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NE99 postcode area · Newcastle upon Tyne

The NE99 postcode district spans 4 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Newcastle upon Tyne. Area Scores range from 11 to 68 across them. Every full NE99 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The NE99 district contains both ends of the scale: North Heaton at 68 out of 100 (#2,185 of 6,856 in England) against Arthur's Hill at 12, a 57-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £141,000 in Cowgate to £225,000 in North Heaton.

Living here

Typical net household income£36,921a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime257per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)29
Owner-occupied40%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
North HeatonNewcastle upon Tyne 2,18568 £225,000
Newcastle City CentreNewcastle upon Tyne 4,15239 £150,000
CowgateNewcastle upon Tyne 5,38621 £141,000
Arthur's HillNewcastle upon Tyne 6,06512 £163,000

People living in NE99 Census 2021

Residents33,535
Median age (est.)29
Density4,016per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above38%
No car or van46%

Age

0–14 12%15–24 32%25–44 28%45–64 18%65+ 11%

Tenure

Own outright: 20%Mortgage/shared: 20%Social rent: 28%Private rent: 32%
Own outright 20%Mortgage/shared 20%Social rent 28%Private rent 32%

Households

One person: 39%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 18%Lone parent: 9%Other: 17%
One person 39%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 18%Lone parent 9%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 29% · Associate professional 13% · Elementary 11%

All occupation groups
Professional29%
Associate professional13%
Elementary11%
Sales & customer service10%
Managers & directors9%
Administrative8%
Caring & leisure8%
Skilled trades7%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 68%Asian: 20%Black: 4%Mixed: 3%Other: 5%
White 68%Asian 20%Black 4%Mixed 3%Other 5%

Religion & identity

No religion 43% · Christian 33% · Muslim 12%

Born outside the UK: 28%

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 NE99

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the NE99 district.

Newcastle

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around NE99.

NE1 NE2 NE88 NE98 NE4 NE7 NE6 NE3

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.