The NE postcode area, also known as the Newcastle upon Tyne postcode area, is a group of 61 postcode districts in north-east England covering 34 post towns. These cover most of Tyne and Wear (including Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, North Shields, South Shields, Wallsend, Whitley Bay, Hebburn, Jarrow, Washington, Blaydon-on-Tyne, East Boldon, Boldon Colliery, Rowlands Gill and Ryton) and Northumberland (including Blyth, Morpeth, Hexham, Alnwick, Cramlington, Bedlington, Ashington, Prudhoe, Bamburgh, Riding Mill, Choppington, Corbridge, Seahouses, Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Stocksfield, Haltwhistle, Wylam, Chathill, Belford and Wooler), plus a very small part of northern County Durham. The NE postcode area is one of six with a population above 1 million.

History

The original NE postal district was created as part of the London postal district in 1858, covering north east London. It was abolished, along with the S postal district covering south London, in 1866..

Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postcode districts: ! NE1 ! NE2 ! NE3 ! NE4 ! NE5 ! NE6 ! NE7 ! NE8 ! NE9 ! NE10 ! NE11 ! NE12 ! NE13 ! NE15 ! NE16 ! NE17 ! NE18 ! NE19 ! NE20 ! NE21 ! NE22 ! NE23 ! NE24 ! NE25 ! NE26 ! NE27 ! NE28 ! NE29 ! NE30 ! NE31 ! NE32 ! NE33 ! NE34 ! NE35 ! NE36 ! NE37 ! NE38 ! NE39 ! NE40 ! NE41 ! NE42 ! NE43 ! NE44 ! NE45 ! NE46 ! NE47 ! NE48 ! NE49 ! NE61 ! NE62 ! NE63 ! NE64 ! NE65 ! NE66 ! NE67 ! NE68 ! NE69 ! NE70 ! NE71 ! style="background:#FFFFFF;"|NE82 ! style="background:#FFFFFF;"|NE83 ! style="background:#FFFFFF;"|NE85 ! style="background:#FFFFFF;"|NE88 ! style="background:#FFFFFF;"|NE92 ! style="background:#FFFFFF;"|NE98 ! style="background:#FFFFFF;"|NE99

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