NE2 4LD Newcastle upon Tyne
Live postcode, introduced January 1993. Ward: Arthur's Hill. 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 (63% of about 910 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: 10 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Magdalene Court, Ancrum Street, permissioned (290 m)
- Bede House Stanhope Street: up to 13 homes, not permissioned (800 m)
- Claremont House Framlington Place, permissioned (830 m)
- Land Bounded By Hadrians Way To The South, Haig Crescent To The North, Shafto Street And Denton Road To The West, And Hodgkin Park To The East, Scotswood: up to 1,084 homes, permissioned (920 m)
- Rialto Apartments Melbourne Street: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (930 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 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: 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 14 addresses are between 79 m and 82 m above sea level (80 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Newcastle 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km |
| Manors 64,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km | |
| MetroCentre 632,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | St James (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 1.2 km |
| Haymarket (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 1.3 km | |
| Monument (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 1.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 38 within 800 m; nearest Bbc Tv Centre Nuns Moor | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Eldon Square Bus Station Newcastle upon Tyne | 1.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | Newcastle International Ferry Terminal Royal Quays | 11.8 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Ncp Newcastle Framlington Place | 730 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Fastned Charging Station | 1.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 7.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dilston Medical Centre | 760 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Cockerton Pharmacy | 790 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Westgate Dental Practice | 1.1 km |
| Hospital | Dental Hospital | 670 m |
| Police station | Northumbria Police | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | Compass Group - Newcastle Royal Victoria Hospital Cashzone | 1.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,210 m² | 80 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Nuns Moor 135 ha | 570 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 400 m² | 470 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,940 m² | 420 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,580 m² | 60 m |
Within 800 m: 7 parks and gardens, 330 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Leazes Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 760 m south-east. 27 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Leazes Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 760 m south-east |
| Statue of Queen Victoria on Front Lawn of Royal Victoria Infirmary | Listed building, Grade II* | 950 m south-east |
| Numbers 1-59 Including Lake House, Garnett House, Hodgkin House, Gurney House and Embleton House | Listed building, Grade I | 1.0 km south-east |
| Westgate Hill Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km south |
| Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including St Andrew's Tower and section of town ditch | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km south-east |
| Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall containing Ever, Morden and Heber towers, two turrets and two sections of town ditch | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km south-east |
| The Friars, remains of Dominican friary | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cow Hill | Hill | 940 m north-west |
| Jesmond Dene | Valley | 2.8 km east |
| Team Gut | Tidal water | 3.3 km south |
| Lemington Point | Wetland | 4.6 km west |
| Fencerhill Wood | Wood | 4.6 km north |
| Shibdon Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4.8 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 14 | 14 |
None of the postcode's 14 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 20 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 5% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 42% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 24% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 53% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 29% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 28% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 29% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 26% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 4% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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.