Neighbourhoods in North Tyneside
North East · 30 areas. Area Score 0–100 (higher = less deprived).
Average neighbourhood score, weighted by population
#162 of 296 local authorities · 30 neighbourhoods · 210,512 residents
deprivation decile · left = most deprived
Neighbourhoods here span Percy Main (5) to Whitley Bay North (100); 7% of residents live in one of England’s most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods. How these averages are worked out →
In summary
North Tyneside contains both ends of the scale: Whitley Bay North at 100 out of 100 (#12 of 6,856 in England) against Percy Main at 5, a 95-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 8 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 10 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £136,500 in Willington Quay to £515,000 in Whitley Sands — a 3.8× gap within North Tyneside.
Living here
Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.
House prices in North Tyneside
Towns & places in North Tyneside
Grouped neighbourhoods that share a town or locality name.
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitley Bay North | 12 | 100 | £422,500 |
| Whitley Sands | 121 | 98 | £515,000 |
| West Monkseaton | 211 | 97 | £325,000 |
| Cullercoats | 636 | 91 | £325,000 |
| Preston Grange | 684 | 90 | £299,000 |
| Tynemouth West | 1,033 | 85 | £200,000 |
| Wideopen & Seaton Burn | 1,698 | 75 | £215,000 |
| Holystone & Benton | 1,924 | 72 | £273,000 |
| East Benton | 2,288 | 67 | £230,000 |
| Shiremoor North & South Wellfield | 2,384 | 65 | £256,750 |
| Killingworth East | 2,397 | 65 | £225,000 |
| Monkseaton | 2,644 | 61 | £285,000 |
| Tynemouth Priory | 2,815 | 59 | £307,500 |
| Forest Hall & West Moor | 3,206 | 53 | £211,000 |
| Killingworth West & Camperdown | 3,522 | 49 | £160,000 |
| Whitley Bay Promenade | 3,576 | 48 | £336,000 |
| Shiremoor South & West Allotment | 3,672 | 46 | £215,000 |
| Preston Billy Mill | 3,700 | 46 | £225,000 |
| Battle Hill East | 3,796 | 45 | £165,000 |
| Battle Hill West | 4,324 | 37 | £156,000 |
| Longbenton | 4,673 | 32 | £183,750 |
| North Shields | 4,728 | 31 | £170,000 |
| Fordley | 4,755 | 31 | £155,000 |
| New York | 5,345 | 22 | £191,392 |
| Wallsend East | 5,626 | 18 | £141,500 |
| Howdon | 5,804 | 15 | £143,000 |
| Wallsend West | 5,845 | 15 | £147,750 |
| Willington Quay | 6,030 | 12 | £136,500 |
| Chirton | 6,462 | 6 | £148,000 |
| Percy Main | 6,497 | 5 | £145,000 |
Neighbourhood rankings in North Tyneside
Lowest recorded crime
per 1,000 residents (12m)
| Whitley Bay North | 25 |
| Whitley Sands | 26 |
| Cullercoats | 35 |
| West Monkseaton | 36 |
| Wideopen & Seaton Burn | 38 |
Highest household income
net income a year (est.)
| Whitley Sands | £52,526 |
| Whitley Bay North | £48,249 |
| Preston Grange | £43,753 |
| Tynemouth West | £43,521 |
| West Monkseaton | £42,613 |
Most affordable
price ÷ net income
| Wallsend East | 4.2× |
| Killingworth West & Camperdown | 4.4× |
| Willington Quay | 4.4× |
| Battle Hill East | 4.5× |
| Tynemouth West | 4.6× |
Recorded crime, not convictions; income is a model-based ONS estimate. National rankings of every local authority →
Postcode districts in North Tyneside
Postcode districts that overlap North Tyneside — open one to see the neighbourhoods it covers, with their Area Scores and house prices.
People living in North Tyneside Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 22% · Associate professional 14% · Administrative 11%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 22% |
| Associate professional | 14% |
| Administrative | 11% |
| Managers & directors | 10% |
| Sales & customer service | 10% |
| Caring & leisure | 9% |
| Skilled trades | 9% |
| Elementary | 9% |
| Process & plant | 6% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 47% · No religion 46% · Muslim 1%
Born outside the UK: 6%
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.
Nearby areas
Local authorities around North Tyneside.