NE18 postcode area · Northumberland

The NE18 postcode district spans 3 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Northumberland. Area Scores range from 72 to 93 across them. Every full NE18 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The strongest of the NE18 district's neighbourhoods is Ponteland (93 out of 100, #451 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest Wylam & Ovingham (73). All 3 rank in the least-deprived third of England. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £269,500 in Wylam & Ovingham to £530,000 in Darras Hall, Stamfordham & Heddon — a 2.0× gap within the NE18 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£46,780a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime30per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)50

Owner-occupied80%

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 NE18 district

£455,000median home sold over the past year · +42.2% over the year · 15 sales

Detached£515,000

Semi-detached—

Terraced—

Flat—

Northumberland£202,000

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 →

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
PontelandNorthumberland	451	93	£385,000
Darras Hall, Stamfordham & HeddonNorthumberland	649	90	£530,000
Wylam & OvinghamNorthumberland	1,869	73	£269,500

People living in NE18 Census 2021

Residents20,517

Median age (est.)50

Density100per km²

No qualifications12%

Degree or above47%

No car or van10%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 9%25–44 18%45–64 29%65+ 29%

Tenure

Own outright 50%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 7%Private rent 12%

Households

One person 27%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 6%Other 21%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 28% · Managers & directors 21% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups

Professional	28%
Managers & directors	21%
Associate professional	14%
Administrative	9%
Skilled trades	8%
Caring & leisure	6%
Sales & customer service	6%
Elementary	5%
Process & plant	4%

Ethnic group

White 94%Asian 4%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 57% · No religion 34% · Muslim 1%

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.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around NE18.

NE41 NE42 NE15 NE43 NE20 NE40 NE17 NE5

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.