# NE postcode area

The NE postcode area, also known as the Newcastle upon Tyne postcode area, 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.

## 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..

## 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 | non-geographic |
| NE83 | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE | BT Group | non-geographic |
| NE85 | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE | Spark Response Ltd | non-geographic |
| NE88 | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE | HM Revenue and Customs (Child Benefit Centre) | non-geographic |
| NE92 | GATESHEAD | Department for Work and Pensions (Earlsway) | non-geographic |
| NE98 | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE | Department for Work and Pensions (Central Office) | non-geographic |
| NE99 | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE | Locked boxes (Head Post Office) | non-geographic |