NE6 5JU

Byker · Newcastle upon Tyne · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE6 1SE 12 m
NE6 1AN 58 m
NE6 1SB 63 m
NE6 2RF 64 m
NE6 2RZ 65 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE6 5JU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 November 2009
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE6
Postcode sector
NE6 5
Latitude
54.979498
Longitude
-1.579580
British National Grid easting
427,007
British National Grid northing
565,068

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
Output area
E00042129
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

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
42a, Heaton Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE6 5JU 30 September 2002 £670,000
42a, Heaton Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE6 5JU 8 August 2000 £401,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
129
Primary
76
Secondary
16
  1. Chillingham Road Primary School

    Foundation school

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

    Academy converter

    595 m
  3. St Lawrence's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    600 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,882
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,455
  • Shoplifting 1,044
  • Anti social behaviour 858
  • Criminal damage and arson 526
  • Public order 431

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

39

within 5 km straight-line

  • HEATON ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86024

    131 m

  • THORNFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

    MOLINEUX STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 1SG

    ODS code A86029

    334 m

  • BIDDLESTONE HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code A86010

    1.1 km

  • BENFIELD PARK MEDICAL GROUP

    BENFIELD ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 4QD

    ODS code A86023

    1.6 km

  • SAVILLE MEDICAL GROUP

    7 SAVILLE PLACE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE1 8DQ

    ODS code A86003

    2.0 km

  • ST. ANTHONY'S HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86040

    2.1 km

  • NEWCASTLE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86027

    2.3 km

  • WALKER MEDICAL GROUP

    CHURCH WALK, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 3BS

    ODS code A86011

    2.3 km

  • MILLENNIUM FAMILY PRACTICE

    TRINITY SQUARE HEALTH CTR, GATESHEAD, NE8 1AD

    ODS code A85013

    2.4 km

  • THE BRIDGES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    TRINITY SQUARE HEALTH CTR, GATESHEAD, NE8 1AD

    ODS code A85614

    2.4 km

  • JESMOND HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code A86020

    2.7 km

  • BEWICK ROAD SURGERY

    10 BEWICK ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 4DP

    ODS code A85017

    2.9 km

  • SWARLAND AVENUE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86041

    3.0 km

  • CENTRAL GATESHEAD MEDICAL GROUP

    PRINCE CONSORT ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 1NB

    ODS code A85019

    3.0 km

  • HADRIAN HEALTH CENTRE

    ELTON STREET EAST, WALLSEND, NE28 8QU

    ODS code A87029

    3.1 km

  • LANE END SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86016

    3.3 km

  • OXFORD TCE & RAWLING RD MEDICAL GROUP

    1 OXFORD TERRACE, BENSHAM, GATESHEAD, NE8 1RQ

    ODS code A85005

    3.3 km

  • ROSEWORTH SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86006

    3.5 km

  • CRUDDAS PARK SURGERY

    178 WESTMORLAND ROAD, CRUDDAS PARK, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 7JT

    ODS code A86017

    3.5 km

  • SECOND STREET SURGERY

    SECOND STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UR

    ODS code A85021

    3.6 km

Showing 20 of 39 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Heaton Road-Surgery

    BCT · Byker

    0.0 miles
  • Heaton Road-Social Club

    BCT · Byker

    0.0 miles
  • Heaton Road

    BCT · Byker

    0.1 miles
  • Heaton Road-Cheltenham Terrace

    BCT · Heaton

    0.1 miles
  • Heaton Road

    BCT · Byker

    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

129 open schools are in scope, including 76 primary and 16 secondary schools. Chillingham Road Primary School is the nearest published school at 509 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,882 published events cover 12 months, averaging 490.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,455 events.

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