User:Richardguk/NE postcode area
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The NE postcode area, also known as the Newcastle upon Tyne postcode area,[2] is a group of postal districts around Alnwick, Ashington, Bamburgh, Bedlington, Belford, Blaydon-on-Tyne, Blyth, Boldon Colliery, Chathill, Choppington, Corbridge, Cramlington, East Boldon, Gateshead, Haltwhistle, Hebburn, Hexham, Jarrow, Morpeth, Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Shields, Prudhoe, Riding Mill, Rowlands Gill, Ryton, Seahouses, South Shields, Stocksfield, Wallsend, Washington, Whitley Bay, Wooler and Wylam in England.
Newcastle upon Tyne | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 55.041°N 1.651°W | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Postcode area | NE |
| Postcode area name | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Post towns | 34 |
| Postcode districts | 67 |
| Postcode sectors | 230 |
| Postcodes (live) | 33,157 |
| Postcodes (total) | 45,070 |
| Statistics as at May 2020[1] | |
The original NE district created in 1858 was in North East London, but this was abolished in 1866; parts were transferred to the N and E districts, while others were removed from the London postal district altogether.
Coverage
The approximate coverage of the postal districts:
| Postal district | Post town | Coverage | Local authority |
|---|---|---|---|
| NE1 | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE | City Centre | Newcastle |
| NE2 | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE | Jesmond & Spital Tongues | Newcastle |
| NE3 | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE | Gosforth, Fawdon & Kingston Park | Newcastle |
| NE4 | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE | Newcastle West, Fenham | Newcastle |
| NE5 | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE | Westerhope & Newcastle West | Newcastle |
| NE6 | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE | Walker, Byker & Heaton | Newcastle |
| NE7 | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE | High Heaton & Benton | Newcastle |
| NE8 | GATESHEAD | Gateshead & Bensham | Gateshead |
| NE9 | GATESHEAD | Low Fell, Springwell | Gateshead & Sunderland |
| NE10 | GATESHEAD | Felling, Leam Lane & Pelaw | Gateshead |
| NE11 | GATESHEAD | Dunston, Metro Centre & Team Valley & Kibblesworth | Gateshead |
| NE12 | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE | Killingworth | North Tyneside |
| NE13 | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE | Airport, Wideopen & Dinnington | Newcastle, North Tyneside |
| NE15 | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE | Lemington, Throckley & Newburn | Newcastle |
| NE16 | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE | Whickham, Sunniside & Burnopfield | Gateshead, County Durham |
| NE17 | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE | Chopwell & Western Chopwell Wood | Gateshead |
| NE18 | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE | Stamfordham | Northumberland |
| NE19 | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE | Otterburn & Catcleugh | Northumberland |
| NE20 | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE | Ponteland | Northumberland |
| NE21 | BLAYDON-ON-TYNE | Blaydon & Winlaton | Gateshead |
| NE22 | BEDLINGTON | Bedlington & Hartford Bridge | Northumberland |
| NE23 | CRAMLINGTON | Cramlington | Northumberland |
| NE24 | BLYTH | Blyth & Newsham | Northumberland |
| NE25 | WHITLEY BAY | Monkseaton, New Hartley, Holywell & Seaton Delaval | North Tyneside |
| NE26 | WHITLEY BAY | Whitley Bay | North Tyneside |
| NE27 | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE | Shiremoor | North Tyneside |
| NE28 | WALLSEND | Battle Hill, Willington, Wallsend & North Tyne Tunnel | North Tyneside |
| NE29 | NORTH SHIELDS | North Shields, Royal Quays, Billy Mill & New York | North Tyneside |
| NE30 | NORTH SHIELDS | Marden, Tynemouth & Cullercoats | North Tyneside |
| NE31 | HEBBURN | Hebburn | South Tyneside |
| NE32 | JARROW | Jarrow, Fellgate & South Tyne Tunnel | South Tyneside |
| NE33 | SOUTH SHIELDS | Town Centre, Deans & High Shields | South Tyneside |
| NE34 | SOUTH SHIELDS | Harton, Horsley Hill, Marsden, Simonside & Brockley Whins | South Tyneside |
| NE35 | BOLDON COLLIERY | Boldon Colliery | South Tyneside |
| NE36 | EAST BOLDON | East & West Boldon | South Tyneside |
| NE37 | WASHINGTON | Usworth, Sulgrave & Albany | Sunderland |
| NE38 | WASHINGTON | Town Centre, Oxclose & Fatfield | Sunderland |
| NE39 | ROWLANDS GILL | Rowlands Gill, High Spen, Hamsterley Mill & Eastern Chopwell Wood | Gateshead & County Durham |
| NE40 | RYTON | Ryton, Crawcrook & Greenside | Gateshead |
| NE41 | WYLAM | Wylam | Gateshead & Northumberland |
| NE42 | PRUDHOE | West Wylam, Prudhoe, Ovingham & Ovington | Gateshead & Northumberland |
| NE43 | STOCKSFIELD | Stocksfield, Painshawfield & Newton | Northumberland |
| NE44 | RIDING MILL | Riding Mill & Broomhaugh | Northumberland |
| NE45 | CORBRIDGE | Corbridge, Dilston, Aydon & Halton | Northumberland |
| NE46 | HEXHAM | Hexham, Anick, Oakwood & Acomb | Northumberland |
| NE47 | HEXHAM | Allendale Town, Allenheads, Haydon Bridge & Bardon Mill | Northumberland |
| NE48 | HEXHAM | Bellingham, Kielder & Wark | Northumberland |
| NE49 | HALTWHISTLE | Haltwhistle, Melkridge | Northumberland |
| NE61 | MORPETH | Morpeth, Tranwell, Clifton Hepscott | Northumberland |
| NE62 | CHOPPINGTON | Scotland Gate, Guidepost, Stakeford, West Sleekburn and Bomarsund | Northumberland |
| NE63 | ASHINGTON | Ashington | Northumberland |
| NE64 | NEWBIGGIN-BY-THE-SEA | Newbiggin-by-the-Sea | Northumberland |
| NE65 | MORPETH | Rothbury, Longhorsley, Felton & Amble | Northumberland |
| NE66 | ALNWICK | Alnwick, Alnmouth, Embleton & Powburn | Northumberland |
| NE67 | CHATHILL | Benthall | Northumberland |
| NE68 | SEAHOUSES | Seahouses & North Sunderland | Northumberland |
| NE69 | BAMBURGH | Bamburgh | Northumberland |
| NE70 | BELFORD | Belford | Northumberland |
| NE71 | WOOLER | Wooler | Northumberland |
| NE82 | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE | non-geographic | |
| NE83 | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE | non-geographic | |
| NE85 | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE | non-geographic | |
| NE88 | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE | non-geographic | |
| NE98 | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE | non-geographic - used for bulk mail purposes | |
| NE99 | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE | Used for "PO Box" addresses and other bulk mail purposes |
Adjacent areas
Clockwise from the east, the adjacent postcode areas are: , SR (Sunderland), DH (Durham), DL (Darlington), CA (Carlisle), TD (Galashiels).