NE29 0BB North Tyneside
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: North Shields. Region: North East.
Streets
- Nile Street, Tynemouth: 13 addresses
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 (71% of about 1,460 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 1 protected tree within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 2 AND 3 SPRING TERRACE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Albion House, Albion Road, North Shields: up to 21 homes, permissioned (90 m)
- Albion House, Albion Road, North Shields: up to 27 homes, permissioned (90 m)
- Bingo Hall, Lovaine Place, North Shields: up to 4 homes, not permissioned (140 m)
- Bingo Hall, Lovaine Place, North Shields, not permissioned (140 m)
- Tynemouth Motor Company, Albion Road, North Shields: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (170 m)
- Land at North Shields Metro Station, Russell Street, North Shields: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (200 m)
- Land at North Shields Metro Station, Russell Street, North Shields, not permissioned (200 m)
- 11 And 12 Northumberland Square: up to 9 homes, permissioned (200 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 1 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 36 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Seaton Delaval 73,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.2 km (5.7 miles) |
| Heworth 46,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.4 km (5.8 miles) | |
| Manors 64,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.7 km (6.7 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | North Shields (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 170 m |
| Meadow Well (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Tynemouth (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 1.6 km (1 mile) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 50 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Nile Street North Shields | 10 m |
| Bus or coach station | Transport Hub North Shields | 190 m |
| Ferry terminal | North Shields Ferry Terminal | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| Car parks | Low Lights Car Park | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 7 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Beacon Street Car Park | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 15.7 km (9.7 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Priory Medical Group | 50 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Albion Road Pharmacy | 50 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Albion Road Dental Clinic | 110 m |
| Hospital | North Tyneside General Hospital | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Police station | Northumbria Police - North Shields Police Station | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cashpoint® 69 Bedford Street Lloyds Bank | 80 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,190 m² | 100 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Alexander Scott Park 9,480 m² | 310 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,470 m² | 320 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.7 ha | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cleveland Allotments 1.2 ha | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 7 parks and gardens, 3.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Clifford's Fort West and South West Wall, a listed building (Grade II*), 1 km (0.6 miles) east. 44 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Clifford's Fort West and South West Wall | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Clifford's Fort | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Roman fort, South Shields | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| North and South Marine Parks and Bents Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2 km (1.3 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Peggy's Hole | Tidal water | 830 m (0.5 miles) east |
| The Gut | Tidal water | 910 m (0.6 miles) east |
| The Narrows | Tidal water | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Northern Wave Trap | Wetland | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Spital Dene | Valley | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Ballast Hill | Hill | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 11 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 13 |
13 of the postcode's 13 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 | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 33% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 17% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 35% | 17% |
| Private rented | 32% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 38% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 9% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 13% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 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) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 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 Nile Street.