NE6 4WA

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 4XX 46 m
NE6 4XY 46 m
NE6 4HR 140 m
NE6 4YA 159 m
NE6 4XT 174 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE6 4WA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1997
Terminated
1 June 1998
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE6
Postcode sector
NE6 4
Latitude
54.982953
Longitude
-1.550667
British National Grid easting
428,855
British National Grid northing
565,464

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Newcastle upon Tyne · E08000021
Parish or community
E43000270
Output area
E00042768
Lower layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 035B · E01008432
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
112
Primary
69
Secondary
14
  1. St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Walker

    Academy converter

    248 m
  2. Sir Charles Parsons School

    Foundation special school

    352 m
  3. Walker Riverside Academy

    Academy converter

    401 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,702
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,136
  • Anti social behaviour 491
  • Criminal damage and arson 456
  • Shoplifting 436
  • Public order 271

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

34

within 5 km straight-line

  • BENFIELD PARK MEDICAL GROUP

    BENFIELD ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 4QD

    ODS code A86023

    1.0 km

  • WALKER MEDICAL GROUP

    CHURCH WALK, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 3BS

    ODS code A86011

    1.2 km

  • HADRIAN HEALTH CENTRE

    ELTON STREET EAST, WALLSEND, NE28 8QU

    ODS code A87029

    1.4 km

  • BIDDLESTONE HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code A86010

    1.8 km

  • ST. ANTHONY'S HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86040

    1.9 km

  • HEATON ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86024

    1.9 km

  • THE VILLAGE GREEN SURGERY

    THE GREEN, WALLSEND, NE28 6BB

    ODS code A87016

    2.0 km

  • ELLISON VIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code A88012

    2.1 km

  • THE GLEN MEDICAL GROUP

    30 GLEN STREET, HEBBURN, NE31 1NU

    ODS code A88022

    2.1 km

  • VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    12-28 GLEN STREET, HEBBURN, NE31 1NU

    ODS code A88001

    2.1 km

  • THORNFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

    MOLINEUX STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 1SG

    ODS code A86029

    2.2 km

  • SWARLAND AVENUE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86041

    3.2 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

    3.4 km

  • MAYFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

    PARK ROAD, JARROW, NE32 5SE

    ODS code A88004

    3.5 km

  • BEWICKE MEDICAL CENTRE

    51 TYNEMOUTH ROAD, HOWDEN, WALLSEND, NE28 0AD

    ODS code A87013

    3.6 km

  • EAST WING PRACTICE

    EAST WING SURGERY, PALMER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, WEAR STREET, JARROW, NE32 3UX

    ODS code A88613

    3.8 km

  • THE G.P.SUITE

    PALMER COMMUNITY HOSPITALS, WEAR STREET, JARROW, NE32 3UX

    ODS code A88025

    3.8 km

  • ALBERT ROAD SURGERY

    118 ALBERT ROAD, JARROW, NE32 5AG

    ODS code A88010

    3.8 km

  • SAVILLE MEDICAL GROUP

    7 SAVILLE PLACE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE1 8DQ

    ODS code A86003

    3.9 km

Showing 20 of 34 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Fossway-Westbourne Avenue

    BCT · Walkergate

    0.0 miles
  • Westbourne Avenue

    BCT · Walkergate

    0.1 miles
  • Fossway-Rutland Avenue

    BCT · Walkergate

    0.1 miles
  • Fossway-Westbourne Avenue

    BCT · Walkergate

    0.1 miles
  • Fossway-Courtfield Road

    BCT · Walkerville

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

8,530 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
10 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

112 open schools are in scope, including 69 primary and 14 secondary schools. St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Walker is the nearest published school at 248 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,702 published events cover 12 months, averaging 308.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,136 events.

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