Byker

Byker is a district in the east of the city and metropolitan borough of Newcastle upon Tyne, in the county of Tyne and Wear, England. Home to the Byker Wall estate, made famous by TV series Byker Grove, Byker's population was recorded at 12,206 in the 2011 census. Byker is bordered by Heaton to the north and by Shieldfield to the north east. Until 1974 it was in Northumberland.

This article is about the district of Newcastle upon Tyne. For the children's TV programme, see Byker Grove.

Byker
Shields Road, Byker
Byker
Location within Tyne and Wear
OS grid referenceNZ279637
• London242 miles (389 km)
Metropolitan borough
  • Newcastle upon Tyne
Metropolitan county
  • Tyne and Wear
Region
  • North East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Postcode districtNE6
Dialling code0191
PoliceNorthumbria
FireTyne and Wear
AmbulanceNorth East
UK Parliament
  • Newcastle upon Tyne East
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