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NE5 2SL

West Fenham · Newcastle upon Tyne · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Ward
West Fenham
Local authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Postcode district
NE5
Postcode sector
NE5 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE5 2TJ 28 m
NE5 2TL 61 m
NE5 2SN 85 m
NE5 2TH 86 m
NE5 2SQ 93 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE5 2SL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE5
Postcode sector
NE5 2
Latitude
54.988131
Longitude
-1.679024
British National Grid easting
420,638
British National Grid northing
565,995

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Newcastle upon Tyne · E08000021
Electoral ward
West Fenham · E05016371
Parish or community
E43000270
Westminster constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West · E14001377
Output area
E00042327
Lower layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 019H · E01008350
Middle layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 019 · E02001726

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Property

At this postcode

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29 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
18, Ullswater Way, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE5 2SL 13 June 2025 £136,000
11, Ullswater Way, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE5 2SL 29 May 2025 £86,500
24, Ullswater Way, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE5 2SL 31 March 2025 £145,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
94
Primary
59
Secondary
12

  1. Thomas Walling Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    699 m

  2. English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Fenham

    Academy converter

    738 m

  3. Hilton Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    744 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,235
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,291
  • Anti social behaviour 599
  • Shoplifting 484
  • Criminal damage and arson 422
  • Vehicle crime 400

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
75

36 female, 39 male

Postcode households
34
Residents per household
2.2
NE5 2 residents
14,671

Age bands in NE5 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.3%

2,810 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.3%

1,639 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.7%

3,889 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.7%

3,738 residents

Age 65 and over
17%

2,467 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NE5 2 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

25

within 5 km

  • DENTON TURRET MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86601

    664 m

  • WESTERHOPE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86025

    1.2 km

  • FENHAM HALL SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86031

    1.3 km

  • DENTON PARK MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86013

    1.4 km

  • BETTS AVENUE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86030

    1.7 km

  • WEST ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86012

    2.0 km

  • HOLMSIDE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86021

    2.5 km

  • PARKWAY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86022

    2.5 km

  • PROSPECT MEDICAL CENTRE

    501 WESTGATE ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 8AY

    ODS code A86004

    2.6 km

  • DILSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    23 DILSTON ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 5AB

    ODS code Y00184

    2.8 km

  • ELSWICK FAMILY PRACTICE

    MELDON STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 6SH

    ODS code A86037

    3.2 km

  • CHAINBRIDGE MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code A85010

    3.4 km

  • PARK MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86008

    3.6 km

  • CRUDDAS PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86017

    3.8 km

  • ROSEWORTH SURGERY

    27-29 ROSEWORTH AVENUE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE3 1NB

    ODS code A86006

    4.1 km

  • THE GROVE MEDICAL GROUP

    1 THE GROVE, GOSFORTH, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE3 1NU

    ODS code A86018

    4.1 km

  • NEWBURN SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86038

    4.1 km

  • REGENT MEDICAL CENTRE

    RIDLEY HOUSE, HENRY STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE3 1DQ

    ODS code A86028

    4.3 km

  • NEWCASTLE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86027

    4.4 km

  • JESMOND HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

    200 OSBORNE ROAD, JESMOND, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE2 3LD

    ODS code A86020

    4.6 km

Showing 20 of 25 matching practices.

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

  • Pooley Road-Wasdale Road

    BCT · Slatyford

    0.1 miles

  • Pooley Road-Thirlmere Way

    BCT · Slatyford

    0.1 miles

  • Pooley Road-Wasdale Road

    BCT · Slatyford

    0.1 miles

  • Pooley Road-Thirlmere Way

    BCT · Slatyford

    0.1 miles

  • Slatyford Lane-Pooley Road

    BCT · Slatyford

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Newcastle upon Tyne 019H, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

10,240 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
7 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
2
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
3
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 £115,000 from 11 recorded sales in NE5 2SL. 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

94 open schools are in scope, including 59 primary and 12 secondary schools. Thomas Walling Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 699 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

4,235 published events cover 12 months, averaging 352.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,291 events.

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