NE6 5QN Newcastle upon Tyne
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Heaton. Region: North East.
Streets
- St Gabriel's Avenue, Newcastle upon Tyne: 9 addresses
- Crompton Road, Newcastle upon Tyne: 1 address
- St Gabriels Avenue, Heaton: 1 address
- Holderness 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 D (53% of about 590 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Saint Gabriel's Estate, Heaton.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- CHURCH OF ST GABRIEL AND HALL ATTACHED, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Land at Melbury Road: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (530 m (0.3 miles))
- Whickham View Scotswood: up to 94 homes, not permissioned (780 m (0.5 miles))
- 41 Jesmond Vale, NE2 1PG: up to 10 homes, permissioned (840 m (0.5 miles))
- Orchard House, Fenwick Terrace, Newcastle: up to 38 homes, not permissioned (850 m (0.5 miles))
- Saint Barnabus And Saint Jude Church Centre Greystoke Avenue: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (920 m (0.6 miles))
- Former Newburn Hotel Station Road Newcastle: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (920 m (0.6 miles))
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 50 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 | Manors 64,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Newcastle 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) | |
| Heworth 46,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Chillingham Road (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Byker (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Jesmond (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 40 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Heaton Road-St Gabriels Avenue | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Haymarket Bus Station Newcastle upon Tyne | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Newcastle International Ferry Terminal Royal Quays | 8.6 km (5.3 miles) |
| Car parks | Morrisons Car park-Newcastle upon Tyne Shields Road | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest evyve Charging Station | 260 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 8.8 km (5.4 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Biddlestone Health Group | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Heaton Road Pharmacy | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 11 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest A Waugh Dental Surgery | 330 m |
| Hospital | Walkergate Park Hospital | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Police station | Northumbria Police - Byker Police Station | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | ATM | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Armstrong Park 13 ha | 260 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Jesmond Dene 29 ha | 360 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,170 m² | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.5 ha | 260 m |
| Allotments | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Armstrong Allotments 1.6 ha | 30 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 53 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Medieval fortified house, known as the Camera of Adam, Heaton, a scheduled monument, 380 m south. 12 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Medieval fortified house, known as the Camera of Adam, Heaton | Scheduled monument | 380 m south |
| Church of the Holy Trinity | Listed building, Grade II* | 610 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Jesmond Dene, Armstrong and Heaton Parks | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 660 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| St Mary's Chapel, Jesmond | Scheduled monument | 950 m (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Chapel of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 950 m (0.6 miles) north-west |
| St Mary's Well, Jesmond | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Newcastle General Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Jesmond Vale | Valley | 600 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Jesmond Dene | Valley | 650 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Millers Hill | Hill | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south |
| St Anthony's Point | Wetland | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) south-east |
| Black Plantation | Wood | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) north-west |
| Gosforth Lake | Lake or reservoir | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.6 | 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, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 12 | 12 |
5 of the postcode's 12 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 | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 91% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 53% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 47% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 38% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 74% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 54% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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 St Gabriel's Avenue.