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

NE6 5LW 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 5LW 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

- **55 crimes within 500 m**: August, the same as July. Newcastle upon Tyne 018F: 86 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.5756,54.9880,NE65LW
- **Chillingham Road, 630 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.5756,54.9880,NE65LW
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 380 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.5756,54.9880,NE65LW
- **No property in NE6 5LW 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=-1.5756,54.9880,NE65LW
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Newcastle upon Tyne 018F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.5756,54.9880,NE65LW
- **£207,547 average price**: For the whole of Newcastle upon Tyne, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.5756,54.9880,NE65LW
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 150 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.5756,54.9880,NE65LW
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 160 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.5756,54.9880,NE65LW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NE6 5LW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.5756,54.9880,NE65LW
- **Moderate road and rail noise at NE6 5LW**: Road 56 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.5756,54.9880,NE65LW
- **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=-1.5756,54.9880,NE65LW
- **12.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.5756,54.9880,NE65LW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Ravenswood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ravenswood-primary-school-e108475) | Primary | 380 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2023 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Chillingham Road Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chillingham-road-primary-school-e108463) | Primary | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Heaton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-teresas-catholic-primary-school-heaton-e148813) | Primary | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), November 2023 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Benfield School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/benfield-school-e144271) | Secondary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 31.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Jesmond Park Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/jesmond-park-academy-e146752) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2022 | Attainment 8 of 53.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Walkergate Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/walkergate-community-school-e144273) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | 69% 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 | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 33% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hotspur Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hotspur-primary-school-e108491) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £173,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| January 2025 | £180,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 30 m |
| June 2026 | £210,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| December 2025 | £405,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| February 2026 | £215,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| June 2026 | £365,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| September 2025 | £155,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| November 2025 | £227,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Chillingham Road (630 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: BIDDLESTONE HEALTH GROUP (150 m); BENFIELD PARK MEDICAL GROUP (910 m)
- Pharmacies: WALKERGATE PHARMACY (910 m); ASDA PHARMACY (970 m)
- Dental practices: HEATON DENTAL CLINIC (400 m); A WAUGH DENTAL SURGERY (490 m); PARK VIEW DENTAL PRACTICE (940 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Newcastle Chillingham Rd Express (160 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Newcastle Chillingham Road Local (170 m, Sainsburys); Sainsburys Newcastle Heaton Road Local (750 m, Sainsburys); M&S Byker Outlet (900 m, Marks and Spencer); Lidl Walker Newcastle Upon Tyne (980 m, Lidl)

## 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 018F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 14.7** (2025). Newcastle upon Tyne 018F has a deprivation score of 14.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,045th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £211,600** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Newcastle upon Tyne 018F was £211,600 in 2025. 7,689th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,457** (2021). Newcastle upon Tyne 018F had 1,457 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,937th 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: 99.9%** (January 2026). In Newcastle upon Tyne 018F, 99.9% 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: 54.9880, -1.5756

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=-1.5756,54.9880,NE65LW

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