NE28 9LY North Tyneside
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Battle Hill. Region: North East.
Streets
- Station Road, Wallsend: 30 addresses
- Rae Avenue, 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 (49% of about 670 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Land at Westholme Farm Social Club, Mullen Road, Wallsend: up to 6 homes, permissioned (170 m)
- Land at Rising Sun adjacent to Sports Ground, Kings Road North, Wallsend: up to 7 homes, not permissioned (270 m)
- Land at Rising Sun adjacent to Sports Ground, Kings Road North, Wallsend, not permissioned (270 m)
- Former Coastways Garage, Coast Road, Wallsend: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (390 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 0 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 addresses are about 45 m above sea level.
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 | 5.7 km (3.5 miles) |
| Heworth 46,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) | |
| Newcastle 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Wallsend (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Hadrian Road (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 31 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Mullen Road - Allendale Avenue High Farm | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Interchange Wallsend | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Newcastle International Ferry Terminal Royal Quays | 5.7 km (3.5 miles) |
| Car parks | The Forum – Mscp Car Park | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 10.5 km (6.5 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Village Green Surgery | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Coast Road Pharmacy | 330 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wallsend Dental Clinic | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Walkergate Park Hospital | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Police station | Northumbria Police | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest MFG - Blue Sign Services Cashzone | 320 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Rising Sun Country Park 179 ha | 240 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,090 m² | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 6.7 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | Holy Cross Allotments 1.7 ha | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 6 parks and gardens, 237 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of Holy Cross, a listed building (Grade I), 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east. 4 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of Holy Cross | Listed building, Grade I | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Holy Cross Church and graveyard, Wallsend | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 0, Wallsend Roman fort, Segedunum | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 0, two sections of Hadrian's Wall between Sharpe Road and The Avenue | Scheduled monument | 2 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wallsend Dene | Valley | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Willington Gut | Tidal water | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south-east |
| Jesmond Dene | Valley | 3.9 km (2.5 miles) south-west |
| Jesmond Vale | Valley | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) south-west |
| Camperdown | Hill | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) north-west |
| Gosforth Lake | Lake or reservoir | 5 km (3.1 miles) 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, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 31 | 31 |
27 of the postcode's 31 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 | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 80% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 49% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 88% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 11% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Station Road.