NE63 postcode area · Ashington

The NE63 postcode district covers Ashington and spans 4 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Northumberland. Area Scores range from 2 to 42 across them. Every full NE63 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the NE63 district: Ashington West & South scores 43 out of 100 (#3,926 of 6,856 nationally) while Ashington Hirst sits at 2 — neighbours on the map, 41 points apart on the index. 3 of the 4 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 £78,000 in Ashington Hirst to £170,500 in Ashington East — a 2.2× gap within the NE63 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£33,403a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime104per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)44

Owner-occupied57%

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 NE63 district

£140,000median home sold over the past year · +10.2% over 5 years · +3.7% over the year · 395 sales

Detached£259,975

Semi-detached£165,000

Terraced£105,000

Flat£61,505

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 →

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Ashington West & SouthNorthumberland	3,926	43	£140,000
Ashington EastNorthumberland	5,941	13	£170,500
NewbigginNorthumberland	6,284	8	£140,000
Ashington HirstNorthumberland	6,716	2	£78,000

People living in NE63 Census 2021

Residents34,226

Median age (est.)44

Density1,062per km²

No qualifications23%

Degree or above22%

No car or van30%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 24%45–64 28%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright 31%Mortgage/shared 26%Social rent 22%Private rent 21%

Households

One person 36%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 21%Lone parent 14%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Caring & leisure 16% · Professional 13% · Elementary 12%

All occupation groups

Caring & leisure	16%
Professional	13%
Elementary	12%
Associate professional	11%
Skilled trades	11%
Administrative	10%
Sales & customer service	10%
Process & plant	9%
Managers & directors	8%

Ethnic group

White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 44% · Muslim 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.

Towns & places in NE63

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the NE63 district.

Ashington

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around NE63.

NE64 NE62 NE22 NE24 NE23 NE61 NE65 NE25

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.