# NE15 7HU: area report for a postcode in Newcastle upon Tyne

NE15 7HU is a postcode in Newcastle upon Tyne.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Newcastle upon Tyne. Open the map at NE15 7HU for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Newcastle upon Tyne](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne) › [NE15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne15) › [NE15 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne15-7)

## Around this postcode

- **39 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 18% on July. Newcastle upon Tyne 025B: 93 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.6895,54.9783,NE157HU
- **Blaydon, 2 km**: About 25 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.6895,54.9783,NE157HU
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 120 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.6895,54.9783,NE157HU
- **No property in NE15 7HU listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.6895,54.9783,NE157HU
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Newcastle upon Tyne 025B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.6895,54.9783,NE157HU
- **£207,547 average price**: For the whole of Newcastle upon Tyne, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.6895,54.9783,NE157HU
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 660 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.6895,54.9783,NE157HU
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 160 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.6895,54.9783,NE157HU
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NE15 7HU**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.6895,54.9783,NE157HU
- **Low road and rail noise at NE15 7HU**: Road 45 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.6895,54.9783,NE157HU
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.6895,54.9783,NE157HU
- **12.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.6895,54.9783,NE157HU

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-bedes-catholic-primary-school-newcastle-e148446) | Primary | 120 m (2 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Excelsior Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/excelsior-academy-e135423) | All-through | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), May 2024 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Broadwood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/broadwood-primary-school-e108468) | Primary | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | 39% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Waverley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/waverley-primary-school-e150549) | Primary | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Cuthbert's High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-cuthberts-high-school-e137900) | Secondary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | Attainment 8 of 46.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Stocksfield Avenue Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stocksfield-avenue-primary-school-e143266) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St George's Catholic Primary School, Bells Close](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-georges-catholic-primary-school-bells-close-e148444) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bridgewater Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bridgewater-primary-school-e108466) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2026 | £87,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| October 2024 | £50,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| March 2024 | £42,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| May 2026 | £92,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| June 2026 | £150,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| December 2023 | £84,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| July 2025 | £250,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| October 2024 | £116,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: DENTON TURRET MEDICAL CENTRE (660 m)
- Pharmacies: FARAH CHEMISTS (350 m); DENTON TURRET PHARMACY (660 m)
- Dental practices: D P RUNDLE DENTAL SURGERY (350 m); DENTAL SURGERY (590 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Denton Burn Whickham View Local (160 m, Sainsburys)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £207,547** (July 2026). Newcastle upon Tyne’s average house price was £207,547 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £35,446** (2025). Full-time workers living in Newcastle upon Tyne earned a median of £35,446 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 82nd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.9×** (2025). A home in Newcastle upon Tyne costs 5.9 times local full-time pay. Joint 89th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 28.8** (2025). Newcastle upon Tyne has a deprivation score of 28.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 48th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Newcastle upon Tyne 025B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 42.0** (2025). Newcastle upon Tyne 025B has a deprivation score of 42.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,046th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,280** (2021). Newcastle upon Tyne 025B had 1,280 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,082nd least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.6%** (January 2026). In Newcastle upon Tyne 025B, 99.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 5.4%** (August 2026). In Newcastle upon Tyne 025B, 5.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## NE15 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £175,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NE15 was £175,000 in 2025. Joint 211th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 34,016** (2021). NE15 had 34,016 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 703rd most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 9%** (2022). About 9% of people in NE15 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 92.7%** (January 2026). In NE15, 92.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Newcastle upon Tyne](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne)
- Centre: 54.9783, -1.6895

Council: [Newcastle upon Tyne](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/newcastle-upon-tyne-central-and-west): Dame Chi Onwurah (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.6895,54.9783,NE157HU

## How to cite

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