NE23 postcode area · Northumberland

The NE23 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in North Tyneside, Northumberland. Area Scores range from 23 to 78 across them. Every full NE23 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The NE23 district contains both ends of the scale: Cramlington South at 79 out of 100 (#1,451 of 6,856 in England) against Cramlington Town & Beaconhill at 24, a 55-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 4 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £155,000 in Fordley to £371,000 in Longhorsley, Hepscott & Capheaton — a 2.4× gap within the NE23 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — North Tyneside and Northumberland — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£37,932a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime58per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)46
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 NE23 district

£185,000median home sold over the past year · +9.8% over 5 years · -4.9% over the year · 563 sales
Detached£315,000
Semi-detached£185,000
Terraced£150,000
Flat£83,500
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
Cramlington SouthNorthumberland 1,45179 £175,500
Wideopen & Seaton BurnNorth Tyneside 1,69875 £215,000
Cramlington North & EastNorthumberland 2,01371 £190,000
Longhorsley, Hepscott & CapheatonNorthumberland 2,05570 £371,000
Holywell & HartleyNorthumberland 3,00756 £231,500
Killingworth West & CamperdownNorth Tyneside 3,52249 £160,000
Seaton Delaval & SeghillNorthumberland 4,24138 £180,000
FordleyNorth Tyneside 4,75531 £155,000
Cramlington Town & BeaconhillNorthumberland 5,22824 £204,245

People living in NE23 Census 2021

Residents76,771
Median age (est.)46
Density176per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above29%
No car or van19%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 9%25–44 23%45–64 28%65+ 24%

Tenure

Own outright: 37%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 18%Private rent: 12%
Own outright 37%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 18%Private rent 12%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 10%Other: 15%
One person 32%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 10%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Associate professional 14% · Administrative 12%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Associate professional14%
Administrative12%
Managers & directors11%
Skilled trades10%
Caring & leisure10%
Sales & customer service9%
Elementary8%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 98%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 98%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 51% · No religion 43% · Muslim 0%

Born outside the UK: 3%

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 NE23

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the NE23 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around NE23.

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.