NE Postcode Area for the Newcastle upon Tyne Region

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This section of the site is all about the NE Postcode area, also known as the Newcastle upon Tyne Postal Area. Explore links to the next level to learn more about specific postcode districts such as NE1.

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Map of the NE Newcastle upon Tyne Postcode Area

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Quick Facts about the NE Postcode

NE Area Statistics
Width from East to West 52.48 mi
Height from North to South 60.90 mi
Area of NE 829.14 mi²
Maximum Width 65.40 mi
Perimeter of Postcode Area 335.28 mi
Number of Postcode Districts 66
Number of Postcode Sectors 221
Number of Post Towns 34
Number of Postcodes 33,328
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The NE postcode area represents a group of 59 postal districts in the Newcastle upon Tyne area of the United Kingdom. The area code stands for the letters n and e in NEwcastle upon Tyne. The area has a population of 1,162,698 and covers an area of 4,799,616 hectares. Fun fact: 1.79% of the population of Great Britain lives in this area.

The postcode area falls within the following counties: Tyne & Wear (66.03%), Northumberland (33.36%), Durham (0.61%).

Post Towns and Postcode Districts

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
NE1 Tyne & WearNE2 Tyne & WearNE3 Tyne & WearNE4 Tyne & WearNE5 Tyne & WearNE6 Tyne & WearNE7 Tyne & WearNE12 Tyne & WearNE13 Northumberland (2%), Tyne & Wear (97%)NE15 Northumberland (8%), Tyne & Wear (91%)NE16 Durham (18%), Tyne & Wear (81%)NE17 Durham (26%), Northumberland (6%), Tyne & Wear (67%)NE18 NorthumberlandNE19 NorthumberlandNE20 Northumberland (98%), Tyne & Wear (1%)NE27 Tyne & WearNE85 NE88 NE98 NE99
GATESHEAD
NE8 Tyne & WearNE9 Tyne & WearNE10 Tyne & WearNE11 Tyne & WearNE92
BLAYDON-ON-TYNE
NE21 Tyne & Wear
BEDLINGTON
NE22 Northumberland
CRAMLINGTON
NE23 Northumberland (85%), Tyne & Wear (14%)
BLYTH
NE24 Northumberland
WHITLEY BAY
NE25 Northumberland (32%), Tyne & Wear (67%)NE26 Northumberland (13%), Tyne & Wear (86%)
WALLSEND
NE28 Tyne & Wear
NORTH SHIELDS
NE29 Tyne & WearNE30 Tyne & Wear
HEBBURN
NE31 Tyne & Wear
JARROW
NE32 Tyne & Wear
SOUTH SHIELDS
NE33 Tyne & WearNE34 Tyne & Wear
BOLDON COLLIERY
NE35 Tyne & Wear
EAST BOLDON
NE36 Tyne & Wear
WASHINGTON
NE37 Tyne & WearNE38 Durham (1%), Tyne & Wear (98%)
ROWLANDS GILL
NE39 Durham (6%), Tyne & Wear (93%)
RYTON
NE40 Tyne & Wear
WYLAM
NE41 Northumberland (90%), Tyne & Wear (9%)
PRUDHOE
NE42 Northumberland (98%), Tyne & Wear (1%)
STOCKSFIELD
NE43 Northumberland
RIDING MILL
NE44 Northumberland
CORBRIDGE
NE45 Northumberland
HEXHAM
NE46 NorthumberlandNE47 NorthumberlandNE48 Northumberland
HALTWHISTLE
NE49 Northumberland
MORPETH
NE61 NorthumberlandNE65 Northumberland
CHOPPINGTON
NE62 Northumberland
ASHINGTON
NE63 Northumberland
NEWBIGGIN-BY-THE-SEA
NE64 Northumberland
ALNWICK
NE66 Northumberland
CHATHILL
NE67 Northumberland
SEAHOUSES
NE68 Northumberland
BAMBURGH
NE69 Northumberland
BELFORD
NE70 Northumberland
WOOLER
NE71 Northumberland

Where is the NE Postcode Area?

The NE Newcastle upon Tyne Postcode is in the North East of England.. The postal area borders the following neighbouring postal areas: TD - Teviotdale, SR - Sunderland, CA - Carlisle, DL - Darlington and DH - Durham, It also borders The North Sea,


Map Showing Location of the postcode area
Where is the postcode area?
A word cloud for the postcode area
A word cloud for the area

How built up is the Postcode Area?

I've calculated the total area covered by building footprints within the postcode area.
By analyzing this against the total area, I've determined the percentage of the area that's developed, this will give you an idea of how urban or rural the postcode region is.
The higher the percentage the more urban the area is. For example the least urban district is NE48 and the most urban is NE1.

Building Area Summary
Postcode District Total Area (m²) Footprint Area (m²) Built Percentage %
NE48 716,850,515 657,118 0.09%
NE19 419,043,196 465,568 0.11%
NE71 220,760,273 438,136 0.20%
NE47 441,107,605 967,920 0.22%
NE67 99,178,248 255,012 0.26%
NE49 127,631,644 367,725 0.29%
NE65 575,161,669 1,943,236 0.34%
NE66 558,261,044 1,969,511 0.35%
NE70 91,273,736 321,521 0.35%
NE18 42,580,374 158,755 0.37%
NE44 24,870,112 107,575 0.43%
NE69 16,004,247 85,056 0.53%
NE61 421,998,178 2,590,532 0.61%
NE43 56,757,852 376,258 0.66%
NE45 39,143,347 304,315 0.78%
NE46 169,324,210 1,374,027 0.81%
NE20 142,073,987 1,261,709 0.89%
NE17 15,452,904 232,985 1.51%
NE68 10,790,057 172,059 1.59%
NE41 7,192,781 118,828 1.65%
NE39 19,205,239 439,598 2.29%
NE13 44,881,526 1,138,918 2.54%
NE36 10,772,735 347,414 3.22%
NE15 48,159,180 1,705,825 3.54%
NE16 34,381,819 1,297,552 3.77%
NE62 9,806,515 375,073 3.82%
NE22 22,702,681 920,269 4.05%
NE42 17,438,518 706,103 4.05%
NE40 14,107,546 648,676 4.60%
NE64 4,501,967 237,619 5.28%
NE27 13,347,716 733,665 5.50%
NE26 13,786,008 841,334 6.10%
NE21 14,454,561 889,437 6.15%
NE23 36,386,439 2,252,480 6.19%
NE25 19,522,558 1,303,898 6.68%
NE63 20,520,471 1,410,887 6.88%
NE24 22,189,565 1,770,084 7.98%
NE11 21,538,060 1,722,601 8.00%
NE5 18,822,489 1,747,329 9.28%
NE9 12,576,025 1,330,676 10.58%
NE10 15,220,627 1,618,154 10.63%
NE35 2,865,903 324,715 11.33%
NE37 10,903,592 1,266,896 11.62%
NE32 9,037,078 1,075,190 11.90%
NE38 14,733,454 1,813,028 12.31%
NE3 18,649,564 2,377,583 12.75%
NE34 15,500,214 2,000,951 12.91%
NE12 14,298,330 1,882,823 13.17%
NE28 14,392,532 1,910,653 13.28%
NE31 6,795,964 910,177 13.39%
NE2 6,429,515 964,876 15.01%
NE29 10,759,174 1,719,253 15.98%
NE7 4,417,619 707,412 16.01%
NE8 7,143,491 1,192,697 16.70%
NE6 10,623,803 1,914,305 18.02%
NE30 5,429,548 986,759 18.17%
NE4 6,981,547 1,284,270 18.40%
NE33 6,215,460 1,143,991 18.41%
NE1 2,375,500 907,641 38.21%
Total 4,797,330,512 (m²) 61,988,658 (m²) 1.29%
Map of the NE Postcode Area

A map showing the boundary of NE in relation to other areas

There are 26 towns within the Newcastle upon Tyne postcode area.

Map of Posttowns in the NE
Map of Posttowns in the NE Postal Area
Area of the NE postcode area
Unit Area²
Hectares 4,799,616²
Miles 18,531²
Feet 516,625,866,624²
Kilometres 47,996²

Postal Delivery Offices Serving the Postcode Area

  • Alnwick Delivery Office
  • Ashington Delivery Office
  • Blaydon-on-tyne Delivery Office
  • Blyth Delivery Office
  • Cramlington Delivery Office
  • Forest Hall Delivery Office
  • Gateshead Delivery Office
  • Gosforth Delivery Office
  • Haltwhistle Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Heaton Delivery Office
  • Hexham Delivery Office
  • Jarrow Delivery Office
  • Morpeth Delivery Office
  • Newcastle Upon Tyne City Delivery Office
  • North Tyneside Delivery Office
  • Ponteland Delivery Office
  • Prudhoe Delivery Office
  • South Shields Delivery Office
  • Valley Delivery Office
  • Washington Delivery Office
  • West Delivery Office (ne)

Tourist Attractions within the Area

Nearby Postcodes

TD
SR
CA
DL
DH

Councils within the NE Area

Councils within the NE area
Northumberland (12017 postcodes)
Newcastle upon Tyne District (B) (6637 postcodes)
North Tyneside District (B) (4985 postcodes)
Gateshead District (B) (4827 postcodes)
South Tyneside District (B) (3366 postcodes)
Sunderland District (B) (1267 postcodes)
County Durham (229 postcodes)

Towns and Villages within the Area

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