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NE5 5YZ

Denton & Westerhope · Newcastle upon Tyne · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Denton & Westerhope
Local authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Postcode district
NE5
Postcode sector
NE5 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE5 5QR 21 m
NE5 5QT 21 m
NE5 5QZ 41 m
NE5 5QY 47 m
NE5 5QW 55 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE5 5YZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1995
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE5
Postcode sector
NE5 5
Latitude
55.001716
Longitude
-1.702959
British National Grid easting
419,100
British National Grid northing
567,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Newcastle upon Tyne · E08000021
Electoral ward
Denton & Westerhope · E05016354
Parish or community
E43000270
Westminster constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West · E14001377
Output area
E00042840
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

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
63
Primary
44
Secondary
7

  1. Westerhope Primary School

    Academy converter

    186 m

  2. St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Westerhope

    Academy converter

    778 m

  3. Callerton Academy

    Free schools

    842 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,665
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 854
  • Shoplifting 375
  • Anti social behaviour 370
  • Criminal damage and arson 268
  • Vehicle crime 169

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.

GP practices

14

within 5 km straight-line

  • PARKWAY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86022

    949 m

  • DENTON PARK MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86013

    995 m

  • WESTERHOPE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86025

    1.1 km

  • DENTON TURRET MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86601

    2.2 km

  • NEWBURN SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86038

    3.2 km

  • FENHAM HALL SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86031

    3.3 km

  • BETTS AVENUE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86030

    3.6 km

  • THROCKLEY PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86026

    3.7 km

  • PARK MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86008

    3.9 km

  • WEST ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86012

    4.1 km

  • CHAINBRIDGE MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code A85010

    4.2 km

  • HOLMSIDE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86021

    4.6 km

  • PROSPECT MEDICAL CENTRE

    501 WESTGATE ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 8AY

    ODS code A86004

    4.8 km

  • DILSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    23 DILSTON ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 5AB

    ODS code Y00184

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Hillhead Road-Hillhead Way

    BCT · Westerhope

    0.0 miles

  • Hillhead Road-Community Centre

    BCT · Westerhope

    0.1 miles

  • Stamfordham Road-Golf Course

    BCT · Westerhope

    0.1 miles

  • Westerhope First School

    BCT · Westerhope

    0.1 miles

  • Stamfordham Road-Naworth Drive

    BCT · Westerhope

    0.1 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

Schools

63 open schools are in scope, including 44 primary and 7 secondary schools. Westerhope Primary School is the nearest published school at 186 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,665 published events cover 12 months, averaging 222.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 854 events.

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