NE1 postcode area guide — Newcastle upon Tyne
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the NE1 postcode district in Newcastle upon Tyne — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in NE1
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
71.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
62.2%
Gigabit-capable
59.8%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the NE1 postcode district (Newcastle upon Tyne) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 516 postcodes Ofcom measures in NE1, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 71.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 59.8%.
Around 0% of premises in NE1 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in NE1
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| NE1 1AD | 100% | 100% |
| NE1 1AE | 100% | 100% |
| NE1 1BB | 0% | 0% |
| NE1 1DE | 91.9% | 91.9% |
| NE1 1DF | 77.8% | 77.8% |
| NE1 1DG | 100% | 100% |
| NE1 1ED | 0% | 0% |
| NE1 1EE | 94.2% | 94.2% |
| NE1 1EH | 100% | 100% |
| NE1 1EN | 40% | 40% |
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Mobile signal around Newcastle upon Tyne
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Newcastle Upon Tyne district (145,497 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
98.8%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
97.6%
Voice indoors — all networks
99.1%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in NE1
Police recorded 1,210 incidents within about a mile of the centre of NE1 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 290 | 24.0% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 274 | 22.6% |
| Shoplifting | 205 | 16.9% |
| Other theft | 82 | 6.8% |
| Public order | 74 | 6.1% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 65 | 5.4% |
| Drugs | 52 | 4.3% |
| Burglary | 43 | 3.6% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in NE1
Based on 87 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in NE1 is £150,000, down 6.3% on the previous year (£160,000).
Terraced
£475,000
3 sales
Flat / maisonette
£140,000
72 sales
Latest recorded sales in NE1
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 May 2026 | £160,000 | Flat | NE1 2BJ | |
| 22 Apr 2026 | £187,500 | Flat | Sandhill | NE1 3RG |
| 21 Apr 2026 | £44,000 | Flat | Clayton Street West | NE1 5DZ |
| 13 Apr 2026 | £170,000 | Flat | Manor Chare | NE1 2EQ |
| 30 Mar 2026 | £89,000 | Flat | Waterloo Square | NE1 4DP |
| 27 Mar 2026 | £129,000 | Flat | City Road | NE1 2BN |
| 27 Mar 2026 | £150,000 | Flat | Manor Chare | NE1 2EQ |
| 27 Mar 2026 | £315,000 | Flat | NE1 2BJ | |
| 25 Mar 2026 | £185,000 | Flat | NE1 2BJ | |
| 19 Mar 2026 | £219,000 | Flat | Grey Street | NE1 6EG |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Newcastle upon Tyne demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Newcastle upon Tyne district (300,125 residents, 122,797 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17.2% |
| 15–29 | 33.9% |
| 30–44 | 17.5% |
| 45–64 | 16.5% |
| 65+ | 14.8% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 49.3% |
| Private rented | 23% |
| Social rented | 7.4% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around NE1
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North East Futures UTC | Secondary | 14–19 | 314 | NE1 3AS |
| University of Newcastle Upon Tyne | Not applicable | — | — | NE1 7RU |
| University of Northumbria At Newcastle | Not applicable | — | — | NE1 8ST |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in NE1
785 rated food businesses operate in NE1. 571 hold the top rating of 5, 76 are rated 4, and 34 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 100 Grey Street, 1867, 1901 - Manors, 21, 360 Grill.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in NE1
From a sample of 50 Energy Performance Certificates across 5 NE1 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 42% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
2%
Band C
40%
Band D
32%
Band E
24%
Band F
2%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Newcastle upon Tyne
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.