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NE6 1EU

Byker · Newcastle upon Tyne · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Byker
Local authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
Postcode district
NE6
Postcode sector
NE6 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE6 1HY 18 m
NE6 1EP 35 m
NE6 1DX 54 m
NE6 1ED 64 m
NE6 1PB 84 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE6 1EU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1984
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE6
Postcode sector
NE6 1
Latitude
54.977079
Longitude
-1.576590
British National Grid easting
427,200
British National Grid northing
564,800

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Newcastle upon Tyne · E08000021
Electoral ward
Byker · E05016350
Parish or community
E43000270
Westminster constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend · E14001378
Output area
E00042131
Lower layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 018A · E01008303
Middle layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 018 · E02001725

Postcode source versions

Explore NE6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
125
Primary
74
Secondary
14

  1. St Lawrence's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    269 m

  2. Byker Primary School

    Community school

    483 m

  3. Chillingham Road Primary School

    Foundation school

    771 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,567
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,498
  • Anti social behaviour 830
  • Shoplifting 745
  • Criminal damage and arson 540
  • Public order 426

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NE6 1 residents
3,444

Age bands in NE6 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.9%

477 residents

Age 15 to 24
15.2%

561 residents

Age 25 to 44
37.7%

1,389 residents

Age 45 to 64
22%

811 residents

Age 65 and over
12.2%

448 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

40

within 5 km straight-line

  • HEATON ROAD SURGERY

    17-19 HEATON ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 1SA

    ODS code A86024

    251 m

  • THORNFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

    MOLINEUX STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 1SG

    ODS code A86029

    444 m

  • BIDDLESTONE HEALTH GROUP

    BIDDLESTONE ROAD, HEATON, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 5SL

    ODS code A86010

    1.3 km

  • BENFIELD PARK MEDICAL GROUP

    BENFIELD ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 4QD

    ODS code A86023

    1.7 km

  • ST. ANTHONY'S HEALTH CENTRE

    ST. ANTHONY'S MED GROUP, ST. ANTHONY'S ROAD, WALKER, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 2NN

    ODS code A86040

    1.8 km

  • WALKER MEDICAL GROUP

    CHURCH WALK, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 3BS

    ODS code A86011

    2.1 km

  • SAVILLE MEDICAL GROUP

    7 SAVILLE PLACE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE1 8DQ

    ODS code A86003

    2.1 km

  • MILLENNIUM FAMILY PRACTICE

    TRINITY SQUARE HEALTH CTR, GATESHEAD, NE8 1AD

    ODS code A85013

    2.3 km

  • THE BRIDGES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    TRINITY SQUARE HEALTH CTR, GATESHEAD, NE8 1AD

    ODS code A85614

    2.3 km

  • NEWCASTLE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86027

    2.5 km

  • BEWICK ROAD SURGERY

    10 BEWICK ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 4DP

    ODS code A85017

    2.8 km

  • CENTRAL GATESHEAD MEDICAL GROUP

    PRINCE CONSORT ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 1NB

    ODS code A85019

    2.9 km

  • JESMOND HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code A86020

    3.0 km

  • HADRIAN HEALTH CENTRE

    ELTON STREET EAST, WALLSEND, NE28 8QU

    ODS code A87029

    3.0 km

  • OXFORD TCE & RAWLING RD MEDICAL GROUP

    1 OXFORD TERRACE, BENSHAM, GATESHEAD, NE8 1RQ

    ODS code A85005

    3.2 km

  • SWARLAND AVENUE SURGERY

    2 SWARLAND AVENUE, BENTON, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE7 7TD

    ODS code A86041

    3.3 km

  • CROWHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    FELLING HEALTH CENTRE, STEPHENSON TERRACE, FELLING, GATESHEAD, NE10 9QG

    ODS code A85009

    3.3 km

  • ST. ALBANS MEDICAL GROUP

    FELLING HEALTH CENTRE, STEPHENSON TERRACE, FELLING, GATESHEAD, NE10 9QG

    ODS code A85011

    3.3 km

  • PELAW MEDICAL PRACTICE

    7-8 CROXDALE TERRACE, PELAW, GATESHEAD, NE10 0RR

    ODS code A85611

    3.4 km

  • SECOND STREET SURGERY

    SECOND STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UR

    ODS code A85021

    3.5 km

Showing 20 of 40 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Shields Road-Robinson Street

    BCT · Byker

    0.0 miles

  • Shields Road-Denmark Street

    BCT · Byker

    0.0 miles

  • Shields Road - Robinson Street

    BCT · Byker

    0.1 miles

  • Shields Road

    BCT · Byker

    0.1 miles

  • Corbridge Street

    BCT · Byker

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Newcastle upon Tyne 018A, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

689 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
3 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

125 open schools are in scope, including 74 primary and 14 secondary schools. St Lawrence's Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 269 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,567 published events cover 12 months, averaging 463.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,498 events.

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