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NE6 1JP

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 1LD 14 m
NE6 1PE 56 m
NE6 1JX 80 m
NE6 1LY 99 m
NE6 1AG 130 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE6 1JP
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1988
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE6
Postcode sector
NE6 1
Latitude
54.975324
Longitude
-1.589107
British National Grid easting
426,400
British National Grid northing
564,600

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
E00042134
Lower layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 040B · E01035623
Middle layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 040 · E02007103

Postcode source versions

Explore NE6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
132
Primary
77
Secondary
18

  1. Hotspur Primary School

    Foundation school

    387 m

  2. Byker Primary School

    Community school

    613 m

  3. Christ Church CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    868 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8,812
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,213
  • Shoplifting 1,803
  • Anti social behaviour 1,233
  • Public order 680
  • Criminal damage and arson 588

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

42

within 5 km straight-line

  • THORNFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

    MOLINEUX STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 1SG

    ODS code A86029

    434 m

  • HEATON ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86024

    680 m

  • SAVILLE MEDICAL GROUP

    7 SAVILLE PLACE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE1 8DQ

    ODS code A86003

    1.3 km

  • NEWCASTLE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86027

    1.6 km

  • MILLENNIUM FAMILY PRACTICE

    TRINITY SQUARE HEALTH CTR, GATESHEAD, NE8 1AD

    ODS code A85013

    1.7 km

  • THE BRIDGES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    TRINITY SQUARE HEALTH CTR, GATESHEAD, NE8 1AD

    ODS code A85614

    1.7 km

  • BIDDLESTONE HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code A86010

    1.7 km

  • BEWICK ROAD SURGERY

    10 BEWICK ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 4DP

    ODS code A85017

    2.3 km

  • CENTRAL GATESHEAD MEDICAL GROUP

    PRINCE CONSORT ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 1NB

    ODS code A85019

    2.3 km

  • ST. ANTHONY'S HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86040

    2.3 km

  • BENFIELD PARK MEDICAL GROUP

    BENFIELD ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 4QD

    ODS code A86023

    2.4 km

  • OXFORD TCE & RAWLING RD MEDICAL GROUP

    1 OXFORD TERRACE, BENSHAM, GATESHEAD, NE8 1RQ

    ODS code A85005

    2.6 km

  • JESMOND HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code A86020

    2.7 km

  • CRUDDAS PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86017

    2.8 km

  • WALKER MEDICAL GROUP

    CHURCH WALK, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 3BS

    ODS code A86011

    2.8 km

  • SECOND STREET SURGERY

    SECOND STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UR

    ODS code A85021

    2.8 km

  • BENSHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

    SIDNEY GROVE, GATESHEAD, NE8 2XB

    ODS code A85002

    3.1 km

  • DILSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    23 DILSTON ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 5AB

    ODS code Y00184

    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

Showing 20 of 42 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Lime Street

    BCT · Byker

    0.1 miles

  • Shields Road-Clifford Street

    BCT · Byker

    0.1 miles

  • Shields Road - Morrisons

    BCT · Byker

    0.2 miles

  • Shields Road-Heaton Park Road

    BCT · Byker

    0.2 miles

  • Ouseburn Valley

    BCT · St Lawrence

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Newcastle upon Tyne 040B, 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

973 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
6 of 10
Living environment
4 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

132 open schools are in scope, including 77 primary and 18 secondary schools. Hotspur Primary School is the nearest published school at 387 m.

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

Recorded crime

8,812 published events cover 12 months, averaging 734.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,213 events.

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