NE4 postcode area guide — Newcastle upon Tyne
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the NE4 postcode district in Newcastle upon Tyne — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in NE4
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
99.3%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
93.8%
Gigabit-capable
92.8%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the NE4 postcode district (Newcastle upon Tyne) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 795 postcodes Ofcom measures in NE4, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99.3% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 92.8%.
Around 0% of premises in NE4 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 NE4
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| NE4 5AA | 100% | 100% |
| NE4 5AB | 100% | 100% |
| NE4 5AD | 100% | 100% |
| NE4 5AE | 100% | 100% |
| NE4 5AF | 100% | 100% |
| NE4 5AG | 100% | 100% |
| NE4 5AH | 100% | 100% |
| NE4 5AJ | 100% | 100% |
| NE4 5AL | 100% | 100% |
| NE4 5AN | 100% | 100% |
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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.
House prices in NE4
Based on 193 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in NE4 is £150,000, down 5.1% on the previous year (£158,000).
Detached
£299,995
8 sales
Semi-detached
£185,000
46 sales
Terraced
£175,000
76 sales
Flat / maisonette
£84,000
44 sales
Latest recorded sales in NE4
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2026 | £100,000 | Terraced | Croydon Road | NE4 5LP |
| 15 May 2026 | £875,000 | Terraced | Winchester Terrace | NE4 6EH |
| 8 May 2026 | £186,000 | Terraced | Prospect Place | NE4 6PH |
| 8 May 2026 | £143,500 | Other | Westgate Road | NE4 6AD |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £350,000 | Terraced | Wingrove Road | NE4 9DD |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £333,000 | Terraced | Fenham Hall Drive | NE4 9UX |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £131,000 | Other | Canning Street | NE4 8UH |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £305,000 | Semi-detached | York Street | NE4 6ET |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £148,000 | Terraced | Sidney Grove | NE4 5PD |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £130,000 | Flat | Strathmore Crescent | NE4 8UB |
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 NE4
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacred Heart Catholic High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,424 | NE4 9YH |
| Dame Allan's Schools | Not applicable | 3–19 | 1,240 | NE4 9YJ |
| Westgate Hill Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 726 | NE4 5JN |
| Wingrove Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 466 | NE4 9HN |
| Canning Street Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 453 | NE4 8PA |
| Moorside Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 395 | NE4 5AW |
| Atkinson Road Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 395 | NE4 8XT |
| Sacred Heart Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 241 | NE4 9XZ |
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 NE4
344 rated food businesses operate in NE4. 191 hold the top rating of 5, 56 are rated 4, and 42 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 1 ASIA SUPERMARKET, Akbar's, Al Amran Catering Ltd, AL ARABY RESTAURANT, Asda.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in NE4
From a sample of 253 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 NE4 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 30% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
0%
Band C
30%
Band D
49%
Band E
20%
Band F
1%
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.