Byker

Newcastle upon Tyne · North East

Byker in Newcastle upon Tyne is made up of 2 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) on this site. Their Area Scores range from 0 to 4 out of 100, with typical homes from £133,000 to £155,000.

In summary

Byker is remarkably uniform: its 2 neighbourhoods are separated by just 4 points, Byker South & St Peters (1) to Byker East (5). All 2 rank in the most-deprived third of England. Median prices range from £133,000 in Byker East to £155,000 in Byker South & St Peters.

Living here

Typical net household income£28,314a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime173per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)37

Owner-occupied31%

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 Byker

£150,000median home sold over the past year · +15.4% over 5 years · +11.1% over the year · 91 sales

Detached—

Semi-detached£192,180

Terraced£167,500

Flat£98,000

Newcastle upon Tyne£205,000

England£300,000

Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Byker East	6,517	5	£133,000
Byker South & St Peters	6,791	1	£155,000

Postcode districts in Byker

NE6

Nearby areas

Towns and places around Byker.

Heaton Walker Gateshead (Gateshead) Wallsend (North Tyneside) Bensham (Gateshead) Hebburn (South Tyneside)

“Byker” groups neighbourhoods (MSOAs) that share this town or locality name within Newcastle upon Tyne — an orientation aid, not an official boundary. Browse all neighbourhoods in Newcastle upon Tyne.