NE3 1UP Newcastle upon Tyne
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Gosforth. Region: North East.
Streets
- Wolveleigh Terrace, Newcastle upon Tyne: 61 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2026-27: Band D £2,542 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,695 | £1,977 | £2,260 | £2,542 | £3,107 | £3,672 | £4,237 | £5,084 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (56% of about 810 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): Jesmond and Heaton.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Lime Street, pending decision (470 m)
- South Gosforth Social Club, South Gosforth Social Club Percy Terrace: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (490 m)
- Eagle Star House Regent Farm Road Gosforth Newcastle upon Tyne: up to 42 homes, permissioned (540 m)
- Ashfield Towers, Kenton Road: up to 1 home, permissioned (600 m)
- Site of 25-161 Dovercourt Road and 1540-1572 Walker Road Walker: up to 88 homes, not permissioned (620 m)
- Land to the south of Brockwell House Blakelaw: up to 26 homes, permissioned (650 m)
- Eldon House Regent Farm Road Gosforth Newcastle upon Tyne: up to 73 homes, permissioned (700 m)
- CD3 - Site of 262-314 Church Street Walker: up to 21 homes, not permissioned (760 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 5 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 61 addresses are between 57 m and 58 m above sea level (58 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 | 4.0 km |
| Newcastle 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km | |
| MetroCentre 632,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.4 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | South Gosforth (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 490 m |
| Regent Centre (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 590 m | |
| Ilford Road (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 1.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 33 within 800 m; nearest Archbishop Runcie C Of E First School Gosforth | 180 m |
| Bus or coach station | Interchange Regent Centre | 540 m |
| Ferry terminal | Newcastle International Ferry Terminal Royal Quays | 10.7 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Salters Road Car Park | 410 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 770 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 5.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Regent Medical Centre | 530 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Asda Pharmacy | 480 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest 55 Gosforth Smiles Clinic | 130 m |
| Hospital | St Nicholas Hospital (Newcastle Upon Tyne) | 1.2 km |
| Police station | Newcastle Central Police Station | 3.9 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Cashpoint® 32 The Gosforth Centre Lloyds Bank | 530 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Gosforth Central Park 3.2 ha | 280 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 180 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,940 m² | 180 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Christon Road Beaumont Terrace Allotments 1.7 ha | 110 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 3.2 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.4 | 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 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 54 | 61 |
7 of the postcode's 61 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 | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 76% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 31% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 75% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 57% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 25% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 73% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 2% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 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 Wolveleigh Terrace.