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NE4 postcode area · Newcastle upon Tyne

The NE4 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Newcastle upon Tyne. Area Scores range from 0 to 39 across them. Every full NE4 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

Within the NE4 district, Newcastle City Centre is the strongest performer at 39 out of 100 (#4,152 of 6,856 nationally); Elswick South is the weakest at 1. 8 of the 9 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £115,500 in Elswick North to £240,000 in Nunsmoor — a 2.1× gap within the NE4 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£33,533a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime173per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)31
Owner-occupied36%

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 NE4 district

£175,000median home sold over the past year · +37.3% over 5 years · +12.9% over the year · 165 sales
Detached£329,972
Semi-detached£201,000
Terraced£180,495
Flat£84,000
Newcastle upon Tyne£205,000
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
Newcastle City CentreNewcastle upon Tyne 4,15239 £150,000
CowgateNewcastle upon Tyne 5,38621 £141,000
FenhamNewcastle upon Tyne 5,48220 £165,000
NunsmoorNewcastle upon Tyne 5,97613 £240,000
ScotswoodNewcastle upon Tyne 6,00312 £161,500
Arthur's HillNewcastle upon Tyne 6,06512 £163,000
BenwellNewcastle upon Tyne 6,4076 £146,000
Elswick NorthNewcastle upon Tyne 6,6753 £115,500
Elswick SouthNewcastle upon Tyne 6,8051 £199,950

People living in NE4 Census 2021

Residents78,055
Median age (est.)31
Density4,530per km²
No qualifications24%
Degree or above30%
No car or van48%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 23%25–44 29%45–64 19%65+ 10%

Tenure

Own outright: 17%Mortgage/shared: 19%Social rent: 35%Private rent: 30%
Own outright 17%Mortgage/shared 19%Social rent 35%Private rent 30%

Households

One person: 36%Couple, no children: 13%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 13%Other: 15%
One person 36%Couple, no children 13%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 13%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Elementary 16% · Sales & customer service 11%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Elementary16%
Sales & customer service11%
Caring & leisure11%
Associate professional10%
Skilled trades9%
Process & plant9%
Administrative8%
Managers & directors7%

Ethnic group

White: 60%Asian: 26%Black: 6%Mixed: 3%Other: 6%
White 60%Asian 26%Black 6%Mixed 3%Other 6%

Religion & identity

Christian 36% · No religion 32% · Muslim 22%

Born outside the UK: 32%

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 NE4

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the NE4 district.

Elswick Newcastle

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around NE4.

NE99 NE1 NE5 NE2 NE88 NE98 NE3 NE11

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.