NE15 8HY postcode in Walbottle, Newcastle upon Tyne

NE15 8HY is a postcode in Walbottle, in the Throckley, Walbottle & Newburn ward of Newcastle upon Tyne. It is in the Hexham parliamentary constituency and the Northumbria police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 71% of homes and businesses at NE15 8HY can get it Across Newcastle upon Tyne: 91% Typical price £118,750 Homes sold in NE15 8, last 12 months. ▼ 7.2% on the year before Nearest station Blaydon 3.0 km in a straight line

Where NE15 8HY is, and what is near it

Map of NE15 8HY and what is near it Map of NE15 8HY: its centre point, with the 229 other postcodes in the NE15 8 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 6 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. NE15 8BF: also in NE15 8NE15 8BT: also in NE15 8NE15 8HA: also in NE15 8NE15 8HB: also in NE15 8NE15 8HD: also in NE15 8NE15 8HE: also in NE15 8NE15 8HF: also in NE15 8NE15 8HG: also in NE15 8NE15 8HL: also in NE15 8NE15 8HN: also in NE15 8NE15 8HP: also in NE15 8NE15 8HR: also in NE15 8NE15 8HS: also in NE15 8NE15 8HX: also in NE15 8NE15 8HZ: also in NE15 8NE15 8JA: also in NE15 8NE15 8JB: also in NE15 8NE15 8JD: also in NE15 8NE15 8JE: also in NE15 8NE15 8JF: also in NE15 8NE15 8JG: also in NE15 8NE15 8JH: also in NE15 8NE15 8JJ: also in NE15 8NE15 8JL: also in NE15 8NE15 8JN: also in NE15 8NE15 8JP: also in NE15 8NE15 8JQ: also in NE15 8NE15 8JR: also in NE15 8NE15 8JS: also in NE15 8NE15 8JW: also in NE15 8NE15 8JY: also in NE15 8NE15 8JZ: also in NE15 8NE15 8LD: also in NE15 8NE15 8LU: also in NE15 8NE15 8LX: also in NE15 8NE15 8LY: also in NE15 8NE15 8NA: also in NE15 8NE15 8NB: also in NE15 8NE15 8ND: also in NE15 8NE15 8NE: also in NE15 8NE15 8PA: also in NE15 8NE15 8PB: also in NE15 8NE15 8PD: also in NE15 8NE15 8PL: also in NE15 8NE15 8PN: also in NE15 8NE15 8PP: also in NE15 8NE15 8PQ: also in NE15 8NE15 8PR: also in NE15 8NE15 8PS: also in NE15 8NE15 8PT: also in NE15 8NE15 8PU: also in NE15 8NE15 8PX: also in NE15 8NE15 8PY: also in NE15 8NE15 8PZ: also in NE15 8NE15 8QA: also in NE15 8NE15 8QR: also in NE15 8NE15 8XJ: also in NE15 8NE15 8XP: also in NE15 8NE15 8XR: also in NE15 8NE15 8XW: also in NE15 8 School 800 mGP 1.5 kmParkway Medical Group 1.6 kmBlaydon station 3.0 kmWylam station 5.2 kmNewburn NE15 8HY Map of NE15 8HY and what is near it Map of NE15 8HY: its centre point, with the 229 other postcodes in the NE15 8 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 6 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. School 800 mGP 1.5 kmNewburn NE15 8HY
  • NE15 8HY
  • Other postcodes in NE15 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 6 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 54.9894, longitude -1.7365)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after NE15 8HY?

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.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at NE15 8HY?

Every home and business at NE15 8HY can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 71% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

NE15 8HY 71% Newcastle upon Tyne 91%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

NE15 8HY 100% Newcastle upon Tyne 97%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at NE15 8HY?

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 days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is NE15 8HY 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 NE15 8HY.

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, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Newcastle upon Tyne

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for NE15 8HY: 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, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of NE15 8HY 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.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near NE15 8HY?

Homes in NE15 8 sold for a typical £118,750 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 70 sales, down 7.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£118,750 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£128,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 7.2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £234,975 6 sales
  • Semi-detached £140,000 6 sales
  • Terraced £120,000 43 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £87,000 15 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole NE15 district: a typical £161,000 from 317 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in NE15 8HY

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in NE15 8HY from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near NE15 8HY?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 670 homes in the neighbourhood around NE15 8HY. Over half of them (54%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (36%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around NE15 8HY

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.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 360 (54%)£1,695
Band Babout 130 (19%)£1,977
Band Cabout 80 (12%)£2,260
Band Dabout 30 (4%)£2,542
Band Eabout 60 (9%)£3,107
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,672
Band Gwithheld£4,237
Band Hwithheld£5,084

When the homes were built

  1. 21% Before 1900
  2. 28% 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. 7% 1945 to 1964
  5. 36% 1965 to 1982
  6. 3% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1919 to 1939, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Newcastle upon Tyne before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of NE15 8HY is in (ONS area E01008402), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near NE15 8HY?

The nearest open schools to NE15 8HY, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near NE15 8HY, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to NE15 8HY?

The nearest railway station to the centre of NE15 8HY is Blaydon Rail Station, 3.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Blaydon Rail Station Railway station 3.0 kmCycle
  • Wylam Rail Station Railway station 5.2 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

6 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Walbottle Road-Dene Terrace, 110 m away.

More stations near NE15 8HY, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near NE15 8HY?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of NE15 8HY, 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.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near NE15 8HY?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of NE15 8HY, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • InstaVolt Charging point · 2 chargers 1.5 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near NE15 8HY?

The nearest to the centre of NE15 8HY, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to NE15 8HY?

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.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near NE15 8HY?

The nearest care homes to the centre of NE15 8HY, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near NE15 8HY?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of NE15 8HY, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near NE15 8HY?

The nearest vets to the centre of NE15 8HY on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is NE15 8HY in a conservation area?

The centre of NE15 8HY is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

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. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near NE15 8HY?

Police.uk records 134 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of NE15 8HY in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour35 reports
Shoplifting31 reports
Violence and sexual offences27 reports
Public order10 reports
Criminal damage and arson8 reports
Vehicle crime7 reports

Also: burglary 5, other theft 4, other crime 2, theft from the person 1, bicycle theft 1, drugs 1, robbery 1, possession of weapons 1.

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 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for NE15 8HY

Ward
Throckley, Walbottle & Newburn
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
North East
Country
England
Built-up area
Walbottle
Rural or urban
Larger rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

NE15 8JJ100 mNE15 8JA120 mNE15 8HX150 mNE15 8JH200 mNE15 8JE210 mNE15 8JB240 m
All of NE15

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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