NE4 7HS Newcastle upon Tyne
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Monument. Region: North East.
Streets
- Gloucester Way, Newcastle upon Tyne: 21 addresses
- Cambridge Street, Newcastle upon Tyne: 1 address
- Westmorland Road, Newcastle upon Tyne: 1 address
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 (100% of about 1,010 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Land at Clumber Street North Elswick: up to 22 homes, permissioned (380 m)
- Site of 64-88 Elswick Road: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (440 m (0.3 miles))
- 86 - 88 Shields Road: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (530 m (0.3 miles))
- Throckley Water Treatment Works Hexham Road Newburn: up to 66 homes, not permissioned (610 m (0.4 miles))
- 5 Mill Lane Elswick, permissioned (660 m (0.4 miles))
- Land At Deerbush, West Denton, Newcastle Upon Tyne, pending decision (660 m (0.4 miles))
- Land at Felling View Caldbeck Avenue Caldbeck Close Walker: up to 194 homes, not permissioned (690 m (0.4 miles))
- 262 Westgate Road, pending decision (690 m (0.4 miles))
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 23 addresses are between 47 m and 57 m above sea level (50 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 | Newcastle 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Dunston 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Manors 64,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Central Station (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| St James (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Monument (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 38 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Westmorland Road-Hawthorn Terrace Elswick | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Newcastle Coach Station Newcastle upon Tyne | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Newcastle International Ferry Terminal Royal Quays | 12.1 km (7.5 miles) |
| Car parks | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Arena Car Park | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Fastned Charging Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 8.8 km (5.4 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cruddas Park Surgery | 250 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Farah Chemists Limited | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Westgate Dental Practice | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Newcastle General Hospital | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Northumbria Police - Forth Banks Police Station | 910 m (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Morrisons Daily - Newcastle Cruddas Park, Unit 1, Westmorland Road Cashzone | 240 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 11 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,400 m² | 50 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Elswick Park 5.9 ha | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 390 m² | 140 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.3 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,170 m² | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 11 parks and gardens, 13 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Michael and Presbytery Attached, a listed building (Grade II*), 460 m (0.3 miles) west. 81 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Michael and Presbytery Attached | Listed building, Grade II* | 460 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Westgate Hill Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 610 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Church of St Matthew | Listed building, Grade II* | 620 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Tyne Theatre and Opera House | Listed building, Grade I | 900 m (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Dunston Staiths | Scheduled monument | 920 m (0.6 miles) south |
| Cathedral of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 940 m (0.6 miles) east |
| Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including Durham Tower and section of town ditch | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: Gunner Tower | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| St John's Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Team Gut | Tidal water | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Cow Hill | Hill | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north |
| Ouseburn Valley | Valley | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) east |
| Whickham Hill Plantation | Wood | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) south-west |
| Shibdon Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) west |
| Lemington Point | Wetland | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 23 | 23 |
None of the postcode's 23 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 18% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 6% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 69% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 38% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 15% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 11% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 4% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 19% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 87% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 12% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 40% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 83% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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 Gloucester Way.