NE2 3AE Newcastle upon Tyne
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Jesmond. Region: North East.
Streets
- Burdon Terrace, Newcastle upon Tyne: 144 addresses
- Brunton Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne: 1 address
- Tankerville Terrace, Newcastle upon Tyne: 1 address
- Princess Mary Court, Newcastle upon Tyne: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Burdon Terrace, Brandling Village: 1 address
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 C (28% of about 950 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Brandling Village (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Jesmond and Heaton.
- Tree preservation orders: 69 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- House and garden wall at 33 Brandling Park; part of garden wall to number 32, grade II
- JESMOND UNITED REFORMED CHURCH AND HALL ATTACHED, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Central Newcastle High School Eskdale Terrace Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4DJ: up to 69 homes, permissioned (310 m)
- Central Newcastle High School 3 And 5 Eskdale Terrace Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4DJ: up to 8 homes, permissioned (350 m)
- Horsley House Regent Farm Road: up to 130 homes, permissioned (360 m)
- 47 Bath Lane Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 5SP: up to 23 homes, permissioned (590 m)
- Devonshire Terrace, Newcastle, permissioned (600 m)
- 15 - 21 Nun Street Newcastle upon Tyne, permissioned (640 m)
- 35 Grosvenor Place: up to 7 homes, not permissioned (680 m)
- Land on Dunstanburgh Road /Allendale Road Byker, not permissioned (690 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 13 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 148 addresses are between 54 m and 58 m above sea level (56 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 96%, gigabit 96% 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 | 2.0 km | |
| Dunston 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Jesmond (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 440 m |
| West Jesmond (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 820 m | |
| Haymarket (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 1.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 28 within 800 m; nearest Osborne Road-Nuffield Hospital Jesmond | 250 m |
| Bus or coach station | Haymarket Bus Station Newcastle upon Tyne | 1.1 km |
| Ferry terminal | Newcastle International Ferry Terminal Royal Quays | 10.3 km |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m; nearest Central Station Short Term Car Park | 520 m |
| EV charging points | Fastned Charging Station | 1.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 7.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Saville Medical Group | 1.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Jesmond Pharmacy | 740 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Tankerville Terrace (Dental Surgery) | 240 m |
| Hospital | Nuffield Hospital Newcastle Upon Tyne | 280 m |
| Police station | Newcastle Central Police Station | 1.4 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Waitrose Jesmond Cashzone | 690 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Brandling Park 1.2 ha | 160 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Town Moor 130 ha | 270 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 440 m² | 420 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.8 ha | 140 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest West Jesmond Allotments 2.1 ha | 490 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 143 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is St Andrews Cemetery, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 430 m north. 84 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 7 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| St Andrews Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 430 m north |
| Entrance Archway, Pair of Chapel Lodges, Walls and Gates to Jesmond Cemetery | Listed building, Grade II* | 660 m east |
| Hancock Museum of Natural History | Listed building, Grade II* | 670 m south |
| Newcastle General Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 710 m south-east |
| South Lodge, Gateway, Walls and Gates to Jesmond Cemetery | Listed building, Grade II* | 770 m south-east |
| Civic Centre | Listed building, Grade II* | 860 m south |
| St Mary's Well, Jesmond | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north-east |
| St Mary's Chapel, Jesmond | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km north-east |
| Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including Plummer Tower and a 17th century bastion | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Jesmond Dene | Valley | 1.2 km north-east |
| Race Hill | Hill | 1.4 km north-west |
| Team Gut | Tidal water | 4.0 km south |
| Black Plantation | Wood | 4.1 km north |
| Gosforth Lake | Lake or reservoir | 4.4 km north |
| St Anthony's Point | Wetland | 4.7 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.0 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 6% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 53% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 29% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 35% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 29% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 23% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 84% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 70% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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 Burdon Terrace.