# NE15 9LJ: area report for a postcode in Newcastle upon Tyne

NE15 9LJ 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 9LJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Newcastle upon Tyne](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne) › [NE15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne15) › [NE15 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne15-9)

## Around this postcode

- **23 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 5% on July. Newcastle upon Tyne 014D: 39 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.7638,54.9933,NE159LJ
- **Wylam, 3.8 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.7638,54.9933,NE159LJ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 480 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.7638,54.9933,NE159LJ
- **No property in NE15 9LJ 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=-1.7638,54.9933,NE159LJ
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Newcastle upon Tyne 014D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.7638,54.9933,NE159LJ
- **£207,547 average price**: For the whole of Newcastle upon Tyne, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.7638,54.9933,NE159LJ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 320 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.7638,54.9933,NE159LJ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 650 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.7638,54.9933,NE159LJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NE15 9LJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.7638,54.9933,NE159LJ
- **Low road and rail noise at NE15 9LJ**: Road 40 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.7638,54.9933,NE159LJ
- **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=-1.7638,54.9933,NE159LJ
- **7.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.7638,54.9933,NE159LJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Throckley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/throckley-primary-school-e150324) | Primary | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Walbottle Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/walbottle-academy-e148135) | Secondary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | Attainment 8 of 46.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Newburn Manor Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newburn-manor-nursery-school-e108430) | Nursery | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2022 | – |
| [Talbot House Children's Charity](https://openindex.co.uk/school/talbot-house-childrens-charity-e133779) | Special | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | – |
| [St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-cuthberts-catholic-primary-school-e148270) | Primary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2022 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Walbottle Village Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/walbottle-village-primary-school-e144559) | Primary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Newburn Manor Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newburn-manor-primary-school-e150325) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022, before the school changed | 86% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2026 | £165,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| December 2023 | £149,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| January 2026 | £235,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| May 2026 | £170,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| August 2025 | £252,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| August 2026 | £191,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| November 2025 | £200,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| September 2025 | £49,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: THROCKLEY PRIMARY CARE CENTRE (320 m)
- Pharmacies: THROCKLEY CHEMISTS (320 m)
- Dental practices: NO 1 VICTORIA TERRACE DENTAL CLINIC (630 m); NO1 VICTORIA TERRACE DENTAL CLINIC (630 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Throckley (650 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 014D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 11.9** (2025). Newcastle upon Tyne 014D has a deprivation score of 11.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,989th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £190,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Newcastle upon Tyne 014D was £190,000 in 2025. Joint 5,597th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,583** (2021). Newcastle upon Tyne 014D had 1,583 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,035th most 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: 89.7%** (January 2026). In Newcastle upon Tyne 014D, 89.7% 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.

## 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: 54.9933, -1.7638

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

## Your MP

- [Hexham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hexham): Joe Morris (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=-1.7638,54.9933,NE159LJ

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