NE26 postcode area · North Tyneside
The NE26 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in North Tyneside, Northumberland. Area Scores range from 22 to 99 across them. Every full NE26 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
The NE26 district contains both ends of the scale: Whitley Bay North at 100 out of 100 (#12 of 6,856 in England) against New York at 22, a 78-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 £180,000 in Seaton Delaval & Seghill to £515,000 in Whitley Sands — a 2.9× gap within the NE26 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — North Tyneside and Northumberland — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
Living here
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 NE26 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitley Bay NorthNorth Tyneside | 12 | 100 | £422,500 |
| Whitley SandsNorth Tyneside | 121 | 98 | £515,000 |
| West MonkseatonNorth Tyneside | 211 | 97 | £325,000 |
| CullercoatsNorth Tyneside | 636 | 91 | £325,000 |
| Preston GrangeNorth Tyneside | 684 | 90 | £299,000 |
| MonkseatonNorth Tyneside | 2,644 | 61 | £285,000 |
| Holywell & HartleyNorthumberland | 3,007 | 56 | £231,500 |
| Whitley Bay PromenadeNorth Tyneside | 3,576 | 48 | £336,000 |
| Seaton Delaval & SeghillNorthumberland | 4,241 | 38 | £180,000 |
| New YorkNorth Tyneside | 5,345 | 22 | £191,392 |
People living in NE26 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 27% · Associate professional 15% · Managers & directors 12%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 27% |
| Associate professional | 15% |
| Managers & directors | 12% |
| Administrative | 10% |
| Skilled trades | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 8% |
| Caring & leisure | 8% |
| Elementary | 7% |
| Process & plant | 5% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 49% · No religion 44% · Muslim 1%
Born outside the UK: 5%
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 NE26
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the NE26 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around NE26.
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.