NE1 5DG postcode in Newcastle upon Tyne, England
NE1 5DG is a postcode in Newcastle upon Tyne, in the Monument ward. It is in the Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West parliamentary constituency and the Northumbria police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.
Where NE1 5DG is, and what is near it
- NE1 5DG
- Other postcodes in NE1 5: press one for its page
- 4 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 1 Underground, metro or tram station
- 3 GP practices
- 34 bus stops
- 8 EV charging points
- Further out, with the distance
Each point is where its source places it, not an exact building, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 54.9690, longitude -1.6166)
Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; Get Information about Schools; NaPTAN; NHS GP practices; OpenStreetMap charging points. © OpenStreetMap contributors. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre.
Who looks after NE1 5DG?
- Newcastle upon TyneCouncil, for all local services Newcastle upon Tyne: bins, council tax, planning
- Gareth Jones, Jamie Driscoll and Kiran SayyedCouncillors elected for the Monument ward When elected, and how to contact them
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around NE1 5DG Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- NorthumbriaPolice force area
- Newcastle upon Tyne Central and WestParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Dame Chi Onwurah (Labour). How to contact Dame Chi Onwurah
ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.
Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026; Democracy Club.
At this postcode
What broadband can you get at NE1 5DG?
None of the homes and businesses at NE1 5DG can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, Ofcom says.
Share of homes and businesses that can get it
Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)
Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)
Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026.
When are the bins collected at NE1 5DG?
BinDayBuddy does not read Newcastle City Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.
Newcastle City Council's bin daysSource: BinDayBuddy. It is built from councils' own collection systems and public data, and is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site.
Is NE1 5DG at risk of flooding?
From rivers and the sea, long term
The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include NE1 5DG.
Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.
Source: Environment Agency flood risk, published 6 July 2026.
From surface water, across Newcastle upon Tyne
The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for NE1 5DG: 4,236 properties in Newcastle upon Tyne are at high risk (2.7% of all its properties). All the figures for Newcastle upon Tyne
Source: Environment Agency surface water, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026.
Flood warnings
The centre of NE1 5DG is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.
Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcodeSource: Environment Agency flood risk, warning areas read 17 October 2026.
At this postcode
Homes sold in NE1 5DG
HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in NE1 5DG from January 2024 to September 2026. Typical prices for the homes around it are under Prices.
Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 October 2026.
At this postcode
Food hygiene ratings at NE1 5DG
The Food Standards Agency lists 4 food businesses at NE1 5DG. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.
Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.
Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards AgencySource: Food Standards Agency ratings, as published on 30 October 2026.
Who lives at NE1 5DG?
The 2021 Census counted no one living at NE1 5DG: ONS gives figures only for postcodes with at least one resident or household.
ONS changes small counts a little to protect privacy. People include anyone in a care home or other communal home here.
Source: Census 2021 postcode estimates, Census 2021.
How much energy do homes at NE1 5DG use?
DESNZ publishes no domestic energy figures for NE1 5DG. It leaves out any postcode with fewer than 5 domestic meters of a kind, or where two meters use most of the energy. Across the NE1 district, the median electricity meter used 3,581 kWh and the median gas meter used 8,475 kWh in 2024.
Domestic meters only. Electricity from late January 2024 to late January 2025; gas from mid-May 2024 to mid-May 2025, weather corrected. Some small businesses on a home-sized gas meter are counted.
Source: DESNZ postcode energy statistics, 2024, published 18 December 2025.
At its centre point
Is NE1 5DG in a conservation area?
The centre of NE1 5DG is in 2 areas with planning rules of their own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:
- Conservation areaCentral
- Listed buildingCentral Railway Station; Passenger Buildings and Train Shed With Platforms - Neville Street (South Side)
Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.
Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point.
Near here
Which schools are near NE1 5DG?
The nearest open primary and secondary schools to NE1 5DG, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment. Special schools and alternative provision, which children join by referral, are not listed.
Primary
Source: Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026. Each school opens its own record there.
Near here
Where is the nearest station to NE1 5DG?
The nearest railway station to the centre of NE1 5DG is Newcastle Rail Station, 100 metres away in a straight line.
- Newcastle Rail Station Railway station 100 mWalk
- Manors Rail Station Railway station 850 mWalk
- Central Station (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) Underground, metro or tram 50 mWalk
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
34 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Central Stn Neville St, 36 m away.
More stations near NE1 5DG, and how we find themSource: NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
Near here
Which GP surgeries are near NE1 5DG?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of NE1 5DG, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.
- Newcastle Medical Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report July 2021, over 3 years old · Phone 0191 232 2973 700 mWalk
- Saville Medical Group Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report January 2026 · Phone 0191 232 4274 900 mWalk
- Cruddas Park Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report May 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 0191 226 1414 950 mWalk
Sources: NHS GP practices, read 17 October 2026; Care Quality Commission, ratings of 1 October 2026.
Near here
Where can I charge an electric car near NE1 5DG?
The nearest charging points to the centre of NE1 5DG, as OpenStreetMap had them on 23 October 2026:
- Swatch Charging point · No details mapped 250 mWalk
- A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 300 mWalk
- Newcastle City Council Charging point · No details mapped 450 mWalk
OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and can miss a charger, its speed or its plugs: check the charger's own app before you set off.
See more chargers on Open Charge MapSource: OpenStreetMap charging points, map as of 23 October 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Which dentists are near NE1 5DG?
The nearest to the centre of NE1 5DG, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Neo Orthodontics Quayside Phone 0191 232 6592 400 mWalk
- Smmmile Newcastle Phone 0191 691 3000 450 mWalk
- Mr Robert Wain - Dovetail Phone 0191 261 9911 500 mWalk
Source: Care Quality Commission, directory of 22 October 2026.
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Which hospitals are nearest to NE1 5DG?
The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.
- International Centre for Life Phone 0191 241 8600 300 mWalk
- Royal Victoria Infirmary Phone 0191 233 6161 1.3 kmCycle
Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.
Source: Care Quality Commission, directory of 22 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026.
Near here
Which care homes are near NE1 5DG?
The nearest care homes to the centre of NE1 5DG, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- Buglawton Hall School Phone 01942 834113 550 mWalk
- Heaton House Phone 0161 950 0718 550 mWalk
- Higher Tunshill Farm Phone 01706 843777 550 mWalk
Source: Care Quality Commission, directory of 22 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026.
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Which pharmacies are near NE1 5DG?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of NE1 5DG, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published October 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.
- North East Pharmacy Mon to Fri 9am to 5pm; Sat and Sun closed · Phone 0191 338 8941 450 mWalk
- Boots, 35 Blackett Street Mon to Sat 8am to 8pm; Sun 11am to 5pm · Phone 0191 232 4423 550 mWalk
- Boots, Hotspur Way Mon to Wed 9am to 6:30pm; Thu 9am to 7pm; Fri and Sat 9am to 6:30pm; Sun 11am to 5pm · Phone 0191 232 9844 650 mWalk
Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.
Source: NHS pharmacy lists.
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Which vets are near NE1 5DG?
The nearest vets to the centre of NE1 5DG on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Sheriff’s Highway Vets 2.1 kmCycle
- Blythman & Partners Ltd Phone +44 191 478 4042 2.5 kmCycle
- Strachan Tyson & Hamilton Veterinary Phone +44 191 265 3998 2.6 kmCycle
OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons requires practices to arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief.
Source: OpenStreetMap vets, map as of 23 October 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Across the NE1 5 sector
What do homes sell for near NE1 5DG?
Homes in NE1 5 sold for a typical £109,000 in the 12 months to September 2026, across 5 sales, HM Land Registry's figures show. The 12 months before gave £126,000 from 9 sales. With fewer than 30 sales a year, a change can come from which homes happened to sell, so we do not give one.
- Flat or maisonette £109,000 5 sales
Across the whole NE1 district: a typical £159,500 from 55 sales.
How we work this out: house prices by postcodeSource: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 October 2026.
In its neighbourhood
What council tax band are homes near NE1 5DG?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,650 homes in the neighbourhood around NE1 5DG. The largest share of them, 44%, are in council tax band A. More were built from 2010 to 2019 than in any other period (46%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.
Council tax bands, and a year's council tax
Band D in Newcastle upon Tyne for 2026‑27: £2,542. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,695 (band A) to £3,672 (band F); band A, the most common, is £1,695.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 720 (44%) | £1,695 |
| Band B | about 170 (10%) | £1,977 |
| Band C | about 300 (18%) | £2,260 |
| Band D | about 430 (26%) | £2,542 |
| Band E | about 20 (1%) | £3,107 |
| Band F | about 10 (1%) | £3,672 |
| Band G | withheld | £4,237 |
| Band H | fewer than 5 | £5,084 |
When the homes were built
- 4% Before 1900
- None 1900 to 1918
- None 1919 to 1939
- None 1945 to 1964
- 10% 1965 to 1982
- 5% 1983 to 1999
- 32% 2000 to 2009
- 46% 2010 to 2019
- 3% 2020 or later
1900 to 1918, 1919 to 1939, 1945 to 1964: none of the homes the VOA counts here.
Averages for Newcastle upon Tyne before discounts, not any one home's bill.
Source: Band D council tax, published 25 March 2026.
Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of NE1 5DG is in (ONS area E01033545), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: Valuation Office Agency council tax bands, at 31 March 2026.
Within a mile
How much crime is there near NE1 5DG?
Police.uk records 1,370 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of NE1 5DG in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
Also: burglary 41, vehicle crime 38, drugs 36, robbery 32, theft from the person 30, bicycle theft 19, other crime 16, possession of weapons 11.
Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.
Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 monthsSource: police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026.
The official record for NE1 5DG
- Ward
- Monument
- Parish
- Not in a parish
- Region
- North East
- Country
- England
- Built-up area
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Rural or urban
- Urban, nearer to a major town or city
- In use since
- January 1980
Source: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026.
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Where the facts on this page come from
- Office for National Statistics: ONS Postcode Directory, Census 2021 postcode estimates
- UK Parliament
- Democracy Club
- Ofcom Connected Nations
- Environment Agency flood risk, Environment Agency surface water
- HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
- Food Standards Agency ratings
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: DESNZ postcode energy statistics
- planning.data.gov.uk
- Department for Education: Get Information about Schools
- Department for Transport: NaPTAN
- NHS England: NHS GP practices
- Care Quality Commission
- OpenStreetMap charging points, OpenStreetMap vets
- The NHS in England, Wales and Scotland: NHS pharmacy lists
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government; Welsh Government (StatsWales); Scottish Government: Band D council tax
- HM Revenue and Customs: Valuation Office Agency council tax bands
- data.police.uk: police.uk
- BinDayBuddy, from each council: BinDayBuddy
Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Democracy Club data, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Office for National Statistics. This uses Care Quality Commission information.
Licences: Open Government Licence v3.0; Open Parliament Licence v3.0; Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0); Open Database Licence (ODbL) 1.0; Each council's own terms for its collection system.
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