NE4 8RU

Elswick · Newcastle upon Tyne · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Elswick
Local authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Postcode district
NE4
Postcode sector
NE4 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE4 8RS 81 m
NE4 8RT 99 m
NE4 8RX 100 m
NE4 8SD 107 m
NE4 8SE 128 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE4 8RU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE4
Postcode sector
NE4 8
Latitude
54.972011
Longitude
-1.650188
British National Grid easting
422,492
British National Grid northing
564,210

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Newcastle upon Tyne · E08000021
Electoral ward
Elswick · E05016355
Parish or community
E43000270
Output area
E00042275
Lower layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 038D · E01008335
Middle layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 038 · E02007101

Postcode source versions

Explore NE4

31 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, Ilfracombe Avenue, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE4 8RU 25 September 2025 £201,000
27, Ilfracombe Avenue, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE4 8RU 16 May 2022 £190,000
1, Ilfracombe Avenue, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE4 8RU 17 May 2021 £120,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
120
Primary
73
Secondary
13
  1. Canning Street Primary School

    Foundation school

    544 m
  2. Bahr Academy

    Other independent school

    613 m
  3. St Johns Primary School

    Foundation school

    663 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,223
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,867
  • Anti social behaviour 675
  • Criminal damage and arson 459
  • Public order 443
  • Shoplifting 374

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
116

55 female, 61 male

Postcode households
27
Residents per household
4.3
NE4 8 residents
9,494

Age bands in NE4 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
30.4%

2,762 residents

Age 15 to 24
14.5%

1,316 residents

Age 25 to 44
30.7%

2,792 residents

Age 45 to 64
18.2%

1,653 residents

Age 65 and over
6.2%

563 residents

This postcode contained 1.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NE4 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

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%

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 Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

31

within 5 km

  • PROSPECT MEDICAL CENTRE

    501 WESTGATE ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 8AY

    ODS code A86004

    352 m

  • WEST ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86012

    609 m

  • ELSWICK FAMILY PRACTICE

    MELDON STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 6SH

    ODS code A86037

    691 m

  • HOLMSIDE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86021

    712 m

  • DILSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    23 DILSTON ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 5AB

    ODS code Y00184

    812 m

  • CRUDDAS PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86017

    1.3 km

  • FENHAM HALL SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86031

    1.5 km

  • BETTS AVENUE MEDICAL GROUP

    2 BETTS AVENUE, BENWELL, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE15 6TQ

    ODS code A86030

    1.7 km

  • GLENPARK & TEAMS MEDICAL SERVICES

    RAVENSWORTH ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE11 9FJ

    ODS code A85006

    2.2 km

  • NEWCASTLE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HOTSPUR WAY, INTU ELDON SQUARE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE1 7XR

    ODS code A86027

    2.3 km

  • SAVILLE MEDICAL GROUP

    7 SAVILLE PLACE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE1 8DQ

    ODS code A86003

    2.6 km

  • DENTON TURRET MEDICAL CENTRE

    10 KENLEY ROAD, SLATYFORD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE5 2UY

    ODS code A86601

    2.7 km

  • SECOND STREET SURGERY

    SECOND STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UR

    ODS code A85021

    3.0 km

  • BENSHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

    SIDNEY GROVE, GATESHEAD, NE8 2XB

    ODS code A85002

    3.0 km

  • MILLENNIUM FAMILY PRACTICE

    TRINITY SQUARE HEALTH CTR, GATESHEAD, NE8 1AD

    ODS code A85013

    3.1 km

  • THE BRIDGES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    TRINITY SQUARE HEALTH CTR, GATESHEAD, NE8 1AD

    ODS code A85614

    3.1 km

  • CENTRAL GATESHEAD MEDICAL GROUP

    PRINCE CONSORT ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 1NB

    ODS code A85019

    3.4 km

  • OXFORD TCE & RAWLING RD MEDICAL GROUP

    1 OXFORD TERRACE, BENSHAM, GATESHEAD, NE8 1RQ

    ODS code A85005

    3.4 km

  • WHICKHAM COTTAGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    RECTORY LANE, WHICKHAM, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE16 4PD

    ODS code A85020

    3.4 km

  • BEWICK ROAD SURGERY

    10 BEWICK ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 4DP

    ODS code A85017

    3.6 km

Showing 20 of 31 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Elswick Road-Eastgate Gardens

    BCT · Elswick

    0.2 miles
  • Elswick Road-St Johns Cemetery

    BCT · Elswick

    0.2 miles
  • Westgate Walk-In Centre

    BCT · Fenham

    0.2 miles
  • Wingrove Road-Fire Station

    BCT · Fenham

    0.2 miles
  • West Road-The Plaza

    BCT · Fenham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Newcastle upon Tyne 038D, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

1 of 10

Overall England rank

2,867 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
3 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £195,500 from 2 recorded sales in NE4 8RU. 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

120 open schools are in scope, including 73 primary and 13 secondary schools. Canning Street Primary School is the nearest published school at 544 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,223 published events cover 12 months, averaging 435.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,867 events.

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