Newcastle upon Tyne
Local authority in North East · 180 neighbourhoods
Areas
34 areasAgainst North East: to the right is safer, better schools, pricier. The tick is North East's middle.
- South Gosforth · NE36 neighbourhoods£3,290 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Coxlodge & West Gosforth · NE37 neighbourhoods£3,210 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- North Jesmond · NE25 neighbourhoods£3,190 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- North Gosforth · NE36 neighbourhoods£3,060 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- South Jesmond & Sandyford · NE25 neighbourhoods£2,920 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Newcastle Great Park & Dinnington · NE136 neighbourhoods£2,910 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- High Heaton · NE76 neighbourhoods£2,900 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- North Heaton · NE76 neighbourhoods£2,740 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Woolsington & Airport · NE56 neighbourhoods£2,700 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Heaton Park & Portland Road · NE24 neighbourhoods£2,620 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Per m²
- £2,300 per m² · North East £2,000 per m²
- By type
- Flat £150k · Terraced £173k · Semi £213k · Detached £353k
- Neighbourhoods
- 180
Sources
HM Land Registry sales: the middle of the council's neighbourhoods' prices per m², beside the middle of North East's, and typical prices by type from the area price bands. Area figures only, never a home's value.
Safety
On mapSources
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents a year (police.uk), the council's own figure; North East pools every council's crimes and residents.
Schools
89 state schools- Primary
- 72
- Secondary
- 17
Sources
State primaries and secondaries inside its boundary (DfE GIAS, Ofsted). The standing is each neighbourhood's best primary within 1 km, among North East's primaries.
Getting around
On mapSources
The typical (middle) neighbourhood's walk to a station; protected cycle lanes and Cycleways inside the council.
Green & quiet
On mapSources
The typical (middle) neighbourhood: green space, the share of homes at 55 dB or more from road or rail, and air where it is published.
People
Census 2021- Household income
- £42,500 a year · typical North East neighbourhood £43,200
- Social renting
- 20% of homes · typical North East neighbourhood 17%
- Most-deprived fifth
- 38% of its neighbourhoods
- Least-deprived fifth
- 20% of its neighbourhoods
Sources
Income (ONS) and social renting (Census 2021) beside the middle of North East's neighbourhoods. Deprivation is the official Index of Multiple Deprivation for each neighbourhood, not its people: the share of the council's neighbourhoods in England's most and least deprived fifths.
Living costs
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Questions people ask
Is Newcastle upon Tyne safe?
We don't have recorded crime figures for Newcastle upon Tyne yet.
How much do homes cost in Newcastle upon Tyne?
Homes sold for a typical £2,300 per m² in the year to August 2026, higher than North East as a whole (£2,000 per m²). At that rate a 70 m² two-bedroom flat would cost roughly £160,000. This is a rough guide, not a valuation.
How many schools are there in Newcastle upon Tyne?
There are 72 state primary and 17 state secondary schools inside Newcastle upon Tyne's boundary. Living nearby doesn't guarantee a place, so check each school's admissions rules.
Is Newcastle upon Tyne a deprived area?
38% of Newcastle upon Tyne's 180 neighbourhoods are among the most deprived fifth in England, and 20% among the least deprived fifth, on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation. It combines income, jobs, health, education, crime, housing and living environment.