NE1
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle Helix and Battle Field, in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an NE1 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In NE1, 45.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How NE1 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is NE1 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in NE1 at a rate of 626.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 96.9 per 1,000 people across NE.
In August 2026 alone, 836 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in NE1.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (2,628), anti-social behaviour (2,110) and other crime (1,591).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in NE1 was 728.1 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in NE1, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so NE1 has no single figure. Of its 5 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in NE1
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle upon Tyne 036B | 2,796 | 877.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 31.0% |
| Newcastle upon Tyne 036C | 1,821 | 1,331.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 37.6% |
| Newcastle upon Tyne 036D | 2,061 | 686.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 51.7% |
| Newcastle upon Tyne 037B | 2,986 | 136.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 59.1% |
| Newcastle upon Tyne 037C | 1,470 | 190.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 67.5% |
MPs for NE1
- Dame Chi OnwurahLabourMP for Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West86% of NE1’s postcodes
- Mary GlindonLabourMP for Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend14% of NE1’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in NE12
Postcode sectors in NE18
Council1
Towns in NE11
Postcode districts next to NE13
Nearest rail stations4
More in the NE postcode area2
NE1 in brief
NE1 is a postcode district covering Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle Helix and Battle Field, in Newcastle upon Tyne.
About 14,428 people lived in NE1 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £150,000 in 2025 across 68 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 626.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in NE1 was £150,000 in 2025.
NE1 had 12,029 usual residents at the census.
In NE1, 45.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In NE1, 2.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.