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NE1 postcode area · Newcastle upon Tyne

The NE1 postcode district spans 7 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Newcastle upon Tyne. Area Scores range from 0 to 97 across them. Every full NE1 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the NE1 district: High Heaton scores 98 out of 100 (#163 of 6,856 nationally) while Elswick South sits at 1 — neighbours on the map, 97 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 3 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £150,000 in Newcastle City Centre to £295,000 in High Heaton — a 2.0× gap within the NE1 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£36,359a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime185per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)26
Owner-occupied36%

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 the NE1 district

£145,000median home sold over the past year · +61.2% over 5 years · -3.3% over the year · 66 sales
Detached—
Semi-detached—
Terraced—
Flat£140,000
Newcastle upon Tyne£205,000
North East£171,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
High HeatonNewcastle upon Tyne 16398 £295,000
Heaton Park & Portland RoadNewcastle upon Tyne 3,19353 £203,990
Shieldfield & QuaysideNewcastle upon Tyne 3,55648 £151,000
Newcastle City CentreNewcastle upon Tyne 4,15239 £150,000
KentonNewcastle upon Tyne 5,96213 £184,500
Arthur's HillNewcastle upon Tyne 6,06512 £163,000
Elswick SouthNewcastle upon Tyne 6,8051 £199,950

People living in NE1 Census 2021

Residents61,907
Median age (est.)26
Density4,088per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above36%
No car or van46%

Age

0–14 12%15–24 36%25–44 26%45–64 17%65+ 9%

Tenure

Own outright: 18%Mortgage/shared: 18%Social rent: 35%Private rent: 29%
Own outright 18%Mortgage/shared 18%Social rent 35%Private rent 29%

Households

One person: 39%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 18%Lone parent: 10%Other: 18%
One person 39%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 18%Lone parent 10%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 27% · Elementary 14% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional27%
Elementary14%
Associate professional13%
Sales & customer service11%
Caring & leisure9%
Managers & directors8%
Administrative8%
Skilled trades6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 71%Asian: 16%Black: 5%Mixed: 3%Other: 5%
White 71%Asian 16%Black 5%Mixed 3%Other 5%

Religion & identity

No religion 44% · Christian 33% · Muslim 11%

Born outside the UK: 26%

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.

Towns & places in NE1

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the NE1 district.

Elswick Heaton Newcastle

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around NE1.

NE99 NE2 NE88 NE98 NE4 NE6 NE7 NE3

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.