Byker

Byker
Shields Road, Byker
Byker Location within Tyne and Wear
OS grid reference	NZ279637
• London	242 miles (389 km)
Metropolitan borough	Newcastle upon Tyne
Metropolitan county	Tyne and Wear
Region	North East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Postcode district	NE6
Dialling code	0191
Police	Northumbria
Fire	Tyne and Wear
Ambulance	North East
UK Parliament	Newcastle upon Tyne East
List of places UK England Tyne and Wear 54°58′04″N 1°33′52″W / 54.9677°N 1.5645°W / 54.9677; -1.5645

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.^[1] Byker is bordered by Heaton to the north and by Shieldfield to the north east. Until 1974 it was in Northumberland.