NE4 8DD

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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE4 8DG 37 m
NE4 7TJ 57 m
NE4 7TX 59 m
NE4 8LL 63 m
NE4 8DY 66 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE4 8DD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE4
Postcode sector
NE4 8
Latitude
54.968948
Longitude
-1.653948
British National Grid easting
422,253
British National Grid northing
563,868

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
E00042064
Lower layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 027D · E01008291
Middle layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 027 · E02001734

Postcode source versions

Explore NE4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
108
Primary
66
Secondary
9
  1. St Johns Primary School

    Foundation school

    253 m
  2. West Newcastle Academy

    Free schools

    333 m
  3. Canning Street Primary School

    Foundation school

    544 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
5,047
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,770
  • Anti social behaviour 636
  • Shoplifting 451
  • Criminal damage and arson 441
  • Public order 417

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NE4 8 residents
9,494

Age bands in NE4 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
30.4%

2,762 residents

Age 15 to 24
14.5%

1,316 residents

Age 25 to 44
30.7%

2,792 residents

Age 45 to 64
18.2%

1,653 residents

Age 65 and over
6.2%

563 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.

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

32

within 5 km

  • HOLMSIDE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86021

    386 m

  • PROSPECT MEDICAL CENTRE

    501 WESTGATE ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 8AY

    ODS code A86004

    766 m

  • WEST ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86012

    823 m

  • ELSWICK FAMILY PRACTICE

    MELDON STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 6SH

    ODS code A86037

    865 m

  • DILSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    23 DILSTON ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 5AB

    ODS code Y00184

    1.2 km

  • CRUDDAS PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86017

    1.5 km

  • BETTS AVENUE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86030

    1.5 km

  • FENHAM HALL SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86031

    1.8 km

  • GLENPARK & TEAMS MEDICAL SERVICES

    RAVENSWORTH ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE11 9FJ

    ODS code A85006

    2.0 km

  • NEWCASTLE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86027

    2.6 km

  • DENTON TURRET MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86601

    2.7 km

  • SAVILLE MEDICAL GROUP

    7 SAVILLE PLACE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE1 8DQ

    ODS code A86003

    2.9 km

  • SECOND STREET SURGERY

    SECOND STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UR

    ODS code A85021

    3.0 km

  • BENSHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

    SIDNEY GROVE, GATESHEAD, NE8 2XB

    ODS code A85002

    3.0 km

  • WHICKHAM COTTAGE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85020

    3.0 km

  • MILLENNIUM FAMILY PRACTICE

    TRINITY SQUARE HEALTH CTR, GATESHEAD, NE8 1AD

    ODS code A85013

    3.3 km

  • THE BRIDGES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    TRINITY SQUARE HEALTH CTR, GATESHEAD, NE8 1AD

    ODS code A85614

    3.3 km

  • OXFORD TCE & RAWLING RD MEDICAL GROUP

    1 OXFORD TERRACE, BENSHAM, GATESHEAD, NE8 1RQ

    ODS code A85005

    3.5 km

  • CENTRAL GATESHEAD MEDICAL GROUP

    PRINCE CONSORT ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 1NB

    ODS code A85019

    3.5 km

  • BEWICK ROAD SURGERY

    10 BEWICK ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 4DP

    ODS code A85017

    3.6 km

Showing 20 of 32 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Armstrong Road-Caroline Street

    BCT · Benwell

    0.0 miles
  • Armstrong Road-Caroline Street

    BCT · Benwell

    0.1 miles
  • Adelaide Terrace - Shops

    BCT · Benwell

    0.1 miles
  • Elswick Road-St Johns Cemetery

    BCT · Elswick

    0.1 miles
  • Elswick Road-Eastgate Gardens

    BCT · Elswick

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Newcastle upon Tyne 027D, 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

53 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
4 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

108 open schools are in scope, including 66 primary and 9 secondary schools. St Johns Primary School is the nearest published school at 253 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,047 published events cover 12 months, averaging 420.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,770 events.

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