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NE42 postcode area · Northumberland

The NE42 postcode district spans 5 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Gateshead, Northumberland. Area Scores range from 17 to 80 across them. Every full NE42 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The NE42 district contains both ends of the scale: Stocksfield, Riding Mill & Corbridge at 81 out of 100 (#1,321 of 6,856 in England) against Chopwell & High Spen at 18, a 63-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 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 £133,995 in Chopwell & High Spen to £410,000 in Stocksfield, Riding Mill & Corbridge — a 3.1× gap within the NE42 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Gateshead and Northumberland — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£38,170a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime47per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)48
Owner-occupied71%

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 NE42 district

£167,600median home sold over the past year · -10.4% over 5 years · -11.8% over the year · 148 sales
Detached£300,000
Semi-detached£160,000
Terraced£137,500
Flat£103,750
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
Stocksfield, Riding Mill & CorbridgeNorthumberland 1,32181 £410,000
Wylam & OvinghamNorthumberland 1,86973 £269,500
Crawcrook & GreensideGateshead 2,79559 £170,000
PrudhoeNorthumberland 2,95957 £161,000
Chopwell & High SpenGateshead 5,65318 £133,995

People living in NE42 Census 2021

Residents41,313
Median age (est.)48
Density148per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above36%
No car or van18%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 9%25–44 21%45–64 30%65+ 25%

Tenure

Own outright: 41%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 41%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 14%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 10%Other: 16%
One person 32%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 10%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Managers & directors 13% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Managers & directors13%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades10%
Caring & leisure10%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service8%
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 53% · No religion 40% · Other 1%

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.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around NE42.

NE41 NE17 NE43 NE40 NE39 NE18 NE15 NE21

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.