NE4 5SU Newcastle upon Tyne
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Monument. Region: North East.
Streets
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 (61% of about 1,140 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
- Violet Close and Buddle Road, Scotswood, permissioned (140 m)
- Rialto Apartments Melbourne Street: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (170 m)
- Heber Street and Brewery Offices: up to 99 homes, pending decision (170 m)
- Land Bounded By Hadrians Way To The South, Haig Crescent To The North, Shafto Street And Denton Road To The West, And Hodgkin Park To The East, Scotswood: up to 1,084 homes, permissioned (180 m)
- St James Metro Station, permissioned (180 m)
- West Jesmond Avenue: up to 11 homes, not permissioned (190 m)
- Wingrove House Ponteland Road: up to 28 homes, permissioned (320 m)
- Eastgate House Manors, permissioned (330 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 addresses are about 61 m above sea level.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Newcastle 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 790 m |
| Manors 64,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Dunston 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.0 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | St James (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 160 m |
| Monument (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 640 m | |
| Haymarket (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 690 m | |
| Bus stops | 17 stops within 400 m, 110 within 800 m; nearest Barrack Road-St James Park Newcastle upon Tyne | 20 m |
| Bus or coach station | Eldon Square Bus Station Newcastle upon Tyne | 490 m |
| Ferry terminal | Newcastle International Ferry Terminal Royal Quays | 11.3 km |
| Car parks | 12 within 800 m; nearest Q-Park Stowell Street | 300 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Fastned Charging Station | 120 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 8.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Newcastle Medical Centre | 550 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 560 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest 50 Leazes Park Road (Dental Practice) | 350 m |
| Hospital | Royal Victoria Infirmary | 680 m |
| Police station | Newcastle Central Police Station | 900 m |
| Cash machines | 14 machines within 800 m; nearest Barclays ATM | 100 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Leazes Park 28 ha | 250 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 110 m² | 510 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,940 m² | 720 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 8,580 m² | 900 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 31 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Town Wall South of Numbers 74-80 Town Wall to Rear of Number 43, a listed building (Grade I), 290 m south-east. 353 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 29 of them Grade I and 41 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Town Wall South of Numbers 74-80 Town Wall to Rear of Number 43 | Listed building, Grade I | 290 m south-east |
| Numbers 1-59 Including Lake House, Garnett House, Hodgkin House, Gurney House and Embleton House | Listed building, Grade I | 300 m north-east |
| Town Wall, With Morden, Heber and Ever Towers | Listed building, Grade I | 300 m south-east |
| Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall containing Ever, Morden and Heber towers, two turrets and two sections of town ditch | Scheduled monument | 310 m south-east |
| Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including St Andrew's Tower and section of town ditch | Scheduled monument | 310 m east |
| Church of St Andrew | Listed building, Grade I | 350 m east |
| The Friars, remains of Dominican friary | Scheduled monument | 380 m south-east |
| Leazes Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 380 m north |
| Westgate Hill Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 620 m south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Race Hill | Hill | 1.9 km north |
| Cow Hill | Hill | 2.0 km north-west |
| Ouseburn Valley | Valley | 2.1 km east |
| Team Gut | Tidal water | 2.5 km south |
| Quarry Plantation | Wood | 3.9 km south-east |
| St Anthony's Point | Wetland | 4.9 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 17.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.1 | 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 | 72 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 72 |
72 of the postcode's 72 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 | 21 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 0% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | under 1% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 1% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 0% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 21% | 17% |
| Private rented | 78% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 9% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 50% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | under 1% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 23% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 17% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 25% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 3% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 65% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 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.