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NE5 1DD

Chapel · Newcastle upon Tyne · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Chapel
Local authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Postcode district
NE5
Postcode sector
NE5 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE5 1DP 56 m
NE5 1DE 57 m
NE5 1FJ 77 m
NE5 1AT 119 m
NE5 1AQ 136 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE5 1DD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2020
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE5
Postcode sector
NE5 1
Latitude
54.994142
Longitude
-1.710955
British National Grid easting
418,592
British National Grid northing
566,655

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Newcastle upon Tyne · E08000021
Electoral ward
Chapel · E05016352
Parish or community
E43000270
Westminster constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West · E14001377
Output area
E00042835
Lower layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 031F · E01008447
Middle layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 031 · E02006893

Postcode source versions

Explore NE5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
64
Primary
45
Secondary
8

  1. St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, West Denton

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    224 m

  2. West Denton Primary School

    Academy converter

    344 m

  3. Milecastle Primary School

    Academy converter

    533 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,390
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 732
  • Shoplifting 377
  • Anti social behaviour 316
  • Criminal damage and arson 230
  • Vehicle crime 154

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
23

13 female, 10 male

Postcode households
19
Residents per household
1.2
NE5 1 residents
8,866

Age bands in NE5 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.8%

1,137 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.4%

749 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.4%

1,725 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.1%

2,414 residents

Age 65 and over
32.3%

2,874 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NE5 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
94.1%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
94.1%
Gigabit-capable
94.1%
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

16

within 5 km

  • PARKWAY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86022

    403 m

  • DENTON PARK MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86013

    790 m

  • WESTERHOPE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86025

    1.6 km

  • DENTON TURRET MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86601

    1.9 km

  • NEWBURN SURGERY

    4 NEWBURN ROAD, NEWBURN, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE15 8LX

    ODS code A86038

    2.3 km

  • THROCKLEY PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    THROCKLEY PRIMARY CARE CT, TILLMOUTH PK RD,THROCKLEY, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE15 9PA

    ODS code A86026

    3.1 km

  • BETTS AVENUE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86030

    3.2 km

  • CHAINBRIDGE MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code A85010

    3.3 km

  • FENHAM HALL SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86031

    3.4 km

  • WEST ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86012

    4.0 km

  • HOLMSIDE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86021

    4.3 km

  • HOLLYHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85616

    4.4 km

  • OLDWELL SURGERY

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

    ODS code A85018

    4.4 km

  • PROSPECT MEDICAL CENTRE

    501 WESTGATE ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 8AY

    ODS code A86004

    4.7 km

  • PARK MEDICAL GROUP

    SHOPPING CENTRE, FAWDON PARK ROAD, FAWDON, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE3 2PE

    ODS code A86008

    4.7 km

  • DILSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    23 DILSTON ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 5AB

    ODS code Y00184

    4.9 km

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

  • Hillhead Parkway-Hillhead Road

    BCT · Chapel House

    0.0 miles

  • Hillhead Road-Ashdale Crescent

    BCT · West Denton

    0.1 miles

  • Hillhead Parkway-Ainsdale Gardens

    BCT · Chapel House

    0.1 miles

  • Hillhead Road-Ashdale Crescent

    BCT · West Denton

    0.1 miles

  • West Denton Way-Fire Station

    BCT · West Denton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Newcastle upon Tyne 031F, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,246 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
8 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

64 open schools are in scope, including 45 primary and 8 secondary schools. St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, West Denton is the nearest published school at 224 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,390 published events cover 12 months, averaging 199.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 732 events.

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