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NE5

UK postcode district

Part of Newcastle upon Tyne

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
1,391
Current units
1,148
Coordinate coverage
99%
Electoral wards
8

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
North East
Local authority codes
1
Terminated postcode units
243

Postcode sectors in NE5

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6 sectors

Property

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21,832 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
18, Ashdale Crescent, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE5 1AT 27 July 2026 £268,000
23, Mangrove Close, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE5 1YA 24 July 2026 £343,000
39, Links Walk, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE5 2YT 24 July 2026 £125,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
18
Primary
14
Secondary
2

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
5,190
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,553
  • Anti social behaviour 753
  • Shoplifting 652
  • Criminal damage and arson 505
  • Vehicle crime 418

Census 2021

Population and age profile

NE5 usual residents
50,069
Age-profile population
50,039

Age bands in NE5

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
18.8%
9,430 residents
Age 15 to 24
10.6%
5,282 residents
Age 25 to 44
25.6%
12,792 residents
Age 45 to 64
25.6%
12,813 residents
Age 65 and over
19.4%
9,722 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

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 1,135 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

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%

In this district, 1,106 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 1,011 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 3 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

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, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

4

in this district

  • DENTON PARK MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86013

  • DENTON TURRET MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86601

  • PARKWAY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86022

  • WESTERHOPE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86025

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £170,000 from 4,223 recorded sales in NE5. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Newcastle upon Tyne is £208,589 in June 2026, up 6.7% year on year.

Schools

18 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 2 secondary schools.

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

Recorded crime

5,190 published events cover 12 months, averaging 433 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,553 events.

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