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NE5 1LS

Chapel · Newcastle upon Tyne · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Newcastle Upon Tyne
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 1LT 33 m
NE5 1LU 112 m
NE5 1TQ 121 m
NE5 1TG 148 m
NE5 1UF 203 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE5 1LS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 1991
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE5
Postcode sector
NE5 1
Latitude
55.003841
Longitude
-1.708525
British National Grid easting
418,743
British National Grid northing
567,735

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
E00042866
Lower layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 031C · E01008444
Middle layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 031 · E02006893

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Property

At this postcode

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58 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
47, West Meadows, Westerhope, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE5 1LS 2 July 2026 £294,000
7, West Meadows, Westerhope, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE5 1LS 24 April 2026 £435,000
57, West Meadows, Westerhope, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE5 1LS 26 February 2026 £325,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
61
Primary
42
Secondary
8

  1. Westerhope Primary School

    Academy converter

    519 m

  2. Milecastle Primary School

    Academy converter

    892 m

  3. Callerton Academy

    Free schools

    930 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,132
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 654
  • Shoplifting 332
  • Anti social behaviour 311
  • Criminal damage and arson 189
  • Public order 132

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
109

59 female, 50 male

Postcode households
53
Residents per household
2.1
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 1.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NE5 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

12

within 5 km

  • PARKWAY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86022

    886 m

  • DENTON PARK MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86013

    1.3 km

  • WESTERHOPE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86025

    1.5 km

  • DENTON TURRET MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86601

    2.6 km

  • NEWBURN SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86038

    3.0 km

  • THROCKLEY PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86026

    3.4 km

  • FENHAM HALL SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86031

    3.8 km

  • BETTS AVENUE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86030

    4.0 km

  • PARK MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86008

    4.2 km

  • CHAINBRIDGE MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code A85010

    4.4 km

  • WEST ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86012

    4.5 km

  • HOLMSIDE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86021

    5.0 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Stamfordham Road-Jingling Gate

    BCT · Westerhope

    0.1 miles

  • Stamfordham Road-Jingling Gate

    BCT · Chapel Park

    0.1 miles

  • Stamfordham Road-Magenta Crescent

    BCT · Westerhope

    0.1 miles

  • Greenway

    BCT · Chapel Park

    0.1 miles

  • Stamfordham Road-Hillhead Road

    BCT · Westerhope

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,743 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
10 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
2
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
11
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £317,500 from 12 recorded sales in NE5 1LS. 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

Published establishments

61 open schools are in scope, including 42 primary and 8 secondary schools. Westerhope Primary School is the nearest published school at 519 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,132 published events cover 12 months, averaging 177.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 654 events.

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