# NE6 5HN: area report for a postcode in Newcastle upon Tyne

NE6 5HN 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 5HN for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Newcastle upon Tyne](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne) › [NE6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne6) › [NE6 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne6-5)

## Around this postcode

- **159 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 61% on July. Newcastle upon Tyne 018E: 249 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.5813,54.9820,NE65HN
- **Chillingham Road, 620 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.5813,54.9820,NE65HN
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 300 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.5813,54.9820,NE65HN
- **No property in NE6 5HN 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=-1.5813,54.9820,NE65HN
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Newcastle upon Tyne 018E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.5813,54.9820,NE65HN
- **£207,547 average price**: For the whole of Newcastle upon Tyne, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.5813,54.9820,NE65HN
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 420 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.5813,54.9820,NE65HN
- **9 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 10 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.5813,54.9820,NE65HN
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NE6 5HN**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.5813,54.9820,NE65HN
- **Moderate road and rail noise at NE6 5HN**: Road 63 dB, rail 40 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.5813,54.9820,NE65HN
- **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=-1.5813,54.9820,NE65HN
- **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=-1.5813,54.9820,NE65HN

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Heaton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-teresas-catholic-primary-school-heaton-e148813) | Primary | 300 m (4 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), November 2023 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Chillingham Road Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chillingham-road-primary-school-e108463) | Primary | 310 m (4 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hotspur Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hotspur-primary-school-e108491) | Primary | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Catherine's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-catherines-catholic-primary-school-e148271) | Primary | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 33% 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 | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Byker Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/byker-primary-school-e108458) | Primary | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ravenswood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ravenswood-primary-school-e108475) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2023 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Welbeck Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/welbeck-academy-e138577) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2025 | £365,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| March 2025 | £325,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| December 2025 | £179,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, freehold | 100 m |
| November 2025 | £175,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| February 2023 | £189,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| December 2025 | £417,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| December 2024 | £134,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| June 2026 | £410,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Chillingham Road (620 m, 8 minutes on foot); Byker (660 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: HEATON ROAD SURGERY (420 m); THORNFIELD MEDICAL GROUP (520 m); BIDDLESTONE HEALTH GROUP (850 m)
- Pharmacies: HEATON ROAD PHARMACY (420 m); MOLINEUX PHARMACY (520 m); ASDA PHARMACY (530 m); BYKER PHARMACY (670 m)
- Dental practices: PARK VIEW DENTAL PRACTICE (260 m); HEATON ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (340 m); WINDMILL ORTHODONTICS (340 m); HEATON AND BLAKELAW PARTNERSHIP (340 m); A WAUGH DENTAL SURGERY (380 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Newcastle Heaton Road Local (10 m, Sainsburys); Iceland Byker (590 m, Iceland); Heron Byker (600 m, Heron); Sainsburys Newcastle Chillingham Road Local (600 m, Sainsburys); Asda Byker Superstore (610 m, Asda)

## 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 018E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 27.7** (2025). Newcastle upon Tyne 018E has a deprivation score of 27.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,447th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £235,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Newcastle upon Tyne 018E was £235,000 in 2025. Joint 9,935th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,533** (2021). Newcastle upon Tyne 018E had 1,533 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,727th 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Newcastle upon Tyne 018E, 100.0% 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.

## 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: 54.9820, -1.5813

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=-1.5813,54.9820,NE65HN

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