# NE6 2XJ: area report for a postcode in Newcastle upon Tyne

NE6 2XJ 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 NE6 2XJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Newcastle upon Tyne](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne) › [NE6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne6) › [NE6 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne6-2)

## Around this postcode

- **45 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 22% on July. Newcastle upon Tyne 035C: 87 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.5656,54.9795,NE62XJ
- **Chillingham Road, 540 m**: About 7 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.5656,54.9795,NE62XJ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 640 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.5656,54.9795,NE62XJ
- **No property in NE6 2XJ 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=-1.5656,54.9795,NE62XJ
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Newcastle upon Tyne 035C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.5656,54.9795,NE62XJ
- **£207,547 average price**: For the whole of Newcastle upon Tyne, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.5656,54.9795,NE62XJ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 920 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.5656,54.9795,NE62XJ
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 380 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.5656,54.9795,NE62XJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NE6 2XJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.5656,54.9795,NE62XJ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at NE6 2XJ**: Road 61 dB, rail 45 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.5656,54.9795,NE62XJ
- **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=-1.5656,54.9795,NE62XJ
- **12.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.5656,54.9795,NE62XJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Walkergate Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/walkergate-community-school-e144273) | Primary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Lawrence's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-lawrences-catholic-primary-school-e148272) | Primary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Welbeck Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/welbeck-academy-e138577) | Primary | 760 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Chillingham Road Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chillingham-road-primary-school-e108463) | Primary | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Monkchester Road Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/monkchester-road-nursery-school-e108431) | Nursery | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Walker](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-albans-catholic-primary-school-walker-e148447) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | 37% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sir Charles Parsons School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sir-charles-parsons-school-e131987) | Special | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, July 2024 | – |
| [Byker Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/byker-primary-school-e108458) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2025 | £83,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| September 2025 | £95,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| July 2023 | £100,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 210 m |
| May 2026 | £76,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 240 m |
| March 2023 | £110,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| August 2023 | £104,100 | Terraced, established, freehold | 270 m |
| April 2025 | £137,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 290 m |
| July 2024 | £100,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 310 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Chillingham Road (540 m, 7 minutes on foot); Walkergate (790 m, 10 minutes on foot); Byker (970 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: HEATON ROAD SURGERY (920 m)
- Pharmacies: ASDA PHARMACY (560 m); PARKSIDE PHARMACY WALKER (680 m); WALKER PHARMACY LIMITED (800 m); HEATON ROAD PHARMACY (920 m)
- Dental practices: MYDENTIST HEATON SMILE (880 m); HEATON ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (930 m); WINDMILL ORTHODONTICS (930 m); HEATON AND BLAKELAW PARTNERSHIP (930 m); P M COWIE DENTAL PRACTICE (980 m)
- Supermarkets: M&S Byker Outlet (380 m, Marks and Spencer); Iceland Byker Food Warehouse (440 m, Iceland); Asda Byker Superstore (470 m, Asda); Lidl Walker Newcastle Upon Tyne (610 m, Lidl); Heron Welbeck Road Walker Newcastle Upon Tyne (660 m, Heron)

## 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 035C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 60.3** (2025). Newcastle upon Tyne 035C has a deprivation score of 60.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 965th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,625** (2021). Newcastle upon Tyne 035C had 1,625 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,902nd 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: 95.3%** (January 2026). In Newcastle upon Tyne 035C, 95.3% 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: 6.6%** (August 2026). In Newcastle upon Tyne 035C, 6.6% 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.

## NE6 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £180,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NE6 was £180,000 in 2025. Joint 239th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 50,634** (2021). NE6 had 50,634 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 200th 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: 37%** (2022). About 37% of people in NE6 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: 92.0%** (January 2026). In NE6, 92.0% 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: 54.9795, -1.5656

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

## Your MP

- [Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/newcastle-upon-tyne-east-and-wallsend): Mary Glindon (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=-1.5656,54.9795,NE62XJ

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