NE33 2QA South Tyneside
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Beacon & Bents. Region: North East.
Streets
- Beach Road, South Shields: 79 addresses
- Unnamed street near Beach Road, South Shields: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Beach Road, South Shields: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Beach Road, South Shields: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Beach Road, South Shields: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Beach Road, South Shields: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Beach Road, South Shields: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Beach Road, South Shields: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Beach Road, South Shields: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Beach Road, South Shields: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Beach Road, South Shields: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Beach Road, South Shields: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Beach Road, South Shields: 1 address
- Winchester Street, South Shields: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Beach Road, South Shields: 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 (74% of about 860 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 9.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- 1, BEACH ROAD, grade II
- 11, BEACH ROAD, grade II
- 17, BEACH ROAD, grade II
- 21 AND 21A, BEACH ROAD, grade II
- 23, BEACH ROAD, grade II
- 29, 31 AND 33, BEACH ROAD, grade II
- 3 AND 3A, BEACH ROAD, grade II
- 5, BEACH ROAD, grade II
- Municipal Buildings, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Fowler Street Improvement Area – Winchester Street housing-led regeneration site: up to 35 homes, not permissioned (90 m)
- 31 Beach Road: up to 6 homes, permissioned (100 m)
- South Tyneside House: up to 24 homes, permissioned (190 m)
- Fowler Street Improvement Area – Land off Burrow Street housing-led regeneration site (former Beautiful Homes site): up to 40 homes, not permissioned (210 m)
- Land adjacent to Ocean Road Community Centre: up to 4 homes, not permissioned (410 m)
- South Shields, not permissioned (450 m)
- Land at 1 Robinson Street: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (460 m)
- Land at Queen St: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (520 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 93 addresses are between 16 m and 21 m above sea level (18 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 49%, ultrafast 49%, gigabit 49% 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 | 9.5 km |
| Sunderland 709,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.5 km | |
| Seaton Delaval 73,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.2 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | South Shields (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 380 m |
| Chichester (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 1.1 km | |
| North Shields (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 1.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m, 49 within 800 m; nearest Anderson Street-Synagogue South Shields | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Interchange South Shields | 260 m |
| Ferry terminal | South Shields Ferry Terminal | 740 m |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m; nearest Buzz Bingo South Shields Car Park Pre Book | 290 m |
| EV charging points | 35 within 1.6 km; nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 70 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 17.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Ravensworth Surgery | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Carter's Chemist | 90 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest 1 A The Dental Practice | 140 m |
| Hospital | South Tyneside District Hospital | 2.7 km |
| Police station | Northumbria Police | 610 m |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest Esso Town Hall, South Shields Cashzone | 220 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,280 m² | 490 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | North Marine Park 11 ha | 630 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 530 m² | 280 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,850 m² | 650 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 5.8 ha | 1.2 km |
Within 800 m: 7 parks and gardens, 25 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Old Town Hall, a listed building (Grade I), 600 m west. 49 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Old Town Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 600 m west |
| North and South Marine Parks and Bents Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 760 m north-east |
| Roman fort, South Shields | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north |
| Clifford's Fort | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ballast Hill | Hill | 710 m north-west |
| Herd Sand | Beach | 1.3 km north-east |
| The Narrows | Tidal water | 1.3 km north |
| Northern Wave Trap | Wetland | 1.5 km north |
| Spital Dene | Valley | 2.4 km north |
| West Plantation | Wood | 4.7 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 9 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 56 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 22 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 93 |
90 of the postcode's 93 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 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 63% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 34% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 28% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 8% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 13% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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 Beach Road.