NE5 5BB

Denton & Westerhope · Newcastle upon Tyne · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Postcode district
NE5
Postcode sector
NE5 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE5 5JX 54 m
NE5 5JH 74 m
NE5 5LF 90 m
NE5 5JJ 111 m
NE5 5JF 116 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE5 5BB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2024
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE5
Postcode sector
NE5 5
Latitude
54.996553
Longitude
-1.693963
British National Grid easting
419,678
British National Grid northing
566,928

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Newcastle upon Tyne · E08000021
Parish or community
E43000270
Output area
E00042833
Lower layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 031A · E01008441
Middle layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 031 · E02006893

Postcode source versions

Explore NE5

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Olive Close, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE5 5BB 29 November 2024 £205,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
75
Primary
50
Secondary
9
  1. Mary Astell Academy

    Academy alternative provision sponsor led

    204 m
  2. Thomas Bewick School

    Academy special converter

    204 m
  3. Beech Hill Primary School

    Academy converter

    283 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,779
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,163
  • Anti social behaviour 545
  • Shoplifting 468
  • Criminal damage and arson 368
  • Vehicle crime 311

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NE5 5 residents
6,602

Age bands in NE5 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.1%

1,204 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.9%

700 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.3%

1,718 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.5%

1,873 residents

Age 65 and over
22.1%

1,561 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

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

20

within 5 km

  • WESTERHOPE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86025

    477 m

  • DENTON PARK MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86013

    490 m

  • PARKWAY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86022

    1.4 km

  • DENTON TURRET MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86601

    1.5 km

  • FENHAM HALL SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86031

    2.5 km

  • BETTS AVENUE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86030

    2.8 km

  • WEST ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86012

    3.3 km

  • NEWBURN SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86038

    3.4 km

  • PARK MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86008

    3.7 km

  • HOLMSIDE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86021

    3.8 km

  • CHAINBRIDGE MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code A85010

    3.8 km

  • PROSPECT MEDICAL CENTRE

    501 WESTGATE ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 8AY

    ODS code A86004

    3.9 km

  • DILSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    23 DILSTON ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 5AB

    ODS code Y00184

    4.1 km

  • THROCKLEY PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86026

    4.2 km

  • ELSWICK FAMILY PRACTICE

    MELDON STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 6SH

    ODS code A86037

    4.6 km

  • REGENT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86028

    4.8 km

  • THE GROVE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86018

    4.8 km

  • ROSEWORTH SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86006

    4.8 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Rogerson Terrace-Dilston Drive

    BCT · Westerhope

    0.1 miles
  • Bamburgh Road - Dilston Drive

    BCT · Westerhope

    0.2 miles
  • Langdon Road

    BCT · Westerhope

    0.2 miles
  • Rogerson Terrace-Chipchase Crescent

    BCT · Westerhope

    0.2 miles
  • Stamfordham Road-Highfield Close

    BCT · Westerhope

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

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

10,457 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
6 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

Property market

The five-year median is £205,000 from 1 recorded sale in NE5 5BB. 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

75 open schools are in scope, including 50 primary and 9 secondary schools. Mary Astell Academy is the nearest published school at 204 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,779 published events cover 12 months, averaging 314.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,163 events.

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