NE5 postcode area guide — Newcastle upon Tyne

Where is NE5?

Broadband & internet speeds in NE5

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the NE5 postcode district (Newcastle upon Tyne) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,133 postcodes Ofcom measures in NE5, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.7% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 92.7%.

Around 0.1% of premises in NE5 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 NE5

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Mobile signal around Newcastle upon Tyne

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Newcastle Upon Tyne district (145,497 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in NE5

Police recorded 345 incidents within about a mile of the centre of NE5 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

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 NE5

Based on 533 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in NE5 is £167,400, down 4.9% on the previous year (£176,000).

Latest recorded sales in NE5

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):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around NE5

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 NE5

173 rated food businesses operate in NE5. 138 hold the top rating of 5, 13 are rated 4, and 7 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: ACG, Aldi, Aldi Stores Ltd, Asda, B & M Bargains.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in NE5

From a sample of 227 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 NE5 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 48% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

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

Landlines around NE5 typically use:

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What's it like living in NE5?

Postcodes in NE5

Neighbouring districts

All Newcastle upon Tyne (NE) postcode districts ›

Frequently asked questions

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.