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NE29

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Tynemouth, North Shields and Billy Mill, 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 NE29 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Gigabit coverage by postcode district

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In NE29, 92.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£200,000
372nd cheapest of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
36,006
593rd most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
92.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How NE29 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

NE29Middle
Median sale price58 postcode districts, NE · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode district in NE58 areas from £131,567 to £615,000. The middle area is £199,000. NE29 is £200,000.
£200,000joint 27th most expensive
Population60 postcode districts, NE · 2021
Population: every postcode district in NE60 areas from 324 to 52,874. The middle area is 17,840. NE29 is 36,006.
36,00611th most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage60 postcode districts, NE · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in NE60 areas from 19.8% to 98.8%. The middle area is 91.4%. NE29 is 92.7%.
92.7%joint 27th highest
Claimant rate58 postcode districts, NE · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in NE58 areas from 1.1% to 8.0%. The middle area is 2.8%. NE29 is 4.6%.
4.6%9th highest

Is NE29 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in NE29 at a rate of 146.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 96.9 per 1,000 people across NE.

In August 2026 alone, 604 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in NE29.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,542), anti-social behaviour (1,024) and shoplifting (1,005).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in NE29 was 155.6 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 NE29, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so NE29 has no single figure. Of its 25 neighbourhoods with a rank:
  • Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 7 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 2: 4 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 3: 4 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

Neighbourhoods in NE29

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
North Tyneside 013C2,04185.2 per 1,0001090.4%
North Tyneside 013D1,62765.3 per 1,0001084.4%
North Tyneside 015A1,445142.2 per 1,000390.6%
North Tyneside 015B1,87486.9 per 1,000293.7%
North Tyneside 015C1,542112.4 per 1,000599.4%
North Tyneside 015D1,543271.2 per 1,000386.0%
North Tyneside 017A1,50042.6 per 1,000896.9%
North Tyneside 020A1,37559.8 per 1,000399.0%
North Tyneside 020B1,489127.3 per 1,000399.6%
North Tyneside 020C1,440118.5 per 1,0001086.9%
North Tyneside 020D1,53470.0 per 1,000699.5%
North Tyneside 022A1,45186.9 per 1,000499.9%
North Tyneside 022B1,842507.1 per 1,000150.2%
North Tyneside 022C1,344134.9 per 1,000899.7%
North Tyneside 022D1,50028.4 per 1,000798.9%
North Tyneside 023A1,431145.3 per 1,000294.0%
North Tyneside 023B1,669149.7 per 1,000197.8%
North Tyneside 023C1,456142.3 per 1,0001100.0%
North Tyneside 023D1,481101.6 per 1,000197.2%
North Tyneside 023E1,70792.4 per 1,0002100.0%
North Tyneside 027A1,55182.0 per 1,000699.0%
North Tyneside 027B1,728177.5 per 1,000186.1%
North Tyneside 027C1,499174.6 per 1,0002100.0%
North Tyneside 027D1,548221.0 per 1,000179.5%
North Tyneside 027E1,237275.1 per 1,0001100.0%

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Middle areas in NE296

Postcode sectors in NE296

Council1

Towns in NE291

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Nearest rail stations4

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NE29 in brief

NE29 is a postcode district covering Tynemouth, North Shields and Billy Mill, in North Tyneside.

About 37,264 people lived in NE29 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £200,000 in 2025 across 578 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 146.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).

The median price paid for a home in NE29 was £200,000 in 2025.

NE29 had 36,006 usual residents at the census.

In NE29, 92.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In NE29, 4.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.