NE6 5RD

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 5RE 36 m
NE6 5RB 61 m
NE6 5QS 85 m
NE6 5QH 96 m
NE7 7RY 119 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE6 5RD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE6
Postcode sector
NE6 5
Latitude
54.990953
Longitude
-1.581587
British National Grid easting
426,871
British National Grid northing
566,342

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
E00042422
Lower layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 012F · E01008365
Middle layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 012 · E02001719

Postcode source versions

Explore NE6

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Property

At this postcode

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70 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
31, Armstrong Avenue, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE6 5RD 1 April 2026 £481,160
28, Armstrong Avenue, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE6 5RD 12 February 2026 £415,000
30, Armstrong Avenue, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE6 5RD 9 February 2026 £414,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
114
Primary
68
Secondary
12
  1. Ravenswood Primary School

    Foundation school

    276 m
  2. Jesmond Park Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    589 m
  3. St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Heaton

    Academy converter

    707 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,614
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 780
  • Shoplifting 707
  • Anti social behaviour 555
  • Criminal damage and arson 275
  • Vehicle crime 244

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
84

36 female, 48 male

Postcode households
33
Residents per household
2.5
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

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NE6 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

37

within 5 km

  • BIDDLESTONE HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code A86010

    367 m

  • BENFIELD PARK MEDICAL GROUP

    BENFIELD ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 4QD

    ODS code A86023

    1.3 km

  • HEATON ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86024

    1.4 km

  • THORNFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

    MOLINEUX STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 1SG

    ODS code A86029

    1.5 km

  • SWARLAND AVENUE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86041

    1.7 km

  • JESMOND HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code A86020

    1.9 km

  • LANE END SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86016

    2.0 km

  • WEST FARM SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86005

    2.4 km

  • SAVILLE MEDICAL GROUP

    7 SAVILLE PLACE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE1 8DQ

    ODS code A86003

    2.4 km

  • ROSEWORTH SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86006

    2.6 km

  • THE GROVE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86018

    2.7 km

  • NEWCASTLE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86027

    2.8 km

  • HADRIAN HEALTH CENTRE

    ELTON STREET EAST, WALLSEND, NE28 8QU

    ODS code A87029

    2.9 km

  • WALKER MEDICAL GROUP

    CHURCH WALK, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 3BS

    ODS code A86011

    3.1 km

  • ST. ANTHONY'S HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86040

    3.2 km

  • REGENT MEDICAL CENTRE

    RIDLEY HOUSE, HENRY STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE3 1DQ

    ODS code A86028

    3.3 km

  • STEPHENSON PARK HEALTH GROUP

    STATION ROAD, FOREST HALL, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE12 9BQ

    ODS code A87007

    3.4 km

  • THE VILLAGE GREEN SURGERY

    THE GREEN, WALLSEND, NE28 6BB

    ODS code A87016

    3.4 km

  • MILLENNIUM FAMILY PRACTICE

    TRINITY SQUARE HEALTH CTR, GATESHEAD, NE8 1AD

    ODS code A85013

    3.4 km

  • THE BRIDGES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    TRINITY SQUARE HEALTH CTR, GATESHEAD, NE8 1AD

    ODS code A85614

    3.4 km

Showing 20 of 37 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Coast Road Corner House

    BCT · Heaton

    0.1 miles
  • Coast Road Corner House

    BCT · Heaton

    0.1 miles
  • Stephenson Road-Chillingham Road

    BCT · Heaton

    0.1 miles
  • Coast Road Corner House

    BCT · Heaton

    0.1 miles
  • Coast Road Corner House

    BCT · Heaton

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Newcastle upon Tyne 012F, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,350 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
2 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £414,500 from 11 recorded sales in NE6 5RD. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Newcastle upon Tyne is £208,589 in June 2026, up 6.7% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

114 open schools are in scope, including 68 primary and 12 secondary schools. Ravenswood Primary School is the nearest published school at 276 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

3,614 published events cover 12 months, averaging 301.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 780 events.

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