NE5 1BB Newcastle upon Tyne
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Chapel. Region: North East.
Streets
- Aisgill Drive, Newcastle upon Tyne: 18 addresses
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 C (52% of about 580 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)
- Parkway Special School, Hillhead Parkway, permissioned (300 m)
- Newcastle Technopole Kings Manor: up to 178 homes, permissioned (710 m (0.4 miles))
- Site of Chapel Park Middle School: up to 24 homes, not permissioned (780 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 3 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 addresses are about 110 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 | Blaydon 69,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| MetroCentre 632,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.9 km (3 miles) | |
| Dunston 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 27 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hillhead Parkway-Ainsdale Gardens Chapel House | 210 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Blaydon | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Car parks | Sainsbury's Throckley Car Park | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 260 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Parkway Medical Group | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Chapel House Pharmacy | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Angel Dental Care | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Newcastle General Hospital | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| Police station | Northumbria Police - Etal Lane Police Station | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | Londis Chapel Park Cashzone | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7,230 m² | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 8.6 ha | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 780 m² | 350 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,900 m² | 350 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 6 parks and gardens, 15 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Hadrian's Wall and vallum in wall mile 8 from Denton to Blucher, a scheduled monument, 670 m (0.4 miles) south-east.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hadrian's Wall and vallum in wall mile 8 from Denton to Blucher | Scheduled monument | 670 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Hadrian's Wall and vallum in wall mile 9, Blucher to Dene House | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Hadrian's Wall and vallum in wall mile 7, Denton section of Hadrian's Wall, Denton Turret and Hadrian's Wall at West Denton | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Battle of Newburn Ford 1640 | Registered battlefield | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Knop Law | Hill | 720 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Sugley Dene | Valley | 2 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Cromwell | Tidal water | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south |
| Lemington Point | Wetland | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) south |
| Andrew Plantation | Wood | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north-west |
| Shibdon Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 15 | 18 | 18 |
3 of the postcode's 18 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 | 57 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 34% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 90% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 62% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 41% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 76% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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 Aisgill Drive.