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NE6 2DL

Byker · Newcastle upon Tyne · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Ward
Byker
Local authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
Postcode district
NE6
Postcode sector
NE6 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE6 2BY 22 m
NE6 2FS 78 m
NE6 2EH 79 m
NE6 2FQ 82 m
NE6 2FE 95 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE6 2DL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE6
Postcode sector
NE6 2
Latitude
54.972788
Longitude
-1.578010
British National Grid easting
427,112
British National Grid northing
564,322

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
E00042108
Lower layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 040C · E01008305
Middle layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 040 · E02007103

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
81 - 83, Raby Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE6 2DL 12 April 2007 £130,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
123
Primary
74
Secondary
13

  1. Byker Primary School

    Community school

    152 m

  2. St Lawrence's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    343 m

  3. Welbeck Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    763 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,831
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,498
  • Shoplifting 1,015
  • Anti social behaviour 793
  • Criminal damage and arson 569
  • Public order 442

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
9

3 female, 6 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
4.5
NE6 2 residents
12,593

Age bands in NE6 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20%

2,324 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.3%

1,431 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.2%

3,272 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.4%

2,833 residents

Age 65 and over
15%

1,739 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NE6 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

39

within 5 km

  • HEATON ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86024

    628 m

  • THORNFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

    MOLINEUX STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 1SG

    ODS code A86029

    632 m

  • ST. ANTHONY'S HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86040

    1.6 km

  • BIDDLESTONE HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code A86010

    1.8 km

  • MILLENNIUM FAMILY PRACTICE

    TRINITY SQUARE HEALTH CTR, GATESHEAD, NE8 1AD

    ODS code A85013

    2.0 km

  • THE BRIDGES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    TRINITY SQUARE HEALTH CTR, GATESHEAD, NE8 1AD

    ODS code A85614

    2.0 km

  • SAVILLE MEDICAL GROUP

    7 SAVILLE PLACE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE1 8DQ

    ODS code A86003

    2.1 km

  • WALKER MEDICAL GROUP

    CHURCH WALK, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 3BS

    ODS code A86011

    2.1 km

  • BENFIELD PARK MEDICAL GROUP

    BENFIELD ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 4QD

    ODS code A86023

    2.1 km

  • NEWCASTLE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86027

    2.4 km

  • BEWICK ROAD SURGERY

    10 BEWICK ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 4DP

    ODS code A85017

    2.4 km

  • CENTRAL GATESHEAD MEDICAL GROUP

    PRINCE CONSORT ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 1NB

    ODS code A85019

    2.5 km

  • OXFORD TCE & RAWLING RD MEDICAL GROUP

    1 OXFORD TERRACE, BENSHAM, GATESHEAD, NE8 1RQ

    ODS code A85005

    2.7 km

  • CROWHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85009

    2.8 km

  • ST. ALBANS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A85011

    2.8 km

  • SECOND STREET SURGERY

    SECOND STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UR

    ODS code A85021

    3.1 km

  • PELAW MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A85611

    3.1 km

  • JESMOND HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code A86020

    3.3 km

  • BENSHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

    SIDNEY GROVE, GATESHEAD, NE8 2XB

    ODS code A85002

    3.3 km

  • HADRIAN HEALTH CENTRE

    ELTON STREET EAST, WALLSEND, NE28 8QU

    ODS code A87029

    3.4 km

Showing 20 of 39 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Raby Way-Commercial Road

    BCT · Byker

    0.0 miles

  • St Michaels Road

    BCT · Byker

    0.1 miles

  • St Michaels Road

    BCT · Byker

    0.1 miles

  • Commercial Road-Mcgowen Court

    BCT · Byker

    0.1 miles

  • Bolam Way-Brinkburn Street

    BCT · Byker

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

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

470 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
5 of 10
Living environment
5 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
0
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

123 open schools are in scope, including 74 primary and 13 secondary schools. Byker Primary School is the nearest published school at 152 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

5,831 published events cover 12 months, averaging 485.917 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.