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NE15 postcode area · Newcastle upon Tyne

The NE15 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. Area Scores range from 2 to 90 across them. Every full NE15 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the NE15 district: Darras Hall, Stamfordham & Heddon scores 90 out of 100 (#649 of 6,856 nationally) while Elswick North sits at 3 — neighbours on the map, 88 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 6 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £115,500 in Elswick North to £530,000 in Darras Hall, Stamfordham & Heddon — a 4.6× gap within the NE15 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne and Northumberland — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£36,251a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime76per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)41
Owner-occupied59%

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 NE15 district

£175,000median home sold over the past year · +12.9% over 5 years · +8.0% over the year · 404 sales
Detached£309,695
Semi-detached£174,995
Terraced£147,000
Flat£87,500
Newcastle upon Tyne£205,000
North East£171,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
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NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Darras Hall, Stamfordham & HeddonNorthumberland 64990 £530,000
Wylam & OvinghamNorthumberland 1,86973 £269,500
RytonGateshead 2,65161 £195,000
Throckley & NewburnNewcastle upon Tyne 4,94728 £196,000
LemingtonNewcastle upon Tyne 5,22824 £140,000
FenhamNewcastle upon Tyne 5,48220 £165,000
ScotswoodNewcastle upon Tyne 6,00312 £161,500
BenwellNewcastle upon Tyne 6,4076 £146,000
Elswick NorthNewcastle upon Tyne 6,6753 £115,500

People living in NE15 Census 2021

Residents77,497
Median age (est.)41
Density409per km²
No qualifications23%
Degree or above30%
No car or van30%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 11%25–44 25%45–64 26%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 31%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 23%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 31%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 23%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 13%Other: 15%
One person 31%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 13%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Elementary 12% · Associate professional 11%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Elementary12%
Associate professional11%
Skilled trades10%
Managers & directors10%
Caring & leisure10%
Sales & customer service10%
Administrative9%
Process & plant8%

Ethnic group

White: 82%Asian: 11%Black: 2%Mixed: 2%Other: 3%
White 82%Asian 11%Black 2%Mixed 2%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 34% · Muslim 11%

Born outside the UK: 15%

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 NE15

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the NE15 district.

Elswick

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around NE15.

NE40 NE5 NE21 NE4 NE41 NE39 NE3 NE99

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.