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NE6 2PF

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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE6 2DX 34 m
NE6 2TW 42 m
NE6 2NZ 64 m
NE6 2PG 77 m
NE6 2JX 80 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE6 2PF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE6
Postcode sector
NE6 2
Latitude
54.974142
Longitude
-1.574496
British National Grid easting
427,336
British National Grid northing
564,474

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
E00042113
Lower layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 040C · E01008305
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
122
Primary
74
Secondary
13

  1. St Lawrence's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    99 m

  2. Byker Primary School

    Community school

    379 m

  3. Welbeck Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    562 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
5,422
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,493
  • Anti social behaviour 766
  • Shoplifting 731
  • Criminal damage and arson 570
  • Public order 428

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
10

5 female, 5 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
3.3
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.

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

39

within 5 km

  • HEATON ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86024

    579 m

  • THORNFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

    MOLINEUX STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 1SG

    ODS code A86029

    687 m

  • ST. ANTHONY'S HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86040

    1.4 km

  • BIDDLESTONE HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code A86010

    1.7 km

  • WALKER MEDICAL GROUP

    CHURCH WALK, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 3BS

    ODS code A86011

    1.9 km

  • BENFIELD PARK MEDICAL GROUP

    BENFIELD ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 4QD

    ODS code A86023

    1.9 km

  • MILLENNIUM FAMILY PRACTICE

    TRINITY SQUARE HEALTH CTR, GATESHEAD, NE8 1AD

    ODS code A85013

    2.2 km

  • THE BRIDGES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    TRINITY SQUARE HEALTH CTR, GATESHEAD, NE8 1AD

    ODS code A85614

    2.2 km

  • SAVILLE MEDICAL GROUP

    7 SAVILLE PLACE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE1 8DQ

    ODS code A86003

    2.3 km

  • NEWCASTLE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86027

    2.6 km

  • BEWICK ROAD SURGERY

    10 BEWICK ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 4DP

    ODS code A85017

    2.6 km

  • CENTRAL GATESHEAD MEDICAL GROUP

    PRINCE CONSORT ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 1NB

    ODS code A85019

    2.7 km

  • CROWHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85009

    2.9 km

  • ST. ALBANS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A85011

    2.9 km

  • OXFORD TCE & RAWLING RD MEDICAL GROUP

    1 OXFORD TERRACE, BENSHAM, GATESHEAD, NE8 1RQ

    ODS code A85005

    3.0 km

  • PELAW MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A85611

    3.1 km

  • HADRIAN HEALTH CENTRE

    ELTON STREET EAST, WALLSEND, NE28 8QU

    ODS code A87029

    3.1 km

  • JESMOND HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code A86020

    3.3 km

  • SECOND STREET SURGERY

    SECOND STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UR

    ODS code A85021

    3.4 km

  • ELLISON VIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code A88012

    3.4 km

Showing 20 of 39 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

  • Welbeck Road-Allendale Road

    BCT · Byker

    0.1 miles

  • Raby Way-Commercial Road

    BCT · Byker

    0.2 miles

  • Bothal Street

    BCT · Byker

    0.2 miles

  • Commercial Road-Mcgowen Court

    BCT · Byker

    0.2 miles

  • Raby Way-Conyers Road

    BCT · Byker

    0.2 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

Schools

122 open schools are in scope, including 74 primary and 13 secondary schools. St Lawrence's Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 99 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,422 published events cover 12 months, averaging 451.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,493 events.

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