A number of postcodes in the North East have won thousands of pounds in the postcode lottery over the last week (August 4 to 11). Check to see if you (or your neighbours!) have won below.

Eight streets across the region scooped prizes after their postcodes came out in the draw.

Areas of the North East - like County Durham, Newcastle and Teesside have all been selected for the £1,000 jackpot.

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The People’s Postcode Lottery is a subscription lottery which aims to raise money for charities while also bringing cash prizes to homes across the UK.

The People’s Postcode Lottery unveils daily prizes for postcodes across the UK including £30,000 jackpots for every winning ticket in a postcode on weekends, and £1,000 prizes for 20 different postcodes every day.

A minimum of 33 per cent of each ticket goes to charity and players have raised more than £950 million for over 9,000 charities and good causes since 2005.

The winning postcodes are:

  • DH2 3SR, Chester-le-Street.
  • DL9 3NA, Catterick Garrison, North Yorkshire.
  • NE23 3LP, Cramlington, Northumberland.
  • NE63 9HY, Ashington, Northumberland.
  • NE41 8JA, Wylam, Northumberland.
  • NE62 5NX, Choppington, Northumberland.
  • TS12 2LZ, Skelton, Redcar and Cleveland. 
  • DL4 2AA, Shildon, County Durham. 
  • DL11 7BJ, Eppleby, North Yorkshire.
  • NE6 5LE, Heaton, Newcastle. 
  • NE13 6DU, Seaton Burn, Newcastle.