Neighbourhood Report
What's nearby — across walking, short-drive and school catchment distance. Data from official UK government sources.
A more affordable, lower-income neighbourhood
Anchored on official IMD data — decile 1/10, ranked 403 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England.
How this score is calculatedThe large figure is how many we found nearby; the chip beside each label is that category’s NestScope score out of 100 — higher beats more of the UK.
29 rated Good or better within 2 mi · 54 schools in total
Nearest top-rated: St Lawrence's Catholic Primary School (Good) — 0.2 mi
IMD crime decile 1/10 · 29 crimes in 400m last month (residential-weighted: 17.2)
Crimes reported last month · UK Police API
IMD health decile 1/10 · 17 GP, 1 hospital, 17 dentists, pharmacy 0.3 mi within 1.5 mi
Nearest GP: NEWCASTLE GP IN MOLINEUX WIC — 0.3 mi
54 bus stops also within 0.5 miles
IMD environment decile 9/10 · 25.3 ha total — largest park 7.6 ha (0.36 mi away)
Nearest: Whickham Gardens — 0.1 mi
48 supermarkets within 2 mi — Iceland, Heron, Morrisons, Asda… — nearest 0.4 mi — library 0.3 mi
Nearest: Iceland Byker — 0.4 mi
Official risk flags for context — deliberately not part of the NestScope score (they’re categorical hazards, not amenities).
Flood Zone 1 — low risk (less than 1 in 1,000 annual chance) · Source: Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning
NO₂ annual mean · WHO guideline 10 · UK limit 40 · Source: DEFRA UK-AIR 2024
Road traffic, day-evening-night average · Source: DEFRA strategic noise mapping
Average sold price by property type across the NE6 district, 2021–2026 — 3,201 sales.
District-level averages (NE6) — broad enough to show a reliable trend. A single postcode usually sees too few sales to chart. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (Crown Copyright / OGL v3.0).
NE6 2FR scores 45/100 on the NestScope Score, with its strongest showing in local amenities and green space — with Iceland Byker about 7 minutes' walk away. The main trade-off is its safety score. The breakdown below draws on official UK data covering schools, safety, healthcare, transport, environment and local amenities.
Data: DfE/Ofsted · UK Police API · NHS ODS · NaPTAN · Ordnance Survey · Geolytix. Crown Copyright / OGL. Look up any postcode: nestscope.uk/area/YOUR+POSTCODE — e.g. SW1A 1AA, M1 1AE, BS1 1HT.