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NE6 2LN

Walker · Newcastle upon Tyne · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Walker
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 2LJ 36 m
NE6 2TB 87 m
NE6 2PU 93 m
NE6 2LP 129 m
NE6 2PX 155 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE6 2LN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE6
Postcode sector
NE6 2
Latitude
54.971163
Longitude
-1.563077
British National Grid easting
428,069
British National Grid northing
564,147

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Newcastle upon Tyne · E08000021
Electoral ward
Walker · E05016369
Parish or community
E43000270
Westminster constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend · E14001378
Output area
E00042571
Lower layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 028B · E01008389
Middle layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 028 · E02001735

Postcode source versions

Explore NE6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
117
Primary
74
Secondary
12

  1. Monkchester Road Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    73 m

  2. Welbeck Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    258 m

  3. St Vincents Catholic Primary School, Newcastle

    Academy converter

    521 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,878
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,461
  • Anti social behaviour 657
  • Shoplifting 642
  • Criminal damage and arson 547
  • Public order 401

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
26

14 female, 12 male

Postcode households
23
Residents per household
1.1
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 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NE6 2 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

41

within 5 km

  • ST. ANTHONY'S HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86040

    682 m

  • WALKER MEDICAL GROUP

    CHURCH WALK, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 3BS

    ODS code A86011

    1.2 km

  • HEATON ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86024

    1.3 km

  • THORNFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

    MOLINEUX STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 1SG

    ODS code A86029

    1.5 km

  • BENFIELD PARK MEDICAL GROUP

    BENFIELD ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 4QD

    ODS code A86023

    2.0 km

  • BIDDLESTONE HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code A86010

    2.2 km

  • PELAW MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A85611

    2.3 km

  • CROWHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85009

    2.6 km

  • ST. ALBANS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A85011

    2.6 km

  • ELLISON VIEW SURGERY

    THE GLEN PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, 30 GLEN STREET, HEBBURN, NE31 1NU

    ODS code A88012

    2.7 km

  • THE GLEN MEDICAL GROUP

    30 GLEN STREET, HEBBURN, NE31 1NU

    ODS code A88022

    2.7 km

  • VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    12-28 GLEN STREET, HEBBURN, NE31 1NU

    ODS code A88001

    2.7 km

  • MILLENNIUM FAMILY PRACTICE

    TRINITY SQUARE HEALTH CTR, GATESHEAD, NE8 1AD

    ODS code A85013

    2.8 km

  • THE BRIDGES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    TRINITY SQUARE HEALTH CTR, GATESHEAD, NE8 1AD

    ODS code A85614

    2.8 km

  • HADRIAN HEALTH CENTRE

    ELTON STREET EAST, WALLSEND, NE28 8QU

    ODS code A87029

    2.9 km

  • BEWICK ROAD SURGERY

    10 BEWICK ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 4DP

    ODS code A85017

    3.0 km

  • SAVILLE MEDICAL GROUP

    7 SAVILLE PLACE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE1 8DQ

    ODS code A86003

    3.0 km

  • CENTRAL GATESHEAD MEDICAL GROUP

    PRINCE CONSORT ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 1NB

    ODS code A85019

    3.1 km

  • LONGRIGG MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 LONGRIGG, LEAM LANE ESTATE, FELLING, GATESHEAD, NE10 8PH

    ODS code A85004

    3.2 km

  • NEWCASTLE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86027

    3.3 km

Showing 20 of 41 matching practices.

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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Monkchester Road-Norbury Grove

    BCT · Walker

    0.0 miles

  • Dunstanburgh Road-Newbold Street

    BCT · Walker

    0.1 miles

  • Dunstanburgh Road-Newbold Street

    BCT · Walker

    0.1 miles

  • Monkchester Road

    BCT · Walker

    0.1 miles

  • Monkchester Road

    BCT · Walker

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Newcastle upon Tyne 028B, 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

1,160 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
7 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
3
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

Schools

117 open schools are in scope, including 74 primary and 12 secondary schools. Monkchester Road Nursery School is the nearest published school at 73 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,878 published events cover 12 months, averaging 406.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,461 events.

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