Postcode area within the United Kingdom
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Postcode area in United Kingdom
The NE postcode area , also known as the Newcastle upon Tyne postcode area ,[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] is a group of 61 postcode districts in north-east England covering 34 post towns . These cover most of Tyne and Wear (including Newcastle upon Tyne , Gateshead , North Shields , South Shields , Wallsend , Whitley Bay , Hebburn , Jarrow , Washington , Blaydon-on-Tyne , East Boldon , Boldon Colliery , Rowlands Gill and Ryton ) and Northumberland (including Blyth , Morpeth , Hexham , Alnwick , Cramlington , Bedlington , Ashington , Prudhoe , Bamburgh , Riding Mill , Choppington , Corbridge , Seahouses , Newbiggin-by-the-Sea , Stocksfield , Haltwhistle , Wylam , Chathill , Belford and Wooler ), plus a very small part of northern County Durham . The NE postcode area is one of six with a population above 1 million.[ 5]
History
The original NE postal district was created as part of the London postal district in 1858, covering north east London. It was abolished, along with the S postal district covering south London, in 1866..[ 6]
Coverage
The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:
Postcode district
Post town
Coverage
Local authority area(s)
NE1
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
City Centre , Newcastle Quayside
City of Newcastle upon Tyne
NE2
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
City Centre, Jesmond , Sandyford , Spital Tongues , Shieldfield
City of Newcastle upon Tyne
NE3
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Gosforth , Fawdon , Kingston Park , Kenton , Great Park
City of Newcastle upon Tyne
NE4
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
City Centre, Arthurs Hill , Elswick , Wingrove , Benwell , Fenham
City of Newcastle upon Tyne
NE5
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Blakelaw , Cowgate , Denton , Westerhope
City of Newcastle upon Tyne
NE6
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Heaton , Byker , Walker , Walkergate
City of Newcastle upon Tyne
NE7
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Heaton, Gosforth, Benton
City of Newcastle upon Tyne
NE8
GATESHEAD
Gateshead Quayside , Gateshead Town , Bensham
Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead
NE9
GATESHEAD
Low Fell, Springwell, Wrekenton, Beacon Lough
Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, City of Sunderland
NE10
GATESHEAD
Felling , Whitehills Estate, Leam Lane , Pelaw , Bill Quay
Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead
NE11
GATESHEAD
Dunston , Kibblesworth , Team Valley , MetroCentre
Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead
NE12
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Longbenton , Killingworth , Benton
City of Newcastle upon Tyne, Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside
NE13
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Newcastle International Airport , Wideopen , Great Park , Dinnington , Woolsington , Hazlerigg
City of Newcastle upon Tyne
NE15
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Lemington , Throckley , Newburn , Fenham , Benwell , Scotswood
City of Newcastle upon Tyne
NE16
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Whickham, Sunniside, Burnopfield
City of Newcastle upon Tyne, Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, County Durham
NE17
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Chopwell , Western Chopwell Wood
Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead
NE18
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Stamfordham , Dalton
Northumberland
NE19
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Byrness , Otterburn
Northumberland
NE20
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Ponteland
Northumberland
NE21
BLAYDON-ON-TYNE
Blaydon , Winlaton
Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead
NE22
BEDLINGTON
Bedlington, Hartford Bridge
Northumberland
NE23
CRAMLINGTON
Cramlington , Seghill
Northumberland
NE24
BLYTH
Blyth , Newsham, Cowpen , Cambois
Northumberland
NE25
WHITLEY BAY
Monkseaton , Earsdon , New Hartley , Holywell, Seaton Delaval
Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside, Northumberland
NE26
WHITLEY BAY
Whitley Bay , Seaton Sluice
Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside, Northumberland
NE27
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Shiremoor, West Allotment , Backworth, Holystone, Murton Village
Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside
NE28
WALLSEND
Walker, Battle Hill, Willington , Wallsend , North Tyne Tunnel
City of Newcastle upon Tyne, Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside
NE29
NORTH SHIELDS
North Shields , Royal Quays, Billy Mill, New York
North Tyneside
NE30
NORTH SHIELDS
Marden, Tynemouth, Cullercoats
Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside
NE31
HEBBURN
Hebburn
Metropolitan Borough of South Tyneside
NE32
JARROW
Jarrow , Fellgate, South Tyne Tunnel
Metropolitan Borough of South Tyneside
NE33
SOUTH SHIELDS
Town Centre, Deans, Westoe, High Shields
Metropolitan Borough of South Tyneside
NE34
SOUTH SHIELDS
Harton, Horsley Hill , Marsden , Simonside, Brockley Whins
Metropolitan Borough of South Tyneside
NE35
BOLDON COLLIERY
Boldon Colliery
Metropolitan Borough of South Tyneside
NE36
EAST BOLDON
East Boldon , West Boldon
Metropolitan Borough of South Tyneside
NE37
WASHINGTON
Usworth, Sulgrave, Albany
City of Sunderland
NE38
WASHINGTON
Town Centre, Oxclose, Fatfield, Harraton
City of Sunderland
NE39
ROWLANDS GILL
Rowlands Gill , High Spen, Hamsterley Mill, Eastern Chopwell Wood
Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, County Durham
NE40
RYTON
Ryton , Crawcrook, Greenside
Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead
NE41
WYLAM
Wylam
Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Northumberland
NE42
PRUDHOE
Prudhoe
Northumberland
NE43
STOCKSFIELD
Stocksfield
Northumberland
NE44
RIDING MILL
Riding Mill , Broomhaugh
Northumberland
NE45
CORBRIDGE
Corbridge
Northumberland
NE46
HEXHAM
Hexham
Northumberland
NE47
HEXHAM
Acomb, Hexhamshire
Northumberland
NE48
HEXHAM
Falstone, Kielder
Northumberland
NE49
HALTWHISTLE
Haltwhistle
Northumberland
NE61
MORPETH
Morpeth , Tranwell, Clifton, Hepscott, Mitford
Northumberland
NE62
CHOPPINGTON
Scotland Gate, Guidepost, Stakeford, West Sleekburn, Bomarsund
Northumberland
NE63
ASHINGTON
Ashington
Northumberland
NE64
NEWBIGGIN-BY-THE-SEA
Newbiggin-by-the-Sea
Northumberland
NE65
MORPETH
River Coquet
Northumberland
NE66
ALNWICK
Alnwick , Shilbottle
Northumberland
NE67
CHATHILL
Chathill , Beadnell
Northumberland
NE68
SEAHOUSES
Seahouses
Northumberland
NE69
BAMBURGH
Bamburgh
Northumberland
NE70
BELFORD
Belford
Northumberland
NE71
WOOLER
Wooler
Northumberland
NE82
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
BT Group [ 7]
non-geographic
NE83
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
BT Group [ 7]
non-geographic
NE85
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Spark Response Ltd [ 7]
non-geographic
NE88
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
HM Revenue and Customs (Child Benefit Centre)[ 7]
non-geographic
NE92
GATESHEAD
Department for Work and Pensions (Earlsway)[ 7]
non-geographic
NE98
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Department for Work and Pensions (Central Office) [ 7]
non-geographic
NE99
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Locked boxes (Head Post Office) [ 7]
non-geographic
Map
KML is from Wikidata
NE postcode area map, showing postcode districts in red and post towns in grey text, with links to nearby CA , DH , DL , SR and TD postcode areas.
Detailed map of postcode districts and post towns in and around Newcastle upon Tyne
See also
References
External links
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