NE30 2PY North Tyneside
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Tynemouth. Region: North East.
Streets
- Millfield Grove, 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 D (43% of about 600 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
- Tynemouth Metro Station: up to 71 homes, permissioned (680 m)
- Tynemouth Library 36 Front Street: up to 6 homes, permissioned (910 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 13 addresses are between 33 m and 34 m above sea level (33 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 | Seaton Delaval 73,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.8 km |
| Newsham 16,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.7 km | |
| Heworth 46,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.0 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Tynemouth (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 670 m |
| Cullercoats (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 1.5 km | |
| North Shields (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 1.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 31 within 800 m; nearest Broadway Tynemouth | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Transport Hub North Shields | 1.7 km |
| Ferry terminal | North Shields Ferry Terminal | 2.1 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Tynemouth, The Sidings Car Park | 440 m |
| EV charging points | Beacon Street Car Park | 1.8 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 16.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Priory Medical Group | 1.6 km |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 740 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Broadway Dental Surgery | 1.0 km |
| Hospital | North Tyneside General Hospital | 2.1 km |
| Police station | Northumbria Police - North Shields Police Station | 1.3 km |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - North Shields Tynemouth R Cashzone | 1.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Tynemouth Park 3.7 ha | 410 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Northumberland Park 7.1 ha | 430 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,300 m² | 460 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.7 ha | 690 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Mariners' Lane Allotments 1.7 ha | 430 m |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 15 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Tynemouth Station Main and Subsidiary Buildings With Canopies and Footbridge, a listed building (Grade II*), 660 m south-east. 40 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Tynemouth Station Main and Subsidiary Buildings With Canopies and Footbridge | Listed building, Grade II* | 660 m south-east |
| Tynemouth Iron Age and Romano-British settlements, monasteries, site of lighthouse, cross, motte, enclosure and artillery castles and later coastal defences | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km east |
| Clifford's Fort | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km south |
| Roman fort, South Shields | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km south |
| North and South Marine Parks and Bents Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Spital Dene | Valley | 520 m south |
| Long Sands South | Beach | 780 m north-east |
| Long Sands North | Beach | 930 m north-east |
| The Flats | Beach | 1.0 km south |
| Mussel Scarp | Wetland | 1.3 km south |
| Ballast Hill | Hill | 2.4 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 12 | 13 |
1 of the postcode's 13 addresses is 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 | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 99% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 67% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | under 1% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 40% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 50% | 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) | 57% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 5% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 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 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 Millfield Grove.