NE27
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Shiremoor, Holystone and Backworth, in North Tyneside.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an NE27 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In NE27, 94.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How NE27 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is NE27 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in NE27 at a rate of 76.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 96.9 per 1,000 people across NE.
In August 2026 alone, 97 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in NE27.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (376), anti-social behaviour (234) and other crime (198).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in NE27 was 73.9 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in NE27, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so NE27 has no single figure. Of its 9 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in NE27
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Tyneside 007D | 1,486 | 90.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.6% |
| North Tyneside 007E | 1,821 | 54.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 93.4% |
| North Tyneside 007F | 1,871 | 40.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 81.0% |
| North Tyneside 011B | 1,497 | 84.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| North Tyneside 011C | 1,454 | 135.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.4% |
| North Tyneside 011D | 1,290 | 37.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.3% |
| North Tyneside 011E | 2,884 | 75.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 91.2% |
| North Tyneside 011F | 1,536 | 143.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 87.4% |
| North Tyneside 018G | 1,694 | 81.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
MPs for NE27
- Emma FoodyLabour (Co-op)MP for Cramlington and Killingworth92% of NE27’s postcodes
- Sir Alan CampbellLabourMP for Tynemouth7.8% of NE27’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in NE272
Postcode sectors in NE272
Council1
Towns in NE272
Postcode districts next to NE275
Nearest rail stations4
More in the NE postcode area2
NE27 in brief
NE27 is a postcode district covering Shiremoor, Holystone and Backworth, in North Tyneside.
About 16,679 people lived in NE27 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £226,750 in 2025 across 260 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 76.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in NE27 was £226,750 in 2025.
NE27 had 15,990 usual residents at the census.
In NE27, 94.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In NE27, 2.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.