NE15 8NR Gateshead
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Ryton, Crookhill & Stella. Region: North East.
Streets
- Newburn Bridge Road, Ryton: 18 addresses
- Haugh Lane, Ryton: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Newburn Bridge Road, Newburn: 1 address
- Newburn Bridge Road, Newburn: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Gateshead in 2026-27: Band D £2,716 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,811 | £2,112 | £2,414 | £2,716 | £3,319 | £3,923 | £4,526 | £5,432 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (35% of about 780 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Former Denhofer Wines 47 Bath Lane: up to 23 homes, permissioned (480 m (0.3 miles))
- East Grange, Barmoor Lane, Ryton: up to 17 homes, not permissioned (720 m (0.4 miles))
- Land at Henderson Hall, Red Hall Drive: up to 110 homes, not permissioned (770 m (0.5 miles))
- Tynedale House, Holburn Lane, Ryton: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (780 m (0.5 miles))
- Old Co-op, Hexham Old Rd. Crookhill, Ryton: up to 11 homes, permissioned (910 m (0.6 miles))
- The White House, Stella Rd, Stella: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (930 m (0.6 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 5 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 21 addresses are between 1 m and 6 m above sea level (5 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 30%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Blaydon 69,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Wylam 111,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) | |
| MetroCentre 632,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 15 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Station Road-Bridge Newburn | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Blaydon | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Car parks | Sainsbury's Throckley Car Park | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | Apcoa Charging Stations | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 7.6 km (4.7 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Newburn Surgery | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Newburn Pharmacy | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Newburn Dental Surgery | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Newcastle General Hospital | 6.5 km (4.1 miles) |
| Police station | Northumbria Police - Etal Lane Police Station | 4.9 km (3.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Ryton - Parsons Drive Cashzone | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ryton Willows 27 ha | 180 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Tyne Riverside Country Park 69 ha | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,440 m² | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 8,950 m² | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Dukes Cottages Allotments 6,000 m² | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 96 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Battle of Newburn Ford 1640, a registered battlefield, 80 m east. 15 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Battle of Newburn Ford 1640 | Registered battlefield | 80 m east |
| Church of St Michael and All Angels | Listed building, Grade I | 600 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Ryton village cross 160m south east of church | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Motte, 50m north of Holycross Church, Ryton | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Hadrian's Wall and vallum in wall mile 9, Blucher to Dene House | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Newburn Sands | Wetland | 820 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Rye Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Church Dene | Valley | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Ryton Island | Island | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Engine Plantation | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Shibdon Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 12 | 21 | 7 |
9 of the postcode's 21 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Gateshead: see them on the Gateshead page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 63 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 47% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 94% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 72% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 40% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 52% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 0% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 66% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Newburn Bridge Road.