NE5 5DP

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 2DZ 34 m
NE5 5DN 37 m
NE5 2DB 94 m
NE5 2DW 99 m
NE5 2EF 102 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE5 5DP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE5
Postcode sector
NE5 5
Latitude
54.990047
Longitude
-1.700857
British National Grid easting
419,240
British National Grid northing
566,202

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Newcastle upon Tyne · E08000021
Parish or community
E43000270
Output area
E00042240
Lower layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 015G · E01008330
Middle layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 015 · E02001722

Postcode source versions

Explore NE5

16 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
104, Linbridge Drive, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE5 5DP 24 July 2025 £86,000
98, Linbridge Drive, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE5 5DP 31 January 2024 £86,000
98, Linbridge Drive, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE5 5DP 18 June 2021 £74,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
71
Primary
50
Secondary
7
  1. Studio West

    Studio schools

    478 m
  2. West Denton Primary School

    Academy converter

    493 m
  3. St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, West Denton

    Academy converter

    606 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,447
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,013
  • Shoplifting 519
  • Anti social behaviour 450
  • Criminal damage and arson 337
  • Vehicle crime 266

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
32

14 female, 18 male

Postcode households
18
Residents per household
1.8
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

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NE5 5 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+
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%

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

17

within 5 km

  • DENTON PARK MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86013

    367 m

  • DENTON TURRET MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86601

    1.1 km

  • PARKWAY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86022

    1.2 km

  • WESTERHOPE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86025

    1.2 km

  • BETTS AVENUE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86030

    2.5 km

  • FENHAM HALL SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86031

    2.7 km

  • NEWBURN SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86038

    2.8 km

  • CHAINBRIDGE MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code A85010

    3.0 km

  • WEST ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86012

    3.2 km

  • HOLMSIDE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86021

    3.5 km

  • THROCKLEY PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86026

    3.7 km

  • PROSPECT MEDICAL CENTRE

    501 WESTGATE ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 8AY

    ODS code A86004

    3.9 km

  • HOLLYHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85616

    4.1 km

  • OLDWELL SURGERY

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

    ODS code A85018

    4.1 km

  • DILSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    23 DILSTON ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 5AB

    ODS code Y00184

    4.2 km

  • PARK MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86008

    4.4 km

  • ELSWICK FAMILY PRACTICE

    MELDON STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 6SH

    ODS code A86037

    4.5 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

  • West Denton Way - Shops

    BCT · West Denton

    0.2 miles
  • West Denton Way - Shops

    BCT · West Denton

    0.2 miles
  • Byrness-Terminus

    BCT · West Denton

    0.2 miles
  • West Denton Way - Shops

    BCT · West Denton

    0.2 miles
  • A69-The Burnside

    BCT · West Denton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Newcastle upon Tyne 015G, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

3,410 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
9 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
1
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

Property market

The five-year median is £86,000 from 2 recorded sales in NE5 5DP. 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

71 open schools are in scope, including 50 primary and 7 secondary schools. Studio West is the nearest published school at 478 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,447 published events cover 12 months, averaging 287.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,013 events.

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