NE27 postcode area · North Tyneside

The NE27 postcode district spans 7 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in North Tyneside, Northumberland. Area Scores range from 22 to 71 across them. Every full NE27 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The NE27 district contains both ends of the scale: Holystone & Benton at 72 out of 100 (#1,924 of 6,856 in England) against New York at 22, a 50-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood 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 £285,000 in Monkseaton — a 1.8× gap within the NE27 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£37,636a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime66per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)43
Owner-occupied67%

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 NE27 district

£228,000median home sold over the past year · -1.7% over 5 years · +8.6% over the year · 237 sales
Detached£336,250
Semi-detached£187,250
Terraced£165,000
Flat£122,250
North Tyneside£217,310
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
Holystone & BentonNorth Tyneside 1,92472 £273,000
Shiremoor North & South WellfieldNorth Tyneside 2,38465 £256,750
MonkseatonNorth Tyneside 2,64461 £285,000
Holywell & HartleyNorthumberland 3,00756 £231,500
Shiremoor South & West AllotmentNorth Tyneside 3,67246 £215,000
FordleyNorth Tyneside 4,75531 £155,000
New YorkNorth Tyneside 5,34522 £191,392

People living in NE27 Census 2021

Residents55,961
Median age (est.)43
Density1,326per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above33%
No car or van23%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 26%45–64 27%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 32%Mortgage/shared: 35%Social rent: 21%Private rent: 12%
Own outright 32%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 21%Private rent 12%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 12%Other: 13%
One person 32%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 12%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Associate professional 14% · Administrative 11%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Associate professional14%
Administrative11%
Managers & directors11%
Sales & customer service9%
Skilled trades9%
Caring & leisure9%
Elementary8%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 95%Asian: 3%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 95%Asian 3%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

No religion 47% · Christian 46% · 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 NE27

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the NE27 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around NE27.

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.