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NE6 2XL

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 2UJ 91 m
NE6 4QZ 96 m
NE6 2XN 112 m
NE6 2US 116 m
NE6 2UL 131 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE6 2XL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 September 2006
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE6
Postcode sector
NE6 2
Latitude
54.978854
Longitude
-1.570321
British National Grid easting
427,600
British National Grid northing
565,000

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
E00189951
Lower layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 035A · E01008392
Middle layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 035 · E02007098

Postcode source versions

Explore NE6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
122
Primary
71
Secondary
15

  1. St Lawrence's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    498 m

  2. Welbeck Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    737 m

  3. Chillingham Road Primary School

    Foundation school

    748 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,360
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,479
  • Anti social behaviour 757
  • Shoplifting 715
  • Criminal damage and arson 555
  • Public order 414

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

39

within 5 km straight-line

  • HEATON ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86024

    613 m

  • THORNFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

    MOLINEUX STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 1SG

    ODS code A86029

    856 m

  • BIDDLESTONE HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code A86010

    1.2 km

  • BENFIELD PARK MEDICAL GROUP

    BENFIELD ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 4QD

    ODS code A86023

    1.3 km

  • ST. ANTHONY'S HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86040

    1.6 km

  • WALKER MEDICAL GROUP

    CHURCH WALK, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 3BS

    ODS code A86011

    1.8 km

  • SAVILLE MEDICAL GROUP

    7 SAVILLE PLACE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE1 8DQ

    ODS code A86003

    2.5 km

  • HADRIAN HEALTH CENTRE

    ELTON STREET EAST, WALLSEND, NE28 8QU

    ODS code A87029

    2.6 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

  • NEWCASTLE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86027

    2.9 km

  • SWARLAND AVENUE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86041

    3.1 km

  • ELLISON VIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code A88012

    3.2 km

  • JESMOND HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code A86020

    3.2 km

  • THE GLEN MEDICAL GROUP

    30 GLEN STREET, HEBBURN, NE31 1NU

    ODS code A88022

    3.2 km

  • VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    12-28 GLEN STREET, HEBBURN, NE31 1NU

    ODS code A88001

    3.2 km

  • BEWICK ROAD SURGERY

    10 BEWICK ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 4DP

    ODS code A85017

    3.2 km

  • THE VILLAGE GREEN SURGERY

    THE GREEN, WALLSEND, NE28 6BB

    ODS code A87016

    3.3 km

  • PELAW MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A85611

    3.3 km

  • CENTRAL GATESHEAD MEDICAL GROUP

    PRINCE CONSORT ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 1NB

    ODS code A85019

    3.3 km

Showing 20 of 39 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Fossway-Tunstall Avenue

    BCT · Byker

    0.0 miles

  • Fossway

    BCT · Byker

    0.0 miles

  • Newcastle Shopping Park

    BCT · Byker

    0.1 miles

  • Union Road

    BCT · Byker

    0.2 miles

  • Fossway-Brough Park Way

    BCT · Byker

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Newcastle upon Tyne 035A, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

3,506 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
8 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

122 open schools are in scope, including 71 primary and 15 secondary schools. St Lawrence's Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 498 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,360 published events cover 12 months, averaging 446.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,479 events.

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