# NE6 Postcode district covering Newcastle upon Tyne, Byker and Heaton, in Newcastle upon Tyne. NE6 is a postcode district covering Newcastle upon Tyne, Byker and Heaton, in Newcastle upon Tyne. Median sale price £180,000 in 2025. Postcode district. Code NE6. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [NE](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne) 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 NE6 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population) ## Key figures - **Median sale price: £180,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NE6 was £180,000 in 2025. Joint 239th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne6#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 50,634** (2021). NE6 had 50,634 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 200th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne6#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 37%** (2022). About 37% of people in NE6 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne6#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 92.0%** (January 2026). In NE6, 92.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne6#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=NE6) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 37% of people in NE6 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. - [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=NE6) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 543 homes were sold in NE6 in 2025. - [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=NE6) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for NE6. - [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=NE6) (Census 2021, England and Wales): NE6 had 50,634 usual residents at the census. ## How NE6 compares Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers. | Measure | NE6 | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £180,000 | joint 23rd cheapest | 58 postcode districts, NE · 2025 | | Population | 50,634 | 3rd most populated | 60 postcode districts, NE · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 37% | 24th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 60 postcode districts, NE · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 92.0% | 29th highest | 60 postcode districts, NE · Jan 2026 | ## Is NE6 safe? What police records show In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in NE6 at a rate of 130.9 per 1,000 people. That compares with 96.9 per 1,000 people across the NE postcode area. In August 2026 alone, 646 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in NE6. In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,785), anti-social behaviour (1,304) and other crime (1,162). A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in NE6 was 156.0 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 NE6, neighbourhood by neighbourhood - Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so NE6 has no single figure. Of its 32 neighbourhoods with a rank: - Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 15 neighbourhoods - Decile 2: 4 neighbourhoods - Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods - Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods - Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods - Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 7: 4 neighbourhoods - Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England. ## Neighbourhoods in NE6 | Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Newcastle upon Tyne 012E](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/neighbourhood/e01008363) | 1,585 | 39.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 97.9% | | [Newcastle upon Tyne 012F](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/neighbourhood/e01008365) | 1,584 | 60.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% | | [Newcastle upon Tyne 018A](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/neighbourhood/e01008303) | 1,750 | 292.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 63.0% | | [Newcastle upon Tyne 018B](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/neighbourhood/e01008359) | 1,410 | 32.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% | | [Newcastle upon Tyne 018C](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/neighbourhood/e01008360) | 1,523 | 73.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% | | [Newcastle upon Tyne 018D](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/neighbourhood/e01008361) | 1,502 | 89.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.4% | | [Newcastle upon Tyne 018E](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/neighbourhood/e01008362) | 1,533 | 248.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% | | [Newcastle upon Tyne 018F](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/neighbourhood/e01008364) | 1,457 | 85.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.9% | | [Newcastle upon Tyne 020A](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/neighbourhood/e01008430) | 1,265 | 74.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.1% | | [Newcastle upon Tyne 020B](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/neighbourhood/e01008431) | 1,534 | 53.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% | | [Newcastle upon Tyne 020C](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/neighbourhood/e01008433) | 1,372 | 84.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.9% | | [Newcastle upon Tyne 020D](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/neighbourhood/e01008434) | 1,415 | 30.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.8% | | [Newcastle upon Tyne 020E](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/neighbourhood/e01008435) | 1,587 | 60.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% | | [Newcastle upon Tyne 020F](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/neighbourhood/e01008436) | 1,572 | 151.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.3% | | [Newcastle upon Tyne 028A](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/neighbourhood/e01008388) | 1,817 | 118.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 96.0% | | [Newcastle upon Tyne 028B](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/neighbourhood/e01008389) | 1,674 | 112.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% | | [Newcastle upon Tyne 028C](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/neighbourhood/e01008426) | 1,584 | 90.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% | | [Newcastle upon Tyne 028D](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/neighbourhood/e01008429) | 1,546 | 81.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.3% | | [Newcastle upon Tyne 030A](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/neighbourhood/e01008390) | 1,968 | 110.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% | | [Newcastle upon Tyne 030B](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/neighbourhood/e01008425) | 1,401 | 310.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.1% | | [Newcastle upon Tyne 030C](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/neighbourhood/e01008427) | 1,338 | 114.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% | | [Newcastle upon Tyne 030D](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/neighbourhood/e01008428) | 1,482 | 156.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% | | [Newcastle upon Tyne 034A](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/neighbourhood/e01008412) | 1,520 | 78.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.8% | | [Newcastle upon Tyne 034C](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/neighbourhood/e01008413) | 1,364 | 146.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.2% | | [Newcastle upon Tyne 035A](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/neighbourhood/e01008392) | 1,827 | 374.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.0% | | [Newcastle upon Tyne 035B](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/neighbourhood/e01008432) | 1,432 | 49.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% | | [Newcastle upon Tyne 035C](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/neighbourhood/e01008391) | 1,625 | 86.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 95.3% | | [Newcastle upon Tyne 035D](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/neighbourhood/e01008302) | 1,629 | 111.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 96.1% | | [Newcastle upon Tyne 040A](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/neighbourhood/e01035622) | 1,211 | 534.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 39.9% | | [Newcastle upon Tyne 040B](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/neighbourhood/e01035623) | 1,186 | 128.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 48.6% | | [Newcastle upon Tyne 040C](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/neighbourhood/e01008305) | 2,437 | 167.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 55.6% | | [Newcastle upon Tyne 040D](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/neighbourhood/e01008301) | 1,624 | 87.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 97.0% | ## Your MP - [Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/newcastle-upon-tyne-east-and-wallsend): Mary Glindon (Labour), MP since July 2024. As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API. ## Middle areas in NE6 [Byker East](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/byker-east), [Byker South & St Peters](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/byker-south-and-st-peters), [Heaton South & Byker North](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/heaton-south-and-byker-north), [Walker North](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/walker-north), [Walker South](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/walker-south), [Walkergate](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/walkergate) ## Postcode sectors in NE6 [NE6 1 (138 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne6-1), [NE6 2 (280 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne6-2), [NE6 3 (186 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne6-3), [NE6 4 (228 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne6-4), [NE6 5 (223 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne6-5), [NE6 9 (10 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne6-9) ## Council [Newcastle upon Tyne](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne) ## Towns in NE6 [Newcastle upon Tyne](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne) ## Postcode districts next to NE6 [NE2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne2), [NE7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne7), [NE28](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne28) ## Nearest rail stations [Chillingham Road (750 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.5717,54.9828), [Walkergate (850 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.5591,54.9855), [Byker (1.1 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.5796,54.9761), [Wallsend (2.3 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.5323,54.9896) ## More in the NE postcode area [All NE postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) ## NE6 in brief NE6 is a postcode district covering Newcastle upon Tyne, Byker and Heaton, in Newcastle upon Tyne. About 52,475 people lived in NE6 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £180,000 in 2025 across 543 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 130.9 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk). The median price paid for a home in NE6 was £180,000 in 2025. NE6 had 50,634 usual residents at the census. About 37% of people in NE6 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In NE6, 92.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Postcode district - Code: NE6 - Postcode area: [NE](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne) - Constituency: [Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/newcastle-upon-tyne-east-and-wallsend) - Council: [Newcastle upon Tyne †](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne) - Area: 10.46 km² - People, mid-2024: 52,475* - Neighbourhoods: 32 - Output areas: 174 * People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact. † Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs. ## Next door [NE28](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne28), [NE2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne2), [NE7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne7) ## Latest updates for NE6 - August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026. - September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026. - Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026. The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/NE6 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne6, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne6#f-house-sales-median-price. Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it. Snapshot 2026.10.9. 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