NE4 7UN postcode in Newcastle upon Tyne, England

NE4 7UN is a postcode in Newcastle upon Tyne, in the Elswick 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 June 1998.

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 100% of homes and businesses at NE4 7UN can get it Across Newcastle upon Tyne: 91% Typical price £199,995 Homes sold in NE4 7, last 12 months. ▼ 14.5% on the year before Nearest station Metrocentre 1.4 km in a straight line

Where NE4 7UN is, and what is near it

Map of NE4 7UN and what is near it Map of NE4 7UN: its centre point, with the 103 other postcodes in the NE4 7 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 15 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. NE4 7AF: also in NE4 7NE4 7AG: also in NE4 7NE4 7AH: also in NE4 7NE4 7AN: also in NE4 7NE4 7AP: also in NE4 7NE4 7AQ: also in NE4 7NE4 7AR: also in NE4 7NE4 7AS: also in NE4 7NE4 7AT: also in NE4 7NE4 7AW: also in NE4 7NE4 7AX: also in NE4 7NE4 7BE: also in NE4 7NE4 7BG: also in NE4 7NE4 7BP: also in NE4 7NE4 7DF: also in NE4 7NE4 7DQ: also in NE4 7NE4 7DR: also in NE4 7NE4 7DS: also in NE4 7NE4 7DT: also in NE4 7NE4 7DX: also in NE4 7NE4 7EA: also in NE4 7NE4 7EB: also in NE4 7NE4 7ED: also in NE4 7NE4 7EE: also in NE4 7NE4 7EH: also in NE4 7NE4 7EJ: also in NE4 7NE4 7EL: also in NE4 7NE4 7EP: also in NE4 7NE4 7ER: also in NE4 7NE4 7ET: also in NE4 7NE4 7HJ: also in NE4 7NE4 7HL: also in NE4 7NE4 7HN: also in NE4 7NE4 7HP: also in NE4 7NE4 7HR: also in NE4 7NE4 7HS: also in NE4 7NE4 7HW: also in NE4 7NE4 7HX: also in NE4 7NE4 7JT: also in NE4 7NE4 7JU: also in NE4 7NE4 7LA: also in NE4 7NE4 7LB: also in NE4 7NE4 7LH: also in NE4 7NE4 7LN: also in NE4 7NE4 7NL: also in NE4 7NE4 7NN: also in NE4 7NE4 7NQ: also in NE4 7NE4 7PD: also in NE4 7NE4 7PJ: also in NE4 7NE4 7QA: also in NE4 7NE4 7QB: also in NE4 7NE4 7QS: also in NE4 7NE4 7QW: also in NE4 7NE4 7QY: also in NE4 7NE4 7QZ: also in NE4 7NE4 7RE: also in NE4 7NE4 7RP: also in NE4 7NE4 7RR: also in NE4 7NE4 7RS: also in NE4 7NE4 7RT: also in NE4 7NE4 7RW: also in NE4 7NE4 7SB: also in NE4 7NE4 7SD: also in NE4 7NE4 7SE: also in NE4 7NE4 7SF: also in NE4 7NE4 7SJ: also in NE4 7NE4 7ST: also in NE4 7NE4 7TH: also in NE4 7NE4 7TJ: also in NE4 7NE4 7TU: also in NE4 7NE4 7TX: also in NE4 7NE4 7TY: also in NE4 7NE4 7UL: also in NE4 7NE4 7UR: also in NE4 7NE4 7XA: also in NE4 7NE4 7XB: also in NE4 7NE4 7XE: also in NE4 7NE4 7XF: also in NE4 7NE4 7YA: also in NE4 7NE4 7YB: also in NE4 7NE4 7YD: also in NE4 7NE4 7YG: also in NE4 7NE4 7YH: also in NE4 7NE4 7YJ: also in NE4 7NE4 7YL: also in NE4 7NE4 7YW: also in NE4 7 Tram or metro 2.2 kmDunston station 2.3 kmMonument NE4 7UN Map of NE4 7UN and what is near it Map of NE4 7UN: its centre point, with the 103 other postcodes in the NE4 7 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 15 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Bahr Academy 1.1 kmMonument NE4 7UN
  • NE4 7UN
  • Other postcodes in NE4 7: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 15 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, 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 54.9695, longitude -1.6551)

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 NE4 7UN?

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 NE4 7UN?

Every home and business at NE4 7UN can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

NE4 7UN 100% Newcastle upon Tyne 91%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

NE4 7UN 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 NE4 7UN?

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 NE4 7UN 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 NE4 7UN.

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 NE4 7UN: 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 NE4 7UN 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 NE4 7UN?

Homes in NE4 7 sold for a typical £199,995 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 11 sales, down 14.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£199,995 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£234,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 14.5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 1 sale, too few to price
  • Semi-detached 2 sales, too few to price
  • Terraced 4 sales, too few to price
  • Flat or maisonette 4 sales, too few to price

Across the whole NE4 district: a typical £170,000 from 127 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 NE4 7UN

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in NE4 7UN 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 NE4 7UN?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,060 homes in the neighbourhood around NE4 7UN. Over half of them (100%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (40%). 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 NE4 7UN

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 £1,695 (band A); band A, the most common, is £1,695.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 1,060 (100%)£1,695
Band Bfewer than 5£1,977
Band Cfewer than 5£2,260
Band Dwithheld£2,542
Band Efewer than 5£3,107
Band Ffewer than 5£3,672
Band Gfewer than 5£4,237
Band Hfewer than 5£5,084

When the homes were built

  1. 33% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 4% 1919 to 1939
  4. 1% 1945 to 1964
  5. 40% 1965 to 1982
  6. 8% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. 2% 2010 to 2019
  9. 7% 2020 or later

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 NE4 7UN is in (ONS area E01008291), 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 NE4 7UN?

The nearest open schools to NE4 7UN, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near NE4 7UN, 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 NE4 7UN?

The nearest railway station to the centre of NE4 7UN is Metrocentre Rail Station, 1.4 km away in a straight line.

  • Metrocentre Rail Station Railway station 1.4 kmCycle
  • Dunston Rail Station Railway station 2.3 kmCycle
  • St James (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) Underground, metro or tram 2.2 kmCycle

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

15 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Adelaide Terrace - Shops, 40 m away.

More stations near NE4 7UN, 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 NE4 7UN?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of NE4 7UN, 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 NE4 7UN?

0 within 1 km 12 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of NE4 7UN, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 4 chargers 1.7 kmCycle
  • Charge your Car Charging point · 1 charger · Type 2 · up to 7.2 kW 1.7 kmCycle
  • Ionity Newcastle Charging point · 6 chargers · CCS · up to 350 kW 1.8 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 NE4 7UN?

The nearest to the centre of NE4 7UN, 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 NE4 7UN?

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 NE4 7UN?

The nearest care homes to the centre of NE4 7UN, 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 NE4 7UN?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of NE4 7UN, 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 NE4 7UN?

The nearest vets to the centre of NE4 7UN 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 NE4 7UN in a conservation area?

The centre of NE4 7UN is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

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 NE4 7UN?

Police.uk records 425 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of NE4 7UN in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences132 reports
Anti-social behaviour78 reports
Public order37 reports
Other theft35 reports
Criminal damage and arson28 reports
Shoplifting27 reports

Also: burglary 25, vehicle crime 23, drugs 19, robbery 7, other crime 7, possession of weapons 4, bicycle theft 2, theft from the person 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 NE4 7UN

Ward
Elswick
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
June 1998

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

Where to check what we do not hold

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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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