# NE6 3QW: area report for a postcode in Newcastle upon Tyne

NE6 3QW 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 3QW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Newcastle upon Tyne](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne) › [NE6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne6) › [NE6 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne6-3)

## Around this postcode

- **34 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 8% on July. Newcastle upon Tyne 028D: 81 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.5430,54.9749,NE63QW
- **Hebburn, 1.4 km**: About 18 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.5430,54.9749,NE63QW
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 120 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.5430,54.9749,NE63QW
- **No property in NE6 3QW 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=-1.5430,54.9749,NE63QW
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Newcastle upon Tyne 028D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.5430,54.9749,NE63QW
- **£207,547 average price**: For the whole of Newcastle upon Tyne, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.5430,54.9749,NE63QW
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.5430,54.9749,NE63QW
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 190 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.5430,54.9749,NE63QW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NE6 3QW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.5430,54.9749,NE63QW
- **Low road and rail noise at NE6 3QW**: Road 47 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.5430,54.9749,NE63QW
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-1.5430,54.9749,NE63QW
- **10.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.5430,54.9749,NE63QW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Tyneview Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tyneview-primary-school-e144272) | Primary | 120 m (1 minute on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sir Charles Parsons School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sir-charles-parsons-school-e131987) | Special | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, July 2024 | – |
| [Walker Riverside Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/walker-riverside-academy-e145528) | Secondary | 680 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 37.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Walker](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-albans-catholic-primary-school-walker-e148447) | Primary | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | 37% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [West Walker Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-walker-primary-school-e144269) | Primary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, June 2025 | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Central Walker Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/central-walker-church-of-england-primary-school-e144270) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Monkchester Road Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/monkchester-road-nursery-school-e108431) | Nursery | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Walkergate Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/walkergate-community-school-e144273) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2026 | £65,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 40 m |
| June 2026 | £150,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 40 m |
| October 2025 | £125,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| February 2026 | £150,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| March 2024 | £72,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| April 2025 | £95,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| September 2023 | £119,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| May 2023 | £102,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: WALKER MEDICAL GROUP (310 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (310 m); WALKER PHARMACY LIMITED (820 m)
- Dental practices: P M COWIE DENTAL PRACTICE (590 m)
- Supermarkets: Heron New Church Walk (190 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 028D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 63.1** (2025). Newcastle upon Tyne 028D has a deprivation score of 63.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 713th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £120,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Newcastle upon Tyne 028D was £120,000 in 2025. Joint 835th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,546** (2021). Newcastle upon Tyne 028D had 1,546 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,997th 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: 99.3%** (January 2026). In Newcastle upon Tyne 028D, 99.3% 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.

## 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: 54.9749, -1.5430

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=-1.5430,54.9749,NE63QW

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