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NE20 postcode area · Northumberland

The NE20 postcode district spans 5 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. Area Scores range from 10 to 93 across them. Every full NE20 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the NE20 district: Ponteland scores 93 out of 100 (#451 of 6,856 nationally) while Woolsington & Airport sits at 11 — neighbours on the map, 83 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 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 £205,000 in Bellingham, Otterburn & Redesdale to £530,000 in Darras Hall, Stamfordham & Heddon — a 2.6× gap within the NE20 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Newcastle upon Tyne and Northumberland — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£42,457a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime52per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)48
Owner-occupied70%

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 NE20 district

£476,000median home sold over the past year · +11.6% over 5 years · -4.8% over the year · 203 sales
Detached£590,000
Semi-detached£350,000
Terraced£317,475
Flat£176,000
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 →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
PontelandNorthumberland 45193 £385,000
Darras Hall, Stamfordham & HeddonNorthumberland 64990 £530,000
Longhorsley, Hepscott & CapheatonNorthumberland 2,05570 £371,000
Bellingham, Otterburn & RedesdaleNorthumberland 4,24838 £205,000
Woolsington & AirportNewcastle upon Tyne 6,11311 £285,000

People living in NE20 Census 2021

Residents40,371
Median age (est.)48
Density24per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above40%
No car or van14%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 9%25–44 21%45–64 29%65+ 25%

Tenure

Own outright: 41%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 41%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 14%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 9%Other: 18%
One person 28%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 9%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 23% · Managers & directors 18% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional23%
Managers & directors18%
Associate professional12%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure8%
Elementary8%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 94%Asian: 3%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 94%Asian 3%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 55% · No religion 37% · 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.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around NE20.

NE19 NE18 NE45 NE61 NE13 NE48 NE41 NE43

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.