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NE6 2XG

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 5RZ 49 m
NE6 5ER 110 m
NE6 5EX 128 m
NE6 2UD 133 m
NE6 2SG 137 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE6 2XG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1986
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE6
Postcode sector
NE6 2
Latitude
54.981566
Longitude
-1.574980
British National Grid easting
427,300
British National Grid northing
565,300

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
E00042111
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
127
Primary
75
Secondary
15

  1. Chillingham Road Primary School

    Foundation school

    326 m

  2. St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Heaton

    Academy converter

    578 m

  3. St Lawrence's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    729 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,206
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,379
  • Anti social behaviour 755
  • Shoplifting 741
  • Criminal damage and arson 502
  • Public order 400

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

37

within 5 km straight-line

  • HEATON ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86024

    477 m

  • THORNFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

    MOLINEUX STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 1SG

    ODS code A86029

    708 m

  • BIDDLESTONE HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code A86010

    857 m

  • BENFIELD PARK MEDICAL GROUP

    BENFIELD ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 4QD

    ODS code A86023

    1.2 km

  • ST. ANTHONY'S HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86040

    2.1 km

  • WALKER MEDICAL GROUP

    CHURCH WALK, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 3BS

    ODS code A86011

    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

  • HADRIAN HEALTH CENTRE

    ELTON STREET EAST, WALLSEND, NE28 8QU

    ODS code A87029

    2.7 km

  • JESMOND HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code A86020

    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

  • SWARLAND AVENUE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86041

    2.8 km

  • LANE END SURGERY

    2 MANOR WALK, BENTON, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE7 7XX

    ODS code A86016

    3.0 km

  • BEWICK ROAD SURGERY

    10 BEWICK ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 4DP

    ODS code A85017

    3.3 km

  • THE VILLAGE GREEN SURGERY

    THE GREEN, WALLSEND, NE28 6BB

    ODS code A87016

    3.4 km

  • CENTRAL GATESHEAD MEDICAL GROUP

    PRINCE CONSORT ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 1NB

    ODS code A85019

    3.4 km

  • WEST FARM SURGERY

    31 WEST FARM AVENUE, LONGBENTON, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE12 8LS

    ODS code A86005

    3.4 km

  • ELLISON VIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code A88012

    3.5 km

  • THE GLEN MEDICAL GROUP

    30 GLEN STREET, HEBBURN, NE31 1NU

    ODS code A88022

    3.5 km

Showing 20 of 37 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Chillingham Road Ends

    BCT · Byker

    0.1 miles

  • Chillingham Road Ends

    BCT · Byker

    0.1 miles

  • Shields Road-Henley Street

    BCT · Byker

    0.1 miles

  • Shields Road-Henley Street

    BCT · Byker

    0.1 miles

  • Chillingham Road (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)

    PLT · Heaton

    0.2 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

127 open schools are in scope, including 75 primary and 15 secondary schools. Chillingham Road Primary School is the nearest published school at 326 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,206 published events cover 12 months, averaging 433.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,379 events.

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