NE6 1RF Newcastle upon Tyne
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Byker. Region: North East.
Streets
- Dibley Street, Newcastle upon Tyne: 16 addresses
- Brinkburn Square, Newcastle upon Tyne: 1 address
- Brock Square, 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 (80% of about 650 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- 2,4 AND 6, BROCK STREET, grade II*
- 24-28, DIBLEY STREET, grade II*
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Maling Street: up to 37 homes, permissioned (250 m)
- 73-78 Clayton Street: up to 24 homes, not permissioned (340 m)
- Land south of Skinnerburn Road: up to 46 homes, not permissioned (370 m)
- East of Free Trade Inn, Saint lawrence Road, Byker, permissioned (370 m)
- Calder Industrial Materials Skinnerburn Road Newcastle: up to 1,200 homes, permissioned (420 m (0.3 miles))
- Loadman Street Elswick Newcastle - Combination of 1515 and 5897: up to 188 homes, permissioned (420 m (0.3 miles))
- Land to the east of Matthew Bank: up to 57 homes, not permissioned (450 m (0.3 miles))
- Spillers Quay: up to 53 homes, not permissioned (460 m (0.3 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 4 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 18 addresses are between 32 m and 33 m above sea level (32 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 60%, gigabit 33% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Manors 64,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Newcastle 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) | |
| Heworth 46,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Byker (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Chillingham Road (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Manors (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 62 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Dalton Street-Brock Square Byker | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Interchange Gateshead | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Newcastle International Ferry Terminal Royal Quays | 8.7 km (5.4 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Morrisons Car park-Newcastle upon Tyne Shields Road | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 7 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 10 km (6.2 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Thornfield Medical Group | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Byker Pharmacy | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Emergency Dental & Advisory | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Nuffield Hospital Newcastle Upon Tyne | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Police station | Northumbria Police - Byker Police Station | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest ATM | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 11 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St Lawrence Park 4.4 ha | 130 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Riverside Park 33 ha | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,300 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Harbottle Park 7.6 ha | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Saint Michaels Road Allotments 3,090 m² | 60 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 11 parks and gardens, 45 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 24-28, Dibley Street, a listed building (Grade II*), 30 m. 51 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 38 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 24-28, Dibley Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 30 m |
| 2,4 and 6, Brock Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 60 m north-west |
| Nos 1-14 WITH ATTACHED MEETING HALL AND GARAGES | Listed building, Grade II* | 120 m north |
| Byker Neighbourhood Estate Office | Listed building, Grade II* | 160 m north |
| Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 2, Byker section of Hadrian's Wall and presumed site of milecastle 3 at Shields Road West | Scheduled monument | 580 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 2, Walker section of Hadrian's Wall near the junction of Fossway and Shields Road | Scheduled monument | 810 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 4, sections of wall between Crawhall Road and Jubilee Road | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Newcastle General Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.7 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Jesmond Dene, Armstrong and Heaton Parks | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ouseburn Valley | Valley | 570 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Millers Hill | Hill | 630 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Jesmond Vale | Valley | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) north |
| St Anthony's Point | Wetland | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south-east |
| Quarry Plantation | Wood | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) south |
| Team Gut | Tidal water | 4 km (2.5 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 15 | 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 | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 11% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 6% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 78% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 13% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 11% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 13% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 30% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 31% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 22% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 92% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 18% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 33% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 88% | 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 Dibley Street.