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..

NE postcode area

Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:

NE postcode area

! NE1

| NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE

| City Centre, Newcastle Quayside

| City of Newcastle upon Tyne

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! NE2

| NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE

| City Centre, Jesmond, Sandyford, Spital Tongues, Shieldfield

| City of Newcastle upon Tyne

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! NE3

| NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE

| Gosforth, Fawdon, Kingston Park, Kenton, Great Park

| City of Newcastle upon Tyne

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! NE4

| NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE

| City Centre, Arthurs Hill, Elswick, Wingrove, Benwell, Fenham

| City of Newcastle upon Tyne

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! NE5

| NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE

| Blakelaw, Cowgate, Denton, Westerhope

| City of Newcastle upon Tyne

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! NE6

| NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE

| Heaton, Byker, Walker, Walkergate

| City of Newcastle upon Tyne

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! NE7

| NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE

| Heaton, Gosforth, Benton

| City of Newcastle upon Tyne

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! NE8

| GATESHEAD

| Gateshead Quayside, Gateshead Town, Bensham

| Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead

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! NE9

| GATESHEAD

| Low Fell, Springwell, Wrekenton, Beacon Lough

| Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, City of Sunderland

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! NE10

| GATESHEAD

| Felling, Whitehills Estate, Leam Lane, Pelaw, Bill Quay

| Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead

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! NE11

| GATESHEAD

| Dunston, Kibblesworth, Team Valley, MetroCentre

| Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead

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! NE12

| NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE

| Longbenton, Killingworth, Benton

| City of Newcastle upon Tyne, Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside

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! NE13

| NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE

NE postcode area