Anti social behaviour 664
  • Criminal damage and arson 453
  • Public order 400
  • Other theft 358

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

31

within 5 km straight-line

  • ELSWICK FAMILY PRACTICE

    MELDON STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 6SH

    ODS code A86037

    680 m

  • CRUDDAS PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86017

    1.0 km

  • HOLMSIDE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86021

    1.1 km

  • PROSPECT MEDICAL CENTRE

    501 WESTGATE ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 8AY

    ODS code A86004

    1.1 km

  • GLENPARK & TEAMS MEDICAL SERVICES

    RAVENSWORTH ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE11 9FJ

    ODS code A85006

    1.3 km

  • DILSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    23 DILSTON ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 5AB

    ODS code Y00184

    1.4 km

  • WEST ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86012

    1.5 km

  • BETTS AVENUE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86030

    2.2 km

  • BENSHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

    SIDNEY GROVE, GATESHEAD, NE8 2XB

    ODS code A85002

    2.2 km

  • SECOND STREET SURGERY

    SECOND STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UR

    ODS code A85021

    2.2 km

  • NEWCASTLE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86027

    2.3 km

  • FENHAM HALL SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86031

    2.5 km

  • SAVILLE MEDICAL GROUP

    7 SAVILLE PLACE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE1 8DQ

    ODS code A86003

    2.7 km

  • MILLENNIUM FAMILY PRACTICE

    TRINITY SQUARE HEALTH CTR, GATESHEAD, NE8 1AD

    ODS code A85013

    2.7 km

  • THE BRIDGES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    TRINITY SQUARE HEALTH CTR, GATESHEAD, NE8 1AD

    ODS code A85614

    2.7 km

  • OXFORD TCE & RAWLING RD MEDICAL GROUP

    1 OXFORD TERRACE, BENSHAM, GATESHEAD, NE8 1RQ

    ODS code A85005

    2.7 km

  • CENTRAL GATESHEAD MEDICAL GROUP

    PRINCE CONSORT ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 1NB

    ODS code A85019

    2.8 km

  • WHICKHAM COTTAGE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85020

    2.9 km

  • BEWICK ROAD SURGERY

    10 BEWICK ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 4DP

    ODS code A85017

    2.9 km

  • DENTON TURRET MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86601

    3.4 km

Showing 20 of 31 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Westmorland Road-St Josephs

    BCT · Elswick

    0.1 miles
  • Westmorland Road-St Josephs

    BCT · Elswick

    0.1 miles
  • William Armstrong Drive-Monarch Road

    BCT · Elswick

    0.2 miles
  • Newcastle Business Park

    BCT · Elswick

    0.2 miles
  • William Armstrong Drive-Monarch Road

    BCT · Elswick

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Newcastle upon Tyne 041C, 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

548 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
3 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

112 open schools are in scope, including 69 primary and 10 secondary schools. St Michael's Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 387 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,014 published events cover 12 months, averaging 417.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,831 events.

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