NE28 8EA North Tyneside
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Wallsend North. Region: North East.
Streets
- Devonshire Gardens, Wallsend: 24 addresses
- Coast Road, Newcastle upon Tyne: 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 (92% of about 660 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 1.0 km
- Land at Westholme Farm Social Club, Mullen Road, Wallsend: up to 6 homes, permissioned (850 m)
- Former Coastways Garage, Coast Road, Wallsend: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (890 m)
- Telephone Exchange, Station Road, Wallsend: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (920 m)
- Telephone Exchange, Station Road, Wallsend, not permissioned (920 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 6 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 22 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 6 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: 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 25 addresses are between 34 m and 36 m above sea level (35 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 | Manors 64,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km |
| Heworth 46,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km | |
| Newcastle 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Wallsend (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 1.3 km |
| Walkergate (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 1.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 20 stops within 400 m, 53 within 800 m; nearest Coast Road-Devonshire Gardens Wallsend | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Wallsend Metro Interchange | 1.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | Newcastle International Ferry Terminal Royal Quays | 6.2 km |
| Car parks | The Forum – Mscp Car Park | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 1.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 10.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Hadrian Health Centre | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Coast Road Pharmacy | 780 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Laburnum Dental Practice | 1.0 km |
| Hospital | Walkergate Park Hospital | 1.4 km |
| Police station | Northumbria Police | 1.3 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 480 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5.7 ha | 150 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Richardson Dees Park 13 ha | 280 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,240 m² | 640 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 7,430 m² | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Queens Crescent Allotments 1,850 m² | 340 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 31 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Holy Cross Church and graveyard, Wallsend, a scheduled monument, 1.4 km east. 6 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Holy Cross Church and graveyard, Wallsend | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km east |
| Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 0, two sections of Hadrian's Wall between Sharpe Road and The Avenue | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km south-east |
| Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 0, section between Eastfield Avenue and Tumulus Avenue | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wallsend Dene | Valley | 1.6 km east |
| Willington Gut | Tidal water | 2.8 km east |
| Millers Hill | Hill | 4.1 km south-west |
| St Anthony's Point | Wetland | 4.3 km south |
| Gosforth Lake | Lake or reservoir | 4.8 km north-west |
| Black Plantation | Wood | 4.9 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 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 and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 3 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 18 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 25 |
22 of the postcode's 25 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 | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 32% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 20% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 84% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Devonshire Gardens.