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

NE15 7PJ 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 7PJ 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

- **MetroCentre, 2 km**: About 25 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.6766,54.9754,NE157PJ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 400 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.6766,54.9754,NE157PJ
- **No property in NE15 7PJ 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=-1.6766,54.9754,NE157PJ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 240 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.6766,54.9754,NE157PJ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 950 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.6766,54.9754,NE157PJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NE15 7PJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.6766,54.9754,NE157PJ
- **Low road and rail noise at NE15 7PJ**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.6766,54.9754,NE157PJ
- **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=-1.6766,54.9754,NE157PJ
- **8.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.6766,54.9754,NE157PJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Cuthbert's High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-cuthberts-high-school-e137900) | Secondary | 400 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | Attainment 8 of 46.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Bridgewater Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bridgewater-primary-school-e108466) | Primary | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hadrian School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hadrian-school-e131986) | Special | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, March 2023 | – |
| [Stocksfield Avenue Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stocksfield-avenue-primary-school-e143266) | Primary | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-bedes-catholic-primary-school-newcastle-e148446) | Primary | 860 m (11 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 | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), May 2024 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Benwell](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-benwell-e148812) | Primary | 920 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Trinity Solutions Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/trinity-solutions-academy-e142673) | Sixth form and further education | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2024 | £60,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| July 2026 | £229,300 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| December 2025 | £142,600 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| December 2025 | £95,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| July 2026 | £233,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| February 2025 | £115,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| December 2024 | £68,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 220 m |
| December 2024 | £105,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 230 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: BETTS AVENUE MEDICAL GROUP (240 m)
- Pharmacies: FARAH CHEMISTS LIMITED (300 m); CHAMBERS CHEMIST (540 m); FARAH CHEMISTS (950 m)
- Dental practices: WHICKHAM VIEW DENTAL SURGERY (230 m); UNIT 3 CONDERCUM HOUSE (930 m); D P RUNDLE DENTAL SURGERY (950 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Denton Burn Whickham View Local (950 m, Sainsburys); Co-op Cedar Road (960 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £211,255** (August 2026). Newcastle upon Tyne’s average house price was £211,255 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 5.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 6.0×** (2025). A home in Newcastle upon Tyne costs 6.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 93rd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 027A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 30.6** (2025). Newcastle upon Tyne 027A has a deprivation score of 30.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,972nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £161,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Newcastle upon Tyne 027A was £161,500 in 2025. Joint 3,230th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,350** (2021). Newcastle upon Tyne 027A had 1,350 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,182nd 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: 99.9%** (January 2026). In Newcastle upon Tyne 027A, 99.9% 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.

## 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: 54.9754, -1.6766

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

- [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)
- [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=-1.6766,54.9754,NE157PJ

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