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NE6 postcode area · Newcastle upon Tyne

The NE6 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside. Area Scores range from 0 to 68 across them. Every full NE6 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

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.

Living here

Typical net household income£31,722a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime102per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)36
Owner-occupied41%

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 NE6 district

£180,000median home sold over the past year · +33.3% over 5 years · +7.9% over the year · 467 sales
Detached£346,746
Semi-detached£210,000
Terraced£189,950
Flat£165,000
Newcastle upon Tyne£205,000
North East£171,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
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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

People living in NE6 Census 2021

Residents77,112
Median age (est.)36
Density4,348per km²
No qualifications21%
Degree or above32%
No car or van44%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 18%25–44 29%45–64 23%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 20%Mortgage/shared: 21%Social rent: 36%Private rent: 22%
Own outright 20%Mortgage/shared 21%Social rent 36%Private rent 22%

Households

One person: 38%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 18%Lone parent: 13%Other: 15%
One person 38%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 18%Lone parent 13%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Elementary 14% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Elementary14%
Associate professional12%
Sales & customer service11%
Caring & leisure10%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades8%
Managers & directors7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 87%Asian: 5%Black: 3%Mixed: 2%Other: 2%
White 87%Asian 5%Black 3%Mixed 2%Other 2%

Religion & identity

No religion 47% · Christian 41% · Muslim 4%

Born outside the UK: 13%

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 NE6

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the NE6 district.

Byker Heaton Walker Wallsend

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around NE6.

NE7 NE2 NE88 NE98 NE1 NE99 NE10 NE28

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.