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NE4

UK postcode district

Part of Newcastle upon Tyne

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
1,065
Current units
801
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
6

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
North East
Local authority codes
1
Terminated postcode units
264

Postcode sectors in NE4

Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.

5 sectors
11,420 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
385, Elswick Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE4 8DY 10 July 2026 £420,000
12, Amelia Close, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE4 8LW 10 July 2026 £126,000
98, West Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE4 9QA 3 July 2026 £575,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
20
Primary
12
Secondary
1

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
5,146
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,827
  • Anti social behaviour 625
  • Criminal damage and arson 468
  • Public order 433
  • Shoplifting 379

Census 2021

Population and age profile

NE4 usual residents
42,300
Age-profile population
42,393

Age bands in NE4

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
22.7%
9,608 residents
Age 15 to 24
18.8%
7,990 residents
Age 25 to 44
30.7%
12,997 residents
Age 45 to 64
19.4%
8,243 residents
Age 65 and over
8.4%
3,555 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 785 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

In this district, 766 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 706 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 0 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

7

in this district

  • CRUDDAS PARK SURGERY

    178 WESTMORLAND ROAD, CRUDDAS PARK, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 7JT

    ODS code A86017

  • DILSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    23 DILSTON ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 5AB

    ODS code Y00184

  • ELSWICK FAMILY PRACTICE

    MELDON STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 6SH

    ODS code A86037

  • FENHAM HALL SURGERY

    FENHAM HALL DRIVE, FENHAM, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 9XD

    ODS code A86031

  • HOLMSIDE MEDICAL GROUP

    142 ARMSTRONG ROAD, BENWELL, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 8QB

    ODS code A86021

  • PROSPECT MEDICAL CENTRE

    501 WESTGATE ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 8AY

    ODS code A86004

  • WEST ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    170 WEST ROAD, FENHAM, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 9QB

    ODS code A86012

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £142,500 from 1,657 recorded sales in NE4. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Newcastle upon Tyne is £208,589 in June 2026, up 6.7% year on year.

Schools

20 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 1 secondary schools.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

5,146 published events cover 12 months, averaging 429 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,827 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.