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NE6 5GL

Heaton · Newcastle upon Tyne · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Heaton
Local authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
Postcode district
NE6
Postcode sector
NE6 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE6 5XJ 30 m
NE6 5XQ 41 m
NE6 5JY 89 m
NE6 5XU 92 m
NE6 5LH 112 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE6 5GL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1999
Terminated
1 January 2001
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE6
Postcode sector
NE6 5
Latitude
54.985515
Longitude
-1.578471
British National Grid easting
427,074
British National Grid northing
565,738

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
Westminster constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend · E14001378
Output area
E00042429
Lower layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 018B · E01008359
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
127
Primary
75
Secondary
15

  1. Chillingham Road Primary School

    Foundation school

    176 m

  2. St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Heaton

    Academy converter

    265 m

  3. Ravenswood Primary School

    Foundation school

    645 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,019
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,230
  • Shoplifting 871
  • Anti social behaviour 745
  • Criminal damage and arson 453
  • Public order 356

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

35

within 5 km straight-line

  • BIDDLESTONE HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code A86010

    424 m

  • HEATON ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86024

    805 m

  • THORNFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

    MOLINEUX STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 1SG

    ODS code A86029

    948 m

  • BENFIELD PARK MEDICAL GROUP

    BENFIELD ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 4QD

    ODS code A86023

    1.2 km

  • SAVILLE MEDICAL GROUP

    7 SAVILLE PLACE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE1 8DQ

    ODS code A86003

    2.3 km

  • JESMOND HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code A86020

    2.3 km

  • SWARLAND AVENUE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86041

    2.3 km

  • ST. ANTHONY'S HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86040

    2.6 km

  • WALKER MEDICAL GROUP

    CHURCH WALK, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 3BS

    ODS code A86011

    2.6 km

  • NEWCASTLE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86027

    2.6 km

  • LANE END SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86016

    2.6 km

  • HADRIAN HEALTH CENTRE

    ELTON STREET EAST, WALLSEND, NE28 8QU

    ODS code A87029

    2.8 km

  • MILLENNIUM FAMILY PRACTICE

    TRINITY SQUARE HEALTH CTR, GATESHEAD, NE8 1AD

    ODS code A85013

    3.0 km

  • THE BRIDGES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    TRINITY SQUARE HEALTH CTR, GATESHEAD, NE8 1AD

    ODS code A85614

    3.0 km

  • WEST FARM SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86005

    3.0 km

  • ROSEWORTH SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86006

    3.1 km

  • THE GROVE MEDICAL GROUP

    1 THE GROVE, GOSFORTH, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE3 1NU

    ODS code A86018

    3.2 km

  • THE VILLAGE GREEN SURGERY

    THE GREEN, WALLSEND, NE28 6BB

    ODS code A87016

    3.4 km

  • BEWICK ROAD SURGERY

    10 BEWICK ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 4DP

    ODS code A85017

    3.6 km

  • CENTRAL GATESHEAD MEDICAL GROUP

    PRINCE CONSORT ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 1NB

    ODS code A85019

    3.6 km

Showing 20 of 35 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Second Avenue-King John Street

    BCT · Heaton

    0.1 miles

  • Second Avenue-Tenth Avenue

    BCT · Heaton

    0.1 miles

  • Chillingham Road Shops

    BCT · Heaton

    0.1 miles

  • Chillingham Road Shops

    BCT · Heaton

    0.1 miles

  • Chillingham Road Shops

    BCT · Heaton

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

13,549 of 33,755

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

127 open schools are in scope, including 75 primary and 15 secondary schools. Chillingham Road Primary School is the nearest published school at 176 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,019 published events cover 12 months, averaging 418.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,230 events.

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