Postcodes in the region that have scooped cash prizes up to £30,000 in the past few days have been revealed.

Communities in the North East were chosen between August 6 and 9, meaning any players in certain streets will have bagged a tidy sum.

The People’s Postcode Lottery unveils daily prizes for postcodes around the UK including £30,000 jackpots for whole streets.

Read more: Gateshead street scoops thousands after winning Postcode Lottery prize

Lucky players can also benefit from huge jackpots, with life-changing sums of money coming in after a knock at the door.

Check out the North East postcodes below and see how much they have won.

NE8 1XT Bensham Avenue, Gateshead - £30,000

NE65 9UN North Broomhill, Morpeth - £1,000

TS25 5LQ Caledonian Road, Hartlepool - £1,000

The People’s Postcode Lottery costs £10 a month to play and there are guaranteed winners every day.

People play with their chosen postcode and are automatically entered into all draws.

In recent years, postcodes across County Durham and Darlington have won big prizes after a handful of residents entered from each street.

A minimum of 33 per cent from each ticket goes to charity and players have raised more than £900 million for over 9,000 charities and good causes since 2005.

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