NE6 3HL Newcastle upon Tyne
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Walker. Region: North East.
Streets
- Anne Walk, St Anthony's: 4 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 A (97% of about 920 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
- CD7 - Land at 1450-1560 Walker Road: up to 11 homes, permissioned (110 m)
- Cuthbert House Pilgrim Street: up to 353 homes, permissioned (160 m)
- Gap Plant (East of Free Trade) St Lawrence Road: up to 97 homes, not permissioned (230 m)
- 192-194 Hollywood Avenue, permissioned (280 m)
- Site of Former Cemex Materials: up to 105 homes, not permissioned (440 m)
- Arden House Regent Farm Road Gosforth: up to 79 homes, not permissioned (500 m)
- Newcastle City Heliport: up to 187 homes, not permissioned (520 m)
- Church Walk centre, Berry Close, Walker: up to 75 homes, not permissioned (550 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 30 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 | Heworth 46,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km |
| Manors 64,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km | |
| Newcastle 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Hebburn (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 1.7 km |
| Pelaw (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 1.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 22 within 800 m; nearest Walker Road-Church Street | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Interchange Heworth | 2.1 km |
| Ferry terminal | Newcastle International Ferry Terminal Royal Quays | 6.6 km |
| Car parks | Heworth Metro South Short Stay Car Park | 2.2 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Hebburn Hub | 1.5 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 12.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Walker Medical Group | 370 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 370 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest P M Cowie Dental Practice | 840 m |
| Hospital | Walkergate Park Hospital | 2.5 km |
| Police station | Northumbria Police - Byker Police Station | 2.6 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Walker News & Wines Cashzone | 220 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Walker Park 11 ha | 140 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Riverside Park 49 ha | 750 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,210 m² | 330 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,070 m² | 800 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,870 m² | 610 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 93 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 2, Walker section of Hadrian's Wall 171m long across Millers Dene playing field, a scheduled monument, 1.7 km north. 3 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 2, Walker section of Hadrian's Wall 171m long across Millers Dene playing field | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km north |
| Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 2, Walker section of Hadrian's Wall under the forecourt of the Fosse public house | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km north-west |
| Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 1, three sections between Stotts Road and Vauxhall Road | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cutthroat Dean | Valley | 1.0 km south-east |
| St Anthony's Point | Wetland | 1.1 km south-west |
| Ouseburn Valley | Valley | 3.0 km west |
| Millers Hill | Hill | 3.0 km west |
| Willington Gut | Tidal water | 3.6 km north-east |
| Quarry Plantation | Wood | 4.0 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.8 | 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 | 4 | 4 |
None of the postcode's 4 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 58 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 35% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 17% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 8% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 79% | 17% |
| Private rented | 4% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 33% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 14% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 37% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 18% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 94% | 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) | 14% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 45% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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 Anne Walk.