NE6 4SB

Walkergate · Newcastle upon Tyne · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE6 4RA 39 m
NE6 4RT 57 m
NE6 4QY 69 m
NE6 4JA 110 m
NE6 4HT 113 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE6 4SB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 March 2016
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE6
Postcode sector
NE6 4
Latitude
54.982481
Longitude
-1.556689
British National Grid easting
428,470
British National Grid northing
565,409

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Newcastle upon Tyne · E08000021
Parish or community
E43000270
Output area
E00042795
Lower layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 020E · E01008435
Middle layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 020 · E02001727

Postcode source versions

Explore NE6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
119
Primary
72
Secondary
15
  1. Walkergate Community School

    Academy converter

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

    Academy converter

    475 m
  3. Sir Charles Parsons School

    Foundation special school

    576 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,194
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,240
  • Anti social behaviour 556
  • Shoplifting 555
  • Criminal damage and arson 476
  • Public order 301

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

35

within 5 km straight-line

  • BENFIELD PARK MEDICAL GROUP

    BENFIELD ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 4QD

    ODS code A86023

    830 m

  • WALKER MEDICAL GROUP

    CHURCH WALK, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 3BS

    ODS code A86011

    1.3 km

  • BIDDLESTONE HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code A86010

    1.5 km

  • HEATON ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86024

    1.6 km

  • HADRIAN HEALTH CENTRE

    ELTON STREET EAST, WALLSEND, NE28 8QU

    ODS code A87029

    1.7 km

  • ST. ANTHONY'S HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86040

    1.8 km

  • THORNFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

    MOLINEUX STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 1SG

    ODS code A86029

    1.8 km

  • THE VILLAGE GREEN SURGERY

    THE GREEN, WALLSEND, NE28 6BB

    ODS code A87016

    2.3 km

  • ELLISON VIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code A88012

    2.4 km

  • THE GLEN MEDICAL GROUP

    30 GLEN STREET, HEBBURN, NE31 1NU

    ODS code A88022

    2.4 km

  • VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    12-28 GLEN STREET, HEBBURN, NE31 1NU

    ODS code A88001

    2.4 km

  • SWARLAND AVENUE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86041

    3.0 km

  • LANE END SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86016

    3.2 km

  • PELAW MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A85611

    3.3 km

  • SAVILLE MEDICAL GROUP

    7 SAVILLE PLACE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE1 8DQ

    ODS code A86003

    3.5 km

  • JESMOND HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code A86020

    3.7 km

  • MILLENNIUM FAMILY PRACTICE

    TRINITY SQUARE HEALTH CTR, GATESHEAD, NE8 1AD

    ODS code A85013

    3.7 km

  • THE BRIDGES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    TRINITY SQUARE HEALTH CTR, GATESHEAD, NE8 1AD

    ODS code A85614

    3.7 km

  • WEST FARM SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86005

    3.7 km

  • NEWCASTLE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86027

    3.8 km

Showing 20 of 35 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Fossway - Scrogg Road

    BCT · Walkergate

    0.0 miles
  • Sutton Street

    BCT · Walkergate

    0.1 miles
  • Fossway - Scrogg Road

    BCT · Walkergate

    0.1 miles
  • Scrogg Road-West Farm Road

    BCT · Walkergate

    0.1 miles
  • Fossway-Westbourne Avenue

    BCT · Walkergate

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Newcastle upon Tyne 020E, 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

3,585 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
4 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

119 open schools are in scope, including 72 primary and 15 secondary schools. Walkergate Community School is the nearest published school at 181 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,194 published events cover 12 months, averaging 349.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,240 events.

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