NE6 5EB

Heaton · Newcastle upon Tyne · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Heaton
Local authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Postcode district
NE6
Postcode sector
NE6 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE6 5BW 21 m
NE6 5DW 41 m
NE6 5BZ 76 m
NE6 5DG 101 m
NE6 5EQ 105 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE6 5EB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE6
Postcode sector
NE6 5
Latitude
54.984257
Longitude
-1.573389
British National Grid easting
427,400
British National Grid northing
565,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Newcastle upon Tyne · E08000021
Electoral ward
Heaton · E05016358
Parish or community
E43000270
Output area
E00042406
Lower layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 018C · E01008360
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
129
Primary
77
Secondary
17
  1. Chillingham Road Primary School

    Foundation school

    291 m
  2. St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Heaton

    Academy converter

    571 m
  3. Ravenswood Primary School

    Foundation school

    820 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,062
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,279
  • Shoplifting 856
  • Anti social behaviour 698
  • Criminal damage and arson 490
  • Public order 370

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NE6 5 residents
14,594

Age bands in NE6 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
9.3%

1,329 residents

Age 15 to 24
28%

4,028 residents

Age 25 to 44
37.1%

5,326 residents

Age 45 to 64
16.3%

2,341 residents

Age 65 and over
9.3%

1,339 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

38

within 5 km straight-line

  • BIDDLESTONE HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code A86010

    590 m

  • HEATON ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86024

    779 m

  • BENFIELD PARK MEDICAL GROUP

    BENFIELD ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 4QD

    ODS code A86023

    944 m

  • THORNFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

    MOLINEUX STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 1SG

    ODS code A86029

    991 m

  • WALKER MEDICAL GROUP

    CHURCH WALK, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 3BS

    ODS code A86011

    2.2 km

  • ST. ANTHONY'S HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86040

    2.3 km

  • SWARLAND AVENUE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86041

    2.5 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

    2.5 km

  • JESMOND HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code A86020

    2.7 km

  • LANE END SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86016

    2.8 km

  • NEWCASTLE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86027

    2.8 km

  • MILLENNIUM FAMILY PRACTICE

    TRINITY SQUARE HEALTH CTR, GATESHEAD, NE8 1AD

    ODS code A85013

    3.1 km

  • THE BRIDGES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    TRINITY SQUARE HEALTH CTR, GATESHEAD, NE8 1AD

    ODS code A85614

    3.1 km

  • THE VILLAGE GREEN SURGERY

    THE GREEN, WALLSEND, NE28 6BB

    ODS code A87016

    3.1 km

  • WEST FARM SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86005

    3.2 km

  • ROSEWORTH SURGERY

    27-29 ROSEWORTH AVENUE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE3 1NB

    ODS code A86006

    3.5 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

  • VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    12-28 GLEN STREET, HEBBURN, NE31 1NU

    ODS code A88001

    3.5 km

Showing 20 of 38 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Chillingham Road-Ninth Avenue

    BCT · Heaton

    0.1 miles
  • Chillingham Road (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)

    PLT · Heaton

    0.1 miles
  • Chillingham Road-Ninth Avenue

    BCT · Heaton

    0.1 miles
  • Chillingham Road (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)

    PLT · Heaton

    0.1 miles
  • Chillingham Road (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)

    MET · Heaton

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Newcastle upon Tyne 018C, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,539 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
9 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

129 open schools are in scope, including 77 primary and 17 secondary schools. Chillingham Road Primary School is the nearest published school at 291 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,062 published events cover 12 months, averaging 421.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,279 events.

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