NE6 4AP

Byker · Newcastle upon Tyne · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Byker
Local authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Postcode district
NE6
Postcode sector
NE6 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE6 4QX 43 m
NE6 4AS 45 m
NE6 4AR 79 m
NE6 4AQ 84 m
NE6 4AT 100 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE6 4AP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE6
Postcode sector
NE6 4
Latitude
54.981527
Longitude
-1.558887
British National Grid easting
428,330
British National Grid northing
565,302

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
Output area
E00042559
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

5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
182, Fossway, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE6 4AP 31 March 2016 £72,000
182, Fossway, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE6 4AP 14 May 2009 £60,000
206, Fossway, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE6 4AP 23 December 2004 £119,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
124
Primary
74
Secondary
15
  1. Walkergate Community School

    Academy converter

    235 m
  2. St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Walker

    Academy converter

    582 m
  3. Sir Charles Parsons School

    Foundation special school

    667 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,629
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,372
  • Anti social behaviour 624
  • Shoplifting 609
  • Criminal damage and arson 531
  • Public order 333

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
33

15 female, 18 male

Postcode households
15
Residents per household
2.2
NE6 4 residents
12,240

Age bands in NE6 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.7%

2,078 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.7%

1,327 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.6%

3,182 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.5%

3,413 residents

Age 65 and over
19.4%

2,408 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NE6 4 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

37

within 5 km

  • BENFIELD PARK MEDICAL GROUP

    BENFIELD ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 4QD

    ODS code A86023

    891 m

  • WALKER MEDICAL GROUP

    CHURCH WALK, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 3BS

    ODS code A86011

    1.3 km

  • HEATON ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86024

    1.4 km

  • BIDDLESTONE HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code A86010

    1.4 km

  • THORNFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

    MOLINEUX STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 1SG

    ODS code A86029

    1.6 km

  • ST. ANTHONY'S HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86040

    1.7 km

  • HADRIAN HEALTH CENTRE

    ELTON STREET EAST, WALLSEND, NE28 8QU

    ODS code A87029

    1.8 km

  • THE VILLAGE GREEN SURGERY

    THE GREEN, WALLSEND, NE28 6BB

    ODS code A87016

    2.5 km

  • ELLISON VIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code A88012

    2.5 km

  • THE GLEN MEDICAL GROUP

    30 GLEN STREET, HEBBURN, NE31 1NU

    ODS code A88022

    2.5 km

  • VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    12-28 GLEN STREET, HEBBURN, NE31 1NU

    ODS code A88001

    2.5 km

  • SWARLAND AVENUE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86041

    3.0 km

  • PELAW MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A85611

    3.2 km

  • LANE END SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86016

    3.3 km

  • SAVILLE MEDICAL GROUP

    7 SAVILLE PLACE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE1 8DQ

    ODS code A86003

    3.3 km

  • MILLENNIUM FAMILY PRACTICE

    TRINITY SQUARE HEALTH CTR, GATESHEAD, NE8 1AD

    ODS code A85013

    3.5 km

  • THE BRIDGES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    TRINITY SQUARE HEALTH CTR, GATESHEAD, NE8 1AD

    ODS code A85614

    3.5 km

  • JESMOND HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code A86020

    3.6 km

  • NEWCASTLE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86027

    3.6 km

  • WEST FARM SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86005

    3.8 km

Showing 20 of 37 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Fossway - Scrogg Road

    BCT · Walkergate

    0.0 miles
  • Fossway - Scrogg Road

    BCT · Walkergate

    0.1 miles
  • Scrogg Road-West Farm Road

    BCT · Walkergate

    0.1 miles
  • Sutton Street

    BCT · Walkergate

    0.1 miles
  • Scrogg Road-Moorland Crescent

    BCT · Walkergate

    0.1 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.

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

124 open schools are in scope, including 74 primary and 15 secondary schools. Walkergate Community School is the nearest published school at 235 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,629 published events cover 12 months, averaging 385.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,372 events.

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