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NE28 postcode area · North Tyneside

The NE28 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside. Area Scores range from 5 to 66 across them. Every full NE28 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The NE28 district contains both ends of the scale: East Benton at 67 out of 100 (#2,288 of 6,856 in England) against Percy Main at 5, a 61-point gap between neighbouring areas. 7 of the 10 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. Median prices range from £136,500 in Willington Quay to £230,000 in East Benton. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Newcastle upon Tyne and North Tyneside — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£31,950a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime97per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)42
Owner-occupied54%

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 NE28 district

£157,250median home sold over the past year · +21.0% over 5 years · -1.7% over the year · 556 sales
Detached£300,000
Semi-detached£172,000
Terraced£149,000
Flat£87,250
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
East BentonNorth Tyneside 2,28867 £230,000
Battle Hill EastNorth Tyneside 3,79645 £165,000
Battle Hill WestNorth Tyneside 4,32437 £156,000
WalkergateNewcastle upon Tyne 5,33122 £200,000
New YorkNorth Tyneside 5,34522 £191,392
Wallsend EastNorth Tyneside 5,62618 £141,500
HowdonNorth Tyneside 5,80415 £143,000
Wallsend WestNorth Tyneside 5,84515 £147,750
Willington QuayNorth Tyneside 6,03012 £136,500
Percy MainNorth Tyneside 6,4975 £145,000

People living in NE28 Census 2021

Residents68,658
Median age (est.)42
Density3,092per km²
No qualifications22%
Degree or above24%
No car or van36%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 11%25–44 27%45–64 27%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 26%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 29%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 26%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 29%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 37%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 21%Lone parent: 14%Other: 12%
One person 37%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 21%Lone parent 14%Other 12%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 15% · Associate professional 12% · Sales & customer service 12%

All occupation groups
Professional15%
Associate professional12%
Sales & customer service12%
Elementary12%
Administrative12%
Caring & leisure11%
Skilled trades10%
Process & plant8%
Managers & directors8%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

No religion 47% · Christian 46% · 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.

Towns & places in NE28

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the NE28 district.

Battle Hill Wallsend

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around NE28.

NE30 NE29 NE6 NE7 NE31 NE27 NE12 NE32

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.