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NE4

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Newcastle upon Tyne, Arthur's Hill and Fenham, 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 NE4 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Gigabit coverage by postcode district

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In NE4, 95.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£180,000
239th cheapest of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
43,232
349th most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
8.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How NE4 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

NE4Middle
Median sale price58 postcode districts, NE · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode district in NE58 areas from £131,567 to £615,000. The middle area is £199,000. NE4 is £180,000.
£180,000joint 23rd cheapest
Population60 postcode districts, NE · 2021
Population: every postcode district in NE60 areas from 324 to 52,874. The middle area is 17,840. NE4 is 43,232.
43,2326th most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage60 postcode districts, NE · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in NE60 areas from 19.8% to 98.8%. The middle area is 91.4%. NE4 is 95.4%.
95.4%18th highest
Claimant rate58 postcode districts, NE · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in NE58 areas from 1.1% to 8.0%. The middle area is 2.8%. NE4 is 8.0%.
8.0%highest

Is NE4 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in NE4 at a rate of 114.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 96.9 per 1,000 people across NE.

In August 2026 alone, 485 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in NE4.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,753), other crime (1,003) and anti-social behaviour (904).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in NE4 was 148.8 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 NE4, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so NE4 has no single figure. Of its 24 neighbourhoods with a rank:
  • Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 14 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 2: 4 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

Neighbourhoods in NE4

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Newcastle upon Tyne 016B1,76891.8 per 1,0002100.0%
Newcastle upon Tyne 016D1,46050.8 per 1,0007100.0%
Newcastle upon Tyne 019D1,044111.2 per 1,000399.8%
Newcastle upon Tyne 019F1,19873.2 per 1,0001100.0%
Newcastle upon Tyne 019G1,745131.7 per 1,000298.7%
Newcastle upon Tyne 022B2,33048.7 per 1,000199.8%
Newcastle upon Tyne 022C1,83688.3 per 1,000199.9%
Newcastle upon Tyne 022D1,874156.9 per 1,0002100.0%
Newcastle upon Tyne 022E1,89268.7 per 1,0006100.0%
Newcastle upon Tyne 022G1,73666.1 per 1,000299.8%
Newcastle upon Tyne 022H2,62868.4 per 1,000399.7%
Newcastle upon Tyne 027D2,101180.2 per 1,000197.3%
Newcastle upon Tyne 038A2,301121.9 per 1,000199.6%
Newcastle upon Tyne 038B1,58962.4 per 1,0001100.0%
Newcastle upon Tyne 038C1,632161.2 per 1,000199.1%
Newcastle upon Tyne 038D2,13275.7 per 1,000199.7%
Newcastle upon Tyne 038E1,953171.6 per 1,000193.3%
Newcastle upon Tyne 039A2,042141.9 per 1,000199.9%
Newcastle upon Tyne 039B1,74077.3 per 1,000534.2%
Newcastle upon Tyne 039C1,999161.5 per 1,000568.3%
Newcastle upon Tyne 039D1,749183.1 per 1,000196.3%
Newcastle upon Tyne 041A1,892110.6 per 1,000196.6%
Newcastle upon Tyne 041B1,928115.5 per 1,000198.8%
Newcastle upon Tyne 041C1,715222.8 per 1,000199.4%

Your MP

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 NE45

Postcode sectors in NE45

Council1

Towns in NE41

Postcode districts next to NE44

Nearest rail stations4

More in the NE postcode area2

NE4 in brief

NE4 is a postcode district covering Newcastle upon Tyne, Arthur's Hill and Fenham, in Newcastle upon Tyne.

About 46,535 people lived in NE4 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £180,000 in 2025 across 206 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 114.4 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).

The median price paid for a home in NE4 was £180,000 in 2025.

NE4 had 43,232 usual residents at the census.

In NE4, 95.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In NE4, 8.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.