NE4 7YL Newcastle upon Tyne
Live postcode, introduced September 1991. Ward: Elswick. Region: North East.
Streets
- Amethyst Road, Newcastle upon Tyne: 70 addresses
- Scotswood Road, Newcastle upon Tyne: 3 addresses
- William Armstrong Drive, Newcastle upon Tyne: 2 addresses
- Monarch 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 (91% of about 780 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)
- Former Ice Cream Factory, Denton Grove: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (440 m (0.3 miles))
- MetroGreen - South, Cross Lane, Dunston, Gateshead: up to 318 homes, not permissioned (460 m (0.3 miles))
- Land at Clumber Street North Elswick: up to 22 homes, permissioned (590 m (0.4 miles))
- Clasper Village, Tyne Rd E, Redheugh, Gateshead: up to 218 homes, not permissioned (860 m (0.5 miles))
- MetroGreen - Dunston SW, Wellington Rd, Dunston, Gateshead: up to 266 homes, not permissioned (880 m (0.5 miles))
- MetroGreen - East, Handy Drive, Dunston, Gateshead: up to 152 homes, not permissioned (880 m (0.5 miles))
- 5 Mill Lane Elswick, permissioned (890 m (0.6 miles))
- Land At Deerbush, West Denton, Newcastle Upon Tyne, pending decision (1 km (0.6 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 76 addresses are between 3 m and 21 m above sea level (6 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 | Dunston 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| MetroCentre 632,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Newcastle 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 38 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest William Armstrong Drive-Monarch Road Elswick | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Interchange Metrocentre | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Newcastle International Ferry Terminal Royal Quays | 13 km (8.1 miles) |
| Car parks | Turkish Community Association Car Park | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | Fastned Charging Station | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 9 km (5.6 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Elswick Family Practice | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Farah Chemists Limited | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Watch Dental Clinic | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Newcastle General Hospital | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Police station | Northumbria Police | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Nisa Local Dunston Cashzone | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.0 ha | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Elswick Park 5.9 ha | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 260 m² | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 390 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Whitegate Allotments 4,400 m² | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 9.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Michael and Presbytery Attached, a listed building (Grade II*), 580 m (0.4 miles) north-east. 12 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Michael and Presbytery Attached | Listed building, Grade II* | 580 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| St John's Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 760 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Dunston Staiths | Scheduled monument | 800 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Westgate Hill Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Coal mining remains at Dunston Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including Durham Tower and section of town ditch | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Team Gut | Tidal water | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Dunston Hill | Hill | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Whickham Hill Plantation | Wood | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south |
| Shibdon Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) west |
| Ouseburn Valley | Valley | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) east |
| Lemington Point | Wetland | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 66 | 76 |
10 of the postcode's 76 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Newcastle upon Tyne: see them on the Newcastle upon Tyne page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 19% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 6% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 52% | 17% |
| Private rented | 27% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 28% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 20% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 13% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 26% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 20% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 83% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 45% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 84% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 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 Amethyst Road.