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NE5 postcode area · Newcastle upon Tyne

The NE5 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Newcastle upon Tyne. Area Scores range from 2 to 67 across them. Every full NE5 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the NE5 district: Westerhope scores 68 out of 100 (#2,205 of 6,856 nationally) while Elswick North sits at 3 — neighbours on the map, 65 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 8 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £115,500 in Elswick North to £285,000 in Woolsington & Airport — a 2.5× gap within the NE5 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£34,322a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime89per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)39
Owner-occupied55%

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 NE5 district

£180,000median home sold over the past year · +16.9% over 5 years · +1.1% over the year · 659 sales
Detached£329,995
Semi-detached£185,000
Terraced£150,000
Flat£94,000
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
WesterhopeNewcastle upon Tyne 2,20568 £190,000
Throckley & NewburnNewcastle upon Tyne 4,94728 £196,000
CowgateNewcastle upon Tyne 5,38621 £141,000
FenhamNewcastle upon Tyne 5,48220 £165,000
DentonNewcastle upon Tyne 5,74916 £176,750
KentonNewcastle upon Tyne 5,96213 £184,500
BlakelawNewcastle upon Tyne 6,05112 £140,000
Woolsington & AirportNewcastle upon Tyne 6,11311 £285,000
Elswick NorthNewcastle upon Tyne 6,6753 £115,500

People living in NE5 Census 2021

Residents87,973
Median age (est.)39
Density2,098per km²
No qualifications25%
Degree or above27%
No car or van34%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 11%25–44 27%45–64 25%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 28%Mortgage/shared: 27%Social rent: 28%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 28%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 28%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 14%Other: 14%
One person 32%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 14%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Elementary 12% · Caring & leisure 11%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Elementary12%
Caring & leisure11%
Sales & customer service11%
Skilled trades11%
Associate professional11%
Administrative10%
Managers & directors9%
Process & plant9%

Ethnic group

White: 80%Asian: 12%Black: 3%Mixed: 2%Other: 3%
White 80%Asian 12%Black 3%Mixed 2%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 46% · No religion 36% · Muslim 11%

Born outside the UK: 15%

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 NE5

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the NE5 district.

Elswick

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around NE5.

NE4 NE3 NE15 NE99 NE1 NE2 NE21 NE88

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.