NE28 6RD North Tyneside
Live postcode, introduced June 1997. Ward: Wallsend Central. Region: North East.
Streets
- Plantation Street, Wallsend: 16 addresses
- Carville Road, Wallsend: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in North Tyneside in 2026-27: Band D £2,462 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,641 | £1,915 | £2,188 | £2,462 | £3,009 | £3,556 | £4,103 | £4,924 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (99% of about 770 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: 2 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Portugal Place Block, High Street West, Wallsend: up to 23 homes, not permissioned (330 m)
- Portugal Place Block, High Street West, Wallsend: up to 23 homes, not permissioned (330 m)
- Telephone Exchange, Station Road, Wallsend: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (560 m (0.3 miles))
- Telephone Exchange, Station Road, Wallsend, not permissioned (560 m (0.3 miles))
- 201-225 High Street East, Wallsend: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (720 m (0.4 miles))
- 201-225 High Street East, Wallsend, not permissioned (720 m (0.4 miles))
- Former Hawthorn Leslie Shipyard: up to 446 homes, permissioned (800 m (0.5 miles))
- Cedar Grove Block, High Street East, Wallsend: up to 32 homes, not permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 17 addresses are between 24 m and 26 m above sea level (25 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 | Heworth 46,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km (2.6 miles) |
| Manors 64,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km (3 miles) | |
| Newcastle 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km (3.6 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Wallsend (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 250 m |
| Hadrian Road (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Walkergate (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 1.6 km (1 mile) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 38 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Buddle Street-Segedunum Wallsend | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Wallsend Metro Interchange | 170 m |
| Ferry terminal | Newcastle International Ferry Terminal Royal Quays | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Forum Shopping Centre Car Park | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 11.4 km (7.1 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hadrian Health Centre | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Fairmans Pharmacy | 350 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Laburnum Avenue (Dental Surgery) | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Walkergate Park Hospital | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Police station | Northumbria Police | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest ATM | 350 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,690 m² | 390 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Richardson Dees Park 13 ha | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 160 m² | 160 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6.9 ha | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ferndale Allotments 1.0 ha | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 15 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 0, two sections of Hadrian's Wall between Sharpe Road and The Avenue, a scheduled monument, 120 m south-west. 22 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 0, two sections of Hadrian's Wall between Sharpe Road and The Avenue | Scheduled monument | 120 m south-west |
| Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 0, Wallsend Roman fort, Segedunum | Scheduled monument | 140 m east |
| Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 0, section between Eastfield Avenue and Tumulus Avenue | Scheduled monument | 500 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wallsend Dene | Valley | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Willington Gut | Tidal water | 2 km (1.2 miles) east |
| Cutthroat Dean | Valley | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south |
| St Anthony's Point | Wetland | 3.3 km (2 miles) south |
| Jesmond Vale | Valley | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) west |
| Millers Hill | Hill | 4 km (2.5 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.0 | 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, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 17 | 17 |
16 of the postcode's 17 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 North Tyneside: see them on the North Tyneside page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 57% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 28% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 18% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 46% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 10% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 18% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 91% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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 Plantation Street.