Urban Planning at Newcastle University
Urban Planning (BA (Hons), K421) at Newcastle University asked for 128–147 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on ncl.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~147 points
Higharound AAA
Published as 128 - 147 points
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check ncl.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 147
The middle entrant had 112–127 points. At least 80% had fewer than the 147 asked.
30 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 80%, other higher education 15%, a baccalaureate 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- K421 · K4 planning
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
Accredited by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI). More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 90%
10%
left higher education
UK 5%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
35 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course58%89%
Learning opportunities70%89%
Assessment and feedback68%87%
Academic support89%91%
Organisation and management75%85%
Learning resources96%90%
Student voice67%85%
20 final-year students · 69% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£31k3 years£30k5 years£37k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 20 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
65% working5% studying15% unemployed15% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
60%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 75%
90%
say their work is meaningful
UK 88%
60%
use what they learned
UK 69%
- Architects, Chartered Architectural Technologists, Planning Officers, Surveyors and Construction Professionals45%
- Elementary occupations5%
- Managers, directors and senior officials5%
- Administrative occupations5%
- Information Technology Professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 60% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Newcastle upon Tyne, North East England, England
- Postcode
- NE1 7RU
Subjects
planning architecture, building and planning
Campus
- Campus
- Newcastle Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Planning (urban, rural and regional) at other universities
The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Cambridge | Environment, Law, and Economics BA (Hons) | A*AA | 176–191 |
| Newcastle University | Urban Planning this course | 128 - 147 points | 112–127 |
| Queen's University Belfast | Planning, Environment and Development MPlan | 112 - 144 points | 112–127 |
| University of Manchester | Master of Planning with Real Estate with Professional Placement MPlan | 48 - 138 points | — |
| UCL (University College London) | Urban Planning and Real Estate BSc (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Leeds | Geography with Transport Studies BA (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Reading | Real Estate Development and Planning MPlan | AAB | 112–127 |
| Cardiff University | Human Geography and Planning BSc (Hons) | ABB - BBC | 112–127 |
| Heriot-Watt University | Geography BSc (Hons) | BBC - ABB | 160–175 |
| University of Birmingham | Geography and Urban & Regional Planning BSc (Hons) | 128 points | 128–143 |
| University of Liverpool | Geography and Planning BA (Hons) | ABB | 112–127 |
See all 68 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More architecture, building and planning at Newcastle University
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