NE29 9EA North Tyneside
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Preston with Preston Grange. Region: North East.
Streets
- Sidlaw Avenue, Tynemouth: 26 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 C (37% of about 1,110 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)
- Ash Court, Rake Lane, North Shields: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (310 m)
- Foxhunters Industrial Estate, Hillheads Road, Whitley Bay: up to 61 homes, not permissioned (840 m (0.5 miles))
- Foxhunters Industrial Estate, Hillheads Road, Whitley Bay, not permissioned (840 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 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 46 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 | Seaton Delaval 73,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.3 km (4.5 miles) |
| Newsham 16,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.4 km (5.8 miles) | |
| Heworth 46,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.4 km (6.4 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Monkseaton (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Cullercoats (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Whitley Bay (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 42 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Malvern Road-Newington Drive Preston Grange | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Transport Hub North Shields | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | North Shields Ferry Terminal | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Car parks | Beaconsfield Car Park | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Mer | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 14.7 km (9.1 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bridge And Monkseaton Medical Practice | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Morrisons Pharmacy | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Unit 4 Rake House Farm | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | North Tyneside General Hospital | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Police station | Police Station ( Whitley Bay ) | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Whitley Bay Earsdon Rd, Earsdon Rd Cashzone | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6,090 m² | 170 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 570 m² | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Foxhunters Playing Fields 13 ha | 340 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 9,830 m² | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Spital Dene | Valley | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Long Sands North | Beach | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) east |
| Cullercoats Bay | Bay | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-east |
| Long Sands South | Beach | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) east |
| Northern Wave Trap | Wetland | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south-east |
| Ballast Hill | Hill | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 26 | 30 |
4 of the postcode's 30 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 | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 93% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 55% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 60% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 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 Sidlaw Avenue.