NE10 postcode area · Gateshead

The NE10 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Gateshead, North Tyneside, South Tyneside. Area Scores range from 4 to 71 across them. Every full NE10 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the NE10 district: Holystone & Benton scores 72 out of 100 (#1,924 of 6,856 nationally) while Beacon Lough & Wrekenton sits at 4 — neighbours on the map, 68 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 8 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £114,498 in Pelaw, Felling Shore & Bill Quay to £273,000 in Holystone & Benton — a 2.4× gap within the NE10 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Gateshead, North Tyneside and South Tyneside — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£32,847a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime98per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)41

Owner-occupied51%

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 NE10 district

£145,777median home sold over the past year · +21.5% over 5 years · +2.3% over the year · 334 sales

Detached£277,500

Semi-detached£146,500

Terraced£140,000

Flat£85,000

Gateshead£162,995

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 →

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Holystone & BentonNorth Tyneside	1,924	72	£273,000
WardleyGateshead	2,809	59	£185,000
Fellgate & HedworthSouth Tyneside	5,187	24	£176,995
Windy Nook & WhitehillsGateshead	5,475	20	£145,000
HeworthGateshead	5,626	18	£140,500
Gateshead TownGateshead	5,743	16	£155,000
Pelaw, Felling Shore & Bill QuayGateshead	6,120	11	£114,498
Felling SouthGateshead	6,257	9	£154,000
Mount Pleasant & Deckham EastGateshead	6,510	5	£137,000
Beacon Lough & WrekentonGateshead	6,558	4	£147,500

People living in NE10 Census 2021

Residents70,507

Median age (est.)41

Density2,166per km²

No qualifications24%

Degree or above26%

No car or van37%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 12%25–44 27%45–64 26%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright 26%Mortgage/shared 25%Social rent 34%Private rent 15%

Households

One person 35%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 14%Other 12%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Elementary 12% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups

Professional	18%
Elementary	12%
Associate professional	12%
Caring & leisure	10%
Administrative	10%
Sales & customer service	10%
Skilled trades	10%
Process & plant	9%
Managers & directors	8%

Ethnic group

White 92%Asian 3%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 42% · Muslim 3%

Born outside the UK: 8%

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 NE10

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the NE10 district.

Gateshead

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around NE10.

NE9 NE8 NE88 NE98 NE6 NE85 NE31 NE82

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.