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NE2 postcode area · Newcastle upon Tyne

The NE2 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Newcastle upon Tyne. Area Scores range from 12 to 97 across them. Every full NE2 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The NE2 district contains both ends of the scale: High Heaton at 98 out of 100 (#163 of 6,856 in England) against Nunsmoor at 13, an 85-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 5 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £150,000 in Newcastle City Centre to £335,000 in South Gosforth — a 2.2× gap within the NE2 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£41,915a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime132per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)26
Owner-occupied46%

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 NE2 district

£287,000median home sold over the past year · +18.1% over 5 years · +24.5% over the year · 227 sales
Detached£998,000
Semi-detached£585,000
Terraced£442,113
Flat£205,000
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
North JesmondNewcastle upon Tyne 71190 £333,000
South GosforthNewcastle upon Tyne 88287 £335,000
South Jesmond & SandyfordNewcastle upon Tyne 1,06784 £241,250
Coxlodge & West GosforthNewcastle upon Tyne 1,11584 £326,500
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
NunsmoorNewcastle upon Tyne 5,97613 £240,000

People living in NE2 Census 2021

Residents87,198
Median age (est.)26
Density4,922per km²
No qualifications9%
Degree or above44%
No car or van36%

Age

0–14 10%15–24 38%25–44 25%45–64 16%65+ 11%

Tenure

Own outright: 25%Mortgage/shared: 22%Social rent: 17%Private rent: 37%
Own outright 25%Mortgage/shared 22%Social rent 17%Private rent 37%

Households

One person: 35%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 18%Lone parent: 6%Other: 25%
One person 35%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 18%Lone parent 6%Other 25%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 36% · Associate professional 13% · Managers & directors 10%

All occupation groups
Professional36%
Associate professional13%
Managers & directors10%
Elementary10%
Sales & customer service9%
Administrative7%
Caring & leisure6%
Skilled trades4%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 77%Asian: 14%Black: 3%Mixed: 3%Other: 3%
White 77%Asian 14%Black 3%Mixed 3%Other 3%

Religion & identity

No religion 44% · Christian 34% · Muslim 9%

Born outside the UK: 22%

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 NE2

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the NE2 district.

Heaton Newcastle

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around NE2.

NE1 NE99 NE88 NE98 NE7 NE6 NE4 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.