NE33 2EB South Tyneside
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Beacon & Bents. Region: North East.
Streets
- Livingstone Place, South Shields: 12 addresses
- Mile End Road, South Shields: 2 addresses
- Albion Court, South Shields: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Livingstone Place, The Lawe: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Livingstone Place, The Lawe: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Livingstone Place, The Lawe: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Livingstone Place, The Lawe: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Livingstone Place, The Lawe: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Livingstone Place, The Lawe: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Livingstone Place, The Lawe: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Livingstone Place, The Lawe: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Livingstone Place, The Lawe: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Livingstone Place, The Lawe: 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 (69% 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 Queen St: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (330 m)
- Land at Salem Street: up to 18 homes, not permissioned (340 m)
- 30-31 and 32 Long Row: up to 43 homes, permissioned (360 m)
- Land at Long Row Car Park: up to 13 homes, permissioned (370 m)
- Land adjacent to Ocean Road Community Centre: up to 4 homes, not permissioned (390 m)
- Site of Former St Aidans Church: up to 14 homes, permissioned (540 m)
- Fowler Street Improvement Area – Land off Burrow Street housing-led regeneration site (former Beautiful Homes site): up to 40 homes, not permissioned (570 m)
- Fowler Street Improvement Area – Winchester Street housing-led regeneration site: up to 35 homes, not permissioned (670 m)
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 25 addresses are between 17 m and 19 m above sea level (18 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 | Heworth 46,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.6 km |
| Seaton Delaval 73,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.5 km | |
| Sunderland 709,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.2 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | South Shields (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 390 m |
| North Shields (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 1.2 km | |
| Chichester (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 1.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 42 within 800 m; nearest Mile End Road-Clasper Court South Shields | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Interchange South Shields | 460 m |
| Ferry terminal | South Shields Ferry Terminal | 580 m |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m; nearest Mile End Road Car Park | 270 m |
| EV charging points | 33 within 1.6 km; nearest Salem Street, South Shields | 260 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 16.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Priory Medical Group | 1.4 km |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 410 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Flagg Court Health Centre | 590 m |
| Hospital | North Tyneside General Hospital | 3.4 km |
| Police station | Northumbria Police | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Cash machine 28 Ocean Road Halifax | 400 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 9 within 800 m; nearest St Stephen's Gardens 1.4 ha | 190 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | North Marine Park 11 ha | 490 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 620 m² | 540 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 6,640 m² | 1.2 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 4,060 m² | 1.3 km |
Within 800 m: 9 parks and gardens, 27 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Roman fort, South Shields, a scheduled monument, 360 m north-east. 73 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Roman fort, South Shields | Scheduled monument | 360 m north-east |
| Old Town Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 520 m south-west |
| North and South Marine Parks and Bents Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 840 m east |
| Clifford's Fort West and South West Wall | Listed building, Grade II* | 850 m north |
| Clifford's Fort | Scheduled monument | 900 m north |
| Clifford's Fort South and East Wall Facing River | Listed building, Grade II* | 950 m north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ballast Hill | Hill | 240 m south-west |
| The Narrows | Tidal water | 630 m north |
| Peggy's Hole | Tidal water | 690 m north |
| The Gut | Tidal water | 790 m north |
| Northern Wave Trap | Wetland | 880 m north |
| Spital Dene | Valley | 1.7 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 13 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 25 |
22 of the postcode's 25 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 | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 24% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 17% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 61% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 39% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 15% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 12% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 10% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 9% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 12% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 19% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 13% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 36% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 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 Livingstone Place.