NE5 1FH

Chapel · Newcastle upon Tyne · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Chapel
Local authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Postcode district
NE5
Postcode sector
NE5 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE5 1SW 42 m
NE5 1SH 108 m
NE5 1SN 112 m
NE5 1FG 144 m
NE5 1SS 144 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE5 1FH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2024
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE5
Postcode sector
NE5 1
Latitude
54.999427
Longitude
-1.711449
British National Grid easting
418,558
British National Grid northing
567,243

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
Output area
E00042858
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
60
Primary
42
Secondary
7
  1. Milecastle Primary School

    Academy converter

    415 m
  2. Westerhope Primary School

    Academy converter

    502 m
  3. Knop Law Primary School

    Academy converter

    794 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,002
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 603
  • Shoplifting 318
  • Anti social behaviour 293
  • Criminal damage and arson 183
  • Vehicle crime 125

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

14

within 5 km

  • PARKWAY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86022

    372 m

  • DENTON PARK MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86013

    1.1 km

  • 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

    2.4 km

  • NEWBURN SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86038

    2.6 km

  • THROCKLEY PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86026

    3.1 km

  • FENHAM HALL SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86031

    3.7 km

  • BETTS AVENUE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86030

    3.7 km

  • CHAINBRIDGE MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code A85010

    3.9 km

  • WEST ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86012

    4.4 km

  • PARK MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86008

    4.5 km

  • HOLMSIDE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86021

    4.7 km

  • HOLLYHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85616

    5.0 km

  • OLDWELL SURGERY

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

    ODS code A85018

    5.0 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Chapel Park Middle School

    BCT · Chapel Park

    0.0 miles
  • Greenway-Glenhurst Drive

    BCT · Chapel Park

    0.2 miles
  • Greenway-Glenhurst Drive

    BCT · Chapel Park

    0.2 miles
  • Hillhead Road-Downend Road

    BCT · Westerhope

    0.2 miles
  • Hillhead Road-Wedmore Road

    BCT · Westerhope

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

60 open schools are in scope, including 42 primary and 7 secondary schools. Milecastle Primary School is the nearest published school at 415 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,002 published events cover 12 months, averaging 166.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 603 events.

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