# NE6 4PQ: area report for a postcode in Newcastle upon Tyne

NE6 4PQ 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 4PQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Newcastle upon Tyne](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne) › [NE6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne6) › [NE6 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne6-4)

## Around this postcode

- **21 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 50% on July. Newcastle upon Tyne 020D: 30 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.5516,54.9876,NE64PQ
- **Walkergate, 530 m**: About 7 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.5516,54.9876,NE64PQ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 560 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.5516,54.9876,NE64PQ
- **No property in NE6 4PQ 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=-1.5516,54.9876,NE64PQ
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Newcastle upon Tyne 020D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.5516,54.9876,NE64PQ
- **£207,547 average price**: For the whole of Newcastle upon Tyne, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.5516,54.9876,NE64PQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 670 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.5516,54.9876,NE64PQ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 720 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.5516,54.9876,NE64PQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NE6 4PQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.5516,54.9876,NE64PQ
- **Low road and rail noise at NE6 4PQ**: Road 53 dB, rail 48 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.5516,54.9876,NE64PQ
- **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=-1.5516,54.9876,NE64PQ
- **11.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.5516,54.9876,NE64PQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Benfield School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/benfield-school-e144271) | Secondary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 31.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Walkergate Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/walkergate-community-school-e144273) | Primary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Western Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/western-community-primary-school-e133384) | Primary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Walker](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-albans-catholic-primary-school-walker-e148447) | Primary | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | 37% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Walker Riverside Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/walker-riverside-academy-e145528) | Secondary | 840 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 37.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Sir Charles Parsons School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sir-charles-parsons-school-e131987) | Special | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, July 2024 | – |
| [Carville Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/carville-academy-e150961) | Primary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, September 2025: no overall grade, before the school changed | – |
| [St Columba's Catholic Primary School, Wallsend](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-columbas-catholic-primary-school-wallsend-e148816) | Primary | 1.2 km (14 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £235,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| April 2026 | £200,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| April 2025 | £280,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| February 2025 | £275,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| December 2023 | £243,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| September 2025 | £237,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| June 2025 | £305,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| February 2026 | £295,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Walkergate (530 m, 7 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: BENFIELD PARK MEDICAL GROUP (670 m)
- Pharmacies: WALKERGATE PHARMACY (670 m)
- Supermarkets: Lidl Walker Newcastle Upon Tyne (720 m, Lidl); Aldi High Street West Wallsend Newcastle Upon Tyne (890 m, Aldi)

## 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 020D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 13.1** (2025). Newcastle upon Tyne 020D has a deprivation score of 13.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,362nd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £275,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Newcastle upon Tyne 020D was £275,000 in 2025. Joint 13,841st cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,415** (2021). Newcastle upon Tyne 020D had 1,415 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,883rd 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: 99.8%** (January 2026). In Newcastle upon Tyne 020D, 99.8% 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: 54.9876, -1.5516

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=-1.5516,54.9876,NE64PQ

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