NE6 postcode area

The NE6 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside. Area Scores range from 0 to 68 across them.

In summary

The NE6 district contains both ends of the scale: North Heaton at 68 out of 100 (#2,185 of 6,856 in England) against Walker North at 1, a 67-point gap between neighbouring areas. 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 £117,500 in Walker North to £225,000 in North Heaton — a 1.9× gap within the NE6 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Newcastle upon Tyne and North Tyneside — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

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NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
North HeatonNewcastle upon Tyne 2,18568 £225,000
Heaton Park & Portland RoadNewcastle upon Tyne 3,19353 £203,990
LongbentonNorth Tyneside 4,67332 £183,750
Heaton South & Byker NorthNewcastle upon Tyne 5,13225 £192,000
WalkergateNewcastle upon Tyne 5,33122 £200,000
Wallsend WestNorth Tyneside 5,84515 £147,750
Byker EastNewcastle upon Tyne 6,5175 £133,000
Byker South & St PetersNewcastle upon Tyne 6,7911 £155,000
Walker SouthNewcastle upon Tyne 6,7981 £125,000
Walker NorthNewcastle upon Tyne 6,8051 £117,500

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around NE6.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so figures are shown per neighbourhood rather than as a single postcode average — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.