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NE12 7AF area guide

Who lives in NE12 7AF, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood
Killingworth East
Council
North Tyneside
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
1,900 (2024)
At a glance

What NE12 7AF is like

NE12 7AF is a postcode in the Killingworth East area of North Tyneside. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,900 people. 62.3% of households own their home, 15.4% rent privately and 21.7% are in social housing. The largest age group is 70–74, and 55.6% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is well below the England and Wales average. Homes in NE12 7 sold for a median of £240,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How NE12 7AF compares

Headline figures for NE12 7AF, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore
7.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore
4/ 10

Around the middle: 18.8 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore
£240,000

Median over 98 sales in NE12 7, +4.3% on the year before.

TransportMore
4.5/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 32 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
83%

Rated good or better across 12 inspected schools within 1 mile.

Household incomeMore
£45,978

Average annual income before tax, higher than 30% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where NE12 7AF differs most from the national average.

  1. 01
    An older population

    22.8% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.

Questions

NE12 7AF FAQs

01
Is NE12 7AF a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 18.8 per 1,000 people a year, band 4 of 10 nationally. 83% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 4.5 out of 10 (good).
02
How much does a house cost in NE12 7AF?

The median sale price over the last year was £240,000.

Homes in NE12 7 sold for a median of £240,000 across 98 sales in the year to August 2026, +4.3% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.
03
Is NE12 7AF safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.8 offences per 1,000 people a year around NE12 7AF, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 4 of 10.
04
Who lives in NE12 7AF?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 70–74, at 7.4% of residents. 62.3% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (32.9%).
05
Which council covers NE12 7AF?

The local authority for NE12 7AF is North Tyneside.

NE12 7AF comes under North Tyneside in the North East. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
06
How well connected is NE12 7AF?

Connectivity scores 4.5 out of 10.

There are 32 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 4.5 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Benton (Tyne and Wear Metro Station), 0.9 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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