North Heaton

Newcastle upon Tyne · North East · population 8,511 · 6 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

68Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,185 of 6,856 in England
  • #66 of 342 in North East
  • #9 of 34 in Newcastle upon Tyne
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,579
Median age (est.)42
Density4,300per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above46%
No car or van24%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 11%25–44 29%45–64 26%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 38%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 38%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 11%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 9%Other: 17%
One person 29%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 9%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 33% · Associate professional 15% · Managers & directors 11%

All occupation groups
Professional33%
Associate professional15%
Managers & directors11%
Administrative10%
Elementary8%
Skilled trades7%
Sales & customer service7%
Caring & leisure6%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 86%Asian: 9%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 86%Asian 9%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 44% · Christian 41% · Muslim 7%

Born outside the UK: 12%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

North Heaton is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,185 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #9 of 34 in Newcastle upon Tyne. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (99) but weak on Living environment (32). Typical homes here, about £225,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 25% in five years (from 121 sales), 10% above the wider Newcastle upon Tyne median of £205,000. Put together — a relatively un-deprived area with homes that are cheap by national standards — it ranks among England's best value, #291 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £41,736 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 65 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 70 · #2,068
Employment 64 · #2,473
Education 72 · #1,952
Health 45 · #3,755
Crime 52 · #3,282
Housing & access 99 · #87
Living environment 32 · #4,646

House prices ?

£225,000median (12m) · +14.8% yr · n=121
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£225,000121+14.8%+25.3%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=2)
Semi-detached£275,00047+10.0%+30.5%
Terraced£237,50038+8.0%+31.9%
Flat£168,00034+8.4%+29.5%
This area£225,000
Newcastle upon Tyne£205,000
North East£171,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£41,736±£6,086 · #2,927 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£35,432
Price-to-income ?5.4×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

96Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

65 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 555 offences
Newcastle upon Tyne104
North East97
England83

Rank #3,227 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences139
Theft214
Burglary34
Vehicle crime37
Criminal damage & arson56
Public order & weapons40
Drugs7
Robbery13
Other15

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 101 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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