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NE12 7AY

POSTCODE

NE12 7AY is a postcode in Forest Hall.

Small user postcodeQuality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)Updated 2026-08-01
Coordinates
55.0252, -1.5613
OS grid NZ281701 (428,142, 570,161)
IMD England
7/10
#22122
Crime · Aug '26
High · 12.8 per 1k
MoM +2% vs Jul '26
Plus Code
9C7W2CGQ+3F
Least deprived 30⁠–⁠40%
IMD England
High · 12.8 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
North East
Region

Deprivation Index (IMD)

IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
22122
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 22122 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.

Property sales (Land Registry)

England & Wales
See sold prices in NE12

Police Recorded Crime near NE12 7AY

England & Wales
Crime trends · near NE12 7AY

Counts are for Forest Hall electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
17
YoY -53%
39200
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
18
YoY +38%
26130
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
4
YoY —
1370
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
740
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
12
YoY —
29150
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
23
YoY +64%
23120
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
58
YoY —
59300
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

1 of 6 key categories improving · other recorded crime rising

134
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,520
White Brit.92.3%
Other White2.1%
Indian1.1%
+ other · 4.5%

Religion

Total residents: 1,520
Christian51.4%
No religion41.7%
Not answered4.5%
Muslim1.1%
+ other · 1.3%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,517
50–6423.5%
35–4919.4%
65–7413.8%
25–3411.1%
75–847.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 24.6%

Households

Total households: 722
One person: other17.4%
One person: aged 66+17.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.4%
Single family household, all members 66+10.7%
+ 9 other households · 29.6%

Getting around

Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.

Stations

  • Palmersville (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)

    Metro

    1.3 km straight lineabout 16 min

  • Benton (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)

    Metro

    1.3 km straight lineabout 17 min

  • Four Lane Ends (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)

    Metro

    2.0 km straight lineabout 25 min

Bus stops

  • Forest Hall Road-Clousden Drive

    Bus · S-Bound · south

    29 m straight lineabout 1 min

  • Clousden Hill

    Bus · W-Bound · west

    131 m straight lineabout 2 min

  • Clousden Hill

    Bus · E-Bound · east

    175 m straight lineabout 2 min

  • Clousden Hill

    Bus · E-Bound · east

    181 m straight lineabout 2 min

  • Forest Hall Road-Mowbray Road

    Bus · N-Bound · north

    229 m straight lineabout 3 min

Coordinates & Location for NE12 7AY

England
Country
North Tyneside
Local Authority
Forest Hall
Ward
Newcastle
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
NE12 7AY
Coordinates
55.0252, -1.5613
Grid reference
NZ281701
Easting
428,142
Northing
570,161
Region
North East
Plus Code
9C7W2CGQ+3F
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Longbenton
Travel to Work
Newcastle
ITL Region
North Tyneside
National Park
Non-National Park

Flood zone

Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning)

Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning). This is the Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning zone at the ONS postcode centroid, not a property-level assessment. Source: Environment Agency flood map for planning, © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · Open Government Licence v3.0

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Administrative Information

North Tyneside
Local Authority
Council Area
Newcastle upon Tyne North E14001379
Constituency
E14001379
Northumbria
Police Force
England
Ward
Forest Hall
Constituency code
E14001379
EU Electoral Region
North East
Parish
North Tyneside, unparished area
International Territorial Level
North Tyneside

Health & NHS

North East
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS England
Northern
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
North East
NHS Region
North East and Yorkshire
Integrated Care Board
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
North Tyneside
Sub ICB Location
NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB - 99C
Cancer Alliance
Northern

Statistical Areas

LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
North Tyneside 012A E01008500
E01008500
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
North Tyneside 012 E02001749
E02001749
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
North Tyneside 012A E01008500
E01008500
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
North Tyneside 012 E02001749
E02001749
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1

Sun & Time Information

7:47 AM5:54 PM
7:47 AM
Sunrise
5:54 PM
Sunset
10 hours 7 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:47 AM
Sunset (today)
5:54 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 7 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

June 1999
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~27 years
Active Duration
1999 -> Present
June 1999 — Introduced
Postcode NE12 7AY introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01008500 and MSOA E02001749 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 22122
Present — Active
Postcode NE12 7AY is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 1999
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~27 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live

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