NE1 postcode area

The NE1 postcode district spans 7 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Newcastle upon Tyne. Area Scores range from 0 to 97 across them.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the NE1 district: High Heaton scores 98 out of 100 (#163 of 6,856 nationally) while Elswick South sits at 1 — neighbours on the map, 97 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 3 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £150,000 in Newcastle City Centre to £295,000 in High Heaton — a 2.0× gap within the NE1 district.

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NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
High HeatonNewcastle upon Tyne 16398 £295,000
Heaton Park & Portland RoadNewcastle upon Tyne 3,19353 £203,990
Shieldfield & QuaysideNewcastle upon Tyne 3,55648 £151,000
Newcastle City CentreNewcastle upon Tyne 4,15239 £150,000
KentonNewcastle upon Tyne 5,96213 £184,500
Arthur's HillNewcastle upon Tyne 6,06512 £163,000
Elswick SouthNewcastle upon Tyne 6,8051 £199,950

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around NE1.

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.