NE4 7TH Newcastle upon Tyne
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Elswick. Region: North East.
Streets
- Westmorland Road, Newcastle upon Tyne: 3 addresses
- Armstrong 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 1,060 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
- Caroline Street and Maria Street: up to 72 homes, pending decision (100 m)
- Former Majestic Bingo Hall, Condercum Road, permissioned (570 m)
- Maranar House 28 - 30 Mosley Street Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 1DF: up to 12 homes, permissioned (660 m)
- Former Ice Cream Factory, Denton Grove: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (700 m)
- Durant and Turner Hall: up to 90 homes, not permissioned (710 m)
- 5 Mill Lane Elswick, permissioned (730 m)
- Heber Street, St James Boulevard, Newcastle: up to 169 homes, permissioned (770 m)
- 43-45 Benwell Grove: up to 7 homes, permissioned (770 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 74 m above sea level.
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 | MetroCentre 632,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km |
| Dunston 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km | |
| Newcastle 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m, 45 within 800 m; nearest Armstrong Road-Caroline Street Benwell | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Interchange Metrocentre | 1.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | Newcastle International Ferry Terminal Royal Quays | 13.3 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Turkish Community Association Car Park | 410 m |
| EV charging points | Ionity Charging Station | 1.8 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 8.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Holmside Medical Group | 430 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Farah Chemists | 350 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Watch Dental Clinic | 310 m |
| Hospital | Newcastle General Hospital | 1.0 km |
| Police station | Northumbria Police | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Premier - Toor Discount Stores Cashzone | 10 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,970 m² | 230 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Elswick Park 5.9 ha | 690 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,050 m² | 540 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 440 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Tweed Street Allotments 6,470 m² | 730 m |
Within 800 m: 8 parks and gardens, 10 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is St John's Cemetery, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 250 m south-east. 17 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| St John's Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 250 m south-east |
| Church of St Michael and Presbytery Attached | Listed building, Grade II* | 900 m east |
| Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 5, sections of wall in playing field of Rutherford School | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north-west |
| Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 6, Condercum Roman fort, Benwell | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north-west |
| Westgate Hill Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km east |
| Dunston Staiths | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Team Gut | Tidal water | 2.2 km south-east |
| Dunston Hill | Hill | 2.5 km south |
| Whickham Hill Plantation | Wood | 3.0 km south |
| Shibdon Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.0 km west |
| Lemington Point | Wetland | 3.2 km west |
| Sugley Dene | Valley | 3.5 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 4 |
3 of the postcode's 4 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 | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 12% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 6% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 60% | 17% |
| Private rented | 27% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 37% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 18% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 11% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 27% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 27% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 22% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 88% | 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) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 41% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 85% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 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 Westmorland Road.