NE2 1PH Newcastle upon Tyne
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Ouseburn. Region: North East.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2026-27: Band D £2,542 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,695 | £1,977 | £2,260 | £2,542 | £3,107 | £3,672 | £4,237 | £5,084 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (53% of about 1,000 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): Jesmond and Heaton.
- Tree preservation orders: 4 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Whickham View Scotswood: up to 94 homes, not permissioned (90 m)
- Saint Barnabus And Saint Jude Church Centre Greystoke Avenue: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (260 m)
- Warwick House, Grantham Road, Sandyford, Newcastle: up to 116 homes, not permissioned (700 m)
- Plots 8 And 9 Portland Green Student Village, Shieldfield, permissioned (700 m)
- Orchard House, Fenwick Terrace, Newcastle: up to 38 homes, not permissioned (750 m)
- Land at Grainger Park Road Elswick, not permissioned (760 m)
- Dobson House Regent Farm Road Gosforth: up to 40 homes, not permissioned (810 m)
- Land to the south of Ayton Street Byker: up to 11 homes, not permissioned (810 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 10 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 1 low and 0 very low.
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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 13 addresses are between 12 m and 18 m above sea level (15 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 91%, gigabit 91% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Manors 64,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km |
| Newcastle 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Heworth 46,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Jesmond (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 1.0 km |
| Byker (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 1.1 km | |
| Chillingham Road (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 1.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 44 within 800 m; nearest Springbank Road-Blue Bell Jesmond Vale | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Haymarket Bus Station Newcastle upon Tyne | 1.7 km |
| Ferry terminal | Newcastle International Ferry Terminal Royal Quays | 9.1 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Morrisons Car park-Newcastle upon Tyne Shields Road | 740 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest evyve Charging Station | 890 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 8.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Thornfield Medical Group | 800 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Molineux Pharmacy | 800 m |
| NHS dentists | 14 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Park View Dental Practice | 380 m |
| Hospital | Nuffield Hospital Newcastle Upon Tyne | 1.0 km |
| Police station | Northumbria Police - Byker Police Station | 930 m |
| Cash machines | ATM | 870 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Heaton Park 11 ha | 80 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Jesmond Dene 29 ha | 600 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 750 m² | 230 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.5 ha | 930 m |
| Allotments | 6 within 800 m; nearest Woodbine Terrace Allotments 1.7 ha | 40 m |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 55 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Medieval fortified house, known as the Camera of Adam, Heaton, a scheduled monument, 500 m east. 32 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Medieval fortified house, known as the Camera of Adam, Heaton | Scheduled monument | 500 m east |
| South Lodge, Gateway, Walls and Gates to Jesmond Cemetery | Listed building, Grade II* | 520 m west |
| Church of the Holy Trinity | Listed building, Grade II* | 550 m north |
| Newcastle General Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 580 m west |
| Entrance Archway, Pair of Chapel Lodges, Walls and Gates to Jesmond Cemetery | Listed building, Grade II* | 610 m west |
| Ouseburn Viaduct With Accommodation Arch | Listed building, Grade II* | 790 m south |
| Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 2, Byker section of Hadrian's Wall and presumed site of milecastle 3 at Shields Road West | Scheduled monument | 840 m south |
| Jesmond Dene, Armstrong and Heaton Parks | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 890 m north |
| St Mary's Chapel, Jesmond | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Jesmond Vale | Valley | 110 m north-east |
| Millers Hill | Hill | 1.3 km south |
| St Anthony's Point | Wetland | 3.6 km south-east |
| Quarry Plantation | Wood | 4.3 km south |
| Team Gut | Tidal water | 4.4 km south-west |
| Gosforth Lake | Lake or reservoir | 4.8 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 8 | 13 |
5 of the postcode's 13 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 25 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 4% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 38% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 18% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 50% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 31% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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.