NE32 3RT South Tyneside
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bede. Region: North East.
Streets
- Taunton Avenue, Jarrow: 11 addresses
- Unnamed street near Taunton Avenue, East Jarrow: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in South Tyneside in 2026-27: Band D £2,434 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,623 | £1,893 | £2,164 | £2,434 | £2,975 | £3,516 | £4,057 | £4,869 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (95% of about 750 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
- Land at Eskdale Drive: up to 62 homes, permissioned (940 m)
- Simonside Lodge: up to 4 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
- Hyperion Avenue, South Shields, not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 12 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 90%, ultrafast 90%, gigabit 90% of premises; 10% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Heworth 46,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.0 km |
| Manors 64,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.7 km | |
| Sunderland 709,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.2 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Bede (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 410 m |
| Simonside (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 920 m | |
| Brockley Whins (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 1.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 25 within 800 m; nearest Taunton Avenue Low Simonside | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Jarrow | 1.7 km |
| Ferry terminal | Newcastle International Ferry Terminal Royal Quays | 2.7 km |
| Car parks | Slake Road Car Park | 1.1 km |
| EV charging points | 9 within 1.6 km; nearest Bilton Hall CA Car Park | 70 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 15.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Wenlock Road Surgery | 900 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Edinburgh Road Pharmacy | 900 m |
| NHS dentists | J G Mcdonald's Dental Surgery | 1.7 km |
| Hospital | Primrose Hill Hospital | 1.1 km |
| Police station | South Shields Police Station | 3.1 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 360 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5.4 ha | 250 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | King George's Field 37 ha | 500 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 300 m² | 490 m |
| Playing field | Drewett Playing Fields 2.3 ha | 1.1 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,690 m² | 520 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 45 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Monastery of St Paul Ruins of Jarrow Monastery, a listed building (Grade I), 1.0 km north. 3 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Monastery of St Paul Ruins of Jarrow Monastery | Listed building, Grade I | 1.0 km north |
| St Paul's Monastery, Jarrow | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north |
| Village of Jarrow | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Shields Harbour | Tidal water | 1.9 km north-east |
| Northumberland Dock | Tidal water | 2.1 km north |
| Willington Gut | Tidal water | 3.2 km north-west |
| Ballast Hill | Hill | 3.8 km north-east |
| Cutthroat Dean | Valley | 4.0 km west |
| Northern Wave Trap | Wetland | 4.8 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.9 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 10 | 12 |
2 of the postcode's 12 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 | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 39% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 23% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 57% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 40% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 14% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 80% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 15% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 30% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 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 2 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 Taunton Avenue.