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NE6 5GW

Byker · Newcastle upon Tyne · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Byker
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 5EG 18 m
NE6 5EF 20 m
NE6 5EX 35 m
NE6 2SG 52 m
NE6 5EN 54 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE6 5GW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 2000
Terminated
1 September 2000
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE6
Postcode sector
NE6 5
Latitude
54.980673
Longitude
-1.576552
British National Grid easting
427,200
British National Grid northing
565,200

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
Westminster constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend · E14001378
Output area
E00042111
Lower layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 018A · E01008303
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
126
Primary
74
Secondary
15

  1. Chillingham Road Primary School

    Foundation school

    377 m

  2. St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Heaton

    Academy converter

    572 m

  3. St Lawrence's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    644 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,345
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,408
  • Anti social behaviour 779
  • Shoplifting 744
  • Criminal damage and arson 520
  • Public order 417

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

37

within 5 km straight-line

  • HEATON ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86024

    336 m

  • THORNFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

    MOLINEUX STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 1SG

    ODS code A86029

    567 m

  • BIDDLESTONE HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code A86010

    949 m

  • BENFIELD PARK MEDICAL GROUP

    BENFIELD ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 4QD

    ODS code A86023

    1.4 km

  • ST. ANTHONY'S HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86040

    2.0 km

  • SAVILLE MEDICAL GROUP

    7 SAVILLE PLACE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE1 8DQ

    ODS code A86003

    2.2 km

  • WALKER MEDICAL GROUP

    CHURCH WALK, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 3BS

    ODS code A86011

    2.2 km

  • NEWCASTLE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86027

    2.5 km

  • MILLENNIUM FAMILY PRACTICE

    TRINITY SQUARE HEALTH CTR, GATESHEAD, NE8 1AD

    ODS code A85013

    2.6 km

  • THE BRIDGES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    TRINITY SQUARE HEALTH CTR, GATESHEAD, NE8 1AD

    ODS code A85614

    2.6 km

  • JESMOND HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code A86020

    2.7 km

  • HADRIAN HEALTH CENTRE

    ELTON STREET EAST, WALLSEND, NE28 8QU

    ODS code A87029

    2.9 km

  • SWARLAND AVENUE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86041

    2.9 km

  • BEWICK ROAD SURGERY

    10 BEWICK ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 4DP

    ODS code A85017

    3.1 km

  • LANE END SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86016

    3.1 km

  • CENTRAL GATESHEAD MEDICAL GROUP

    PRINCE CONSORT ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 1NB

    ODS code A85019

    3.2 km

  • THE VILLAGE GREEN SURGERY

    THE GREEN, WALLSEND, NE28 6BB

    ODS code A87016

    3.5 km

  • OXFORD TCE & RAWLING RD MEDICAL GROUP

    1 OXFORD TERRACE, BENSHAM, GATESHEAD, NE8 1RQ

    ODS code A85005

    3.5 km

  • WEST FARM SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86005

    3.5 km

  • ROSEWORTH SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86006

    3.5 km

Showing 20 of 37 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Chillingham Road Ends

    BCT · Byker

    0.1 miles

  • Chillingham Road Ends

    BCT · Byker

    0.1 miles

  • Shields Road-Henley Street

    BCT · Byker

    0.1 miles

  • Shields Road-Henley Street

    BCT · Byker

    0.1 miles

  • Second Avenue-Seventh Avenue

    BCT · Heaton

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

689 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
7 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

126 open schools are in scope, including 74 primary and 15 secondary schools. Chillingham Road Primary School is the nearest published school at 377 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,345 published events cover 12 months, averaging 445.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,408 events.

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