NE12 postcode area · North Tyneside
The NE12 postcode district spans 11 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside. Area Scores range from 30 to 96 across them. Every full NE12 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
The NE12 district contains both ends of the scale: North Gosforth at 96 out of 100 (#259 of 6,856 in England) against Fordley at 31, a 66-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £155,000 in Fordley to £345,000 in North Gosforth — a 2.2× gap within the NE12 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Newcastle upon Tyne and North Tyneside — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
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 the NE12 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| North GosforthNewcastle upon Tyne | 259 | 96 | £345,000 |
| Wideopen & Seaton BurnNorth Tyneside | 1,698 | 75 | £215,000 |
| Holystone & BentonNorth Tyneside | 1,924 | 72 | £273,000 |
| East BentonNorth Tyneside | 2,288 | 67 | £230,000 |
| Shiremoor North & South WellfieldNorth Tyneside | 2,384 | 65 | £256,750 |
| Killingworth EastNorth Tyneside | 2,397 | 65 | £225,000 |
| MonkseatonNorth Tyneside | 2,644 | 61 | £285,000 |
| Forest Hall & West MoorNorth Tyneside | 3,206 | 53 | £211,000 |
| Killingworth West & CamperdownNorth Tyneside | 3,522 | 49 | £160,000 |
| LongbentonNorth Tyneside | 4,673 | 32 | £183,750 |
| FordleyNorth Tyneside | 4,755 | 31 | £155,000 |
People living in NE12 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 25% · Associate professional 14% · Administrative 12%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 25% |
| Associate professional | 14% |
| Administrative | 12% |
| Managers & directors | 11% |
| Sales & customer service | 9% |
| Skilled trades | 9% |
| Caring & leisure | 8% |
| Elementary | 8% |
| Process & plant | 6% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 47% · No religion 45% · Muslim 2%
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.
Towns & places in NE12
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the NE12 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around NE12.
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.