NE20 postcode area

The NE20 postcode district spans 5 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. Area Scores range from 10 to 93 across them.

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.

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

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around NE20.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so figures are shown per neighbourhood rather than as a single postcode average — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.