| Newcastle upon Tyne postcode area | |
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| Postcode area | NE |
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| Postcode area name | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Post towns | 34 |
| Postcode districts | 66 |
| Postcode sectors | 210 |
| Postcodes (live) | 32,980 |
| Postcodes (total) | 41,481 |
| Statistics as at October 2006 [1] | |
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.
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.
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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
| The adjacent postcode areas are (clockwise from east) - SR (Sunderland) - DH (Durham) - DL (Darlington) - CA (City of Carlisle) - TD (Galashiels) . |
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See also
References
- ^ "National Statistics Postcode Directory" (PDF). Office for National Statistics Postcode Directory (November 2006). Office for National Statistics. November 2006. http://www.statistics.gov.uk/geography/downloads/NSPDVersionNotes.pdf. Retrieved 2009-05-29.
- ^ Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)
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