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NE12 area guide

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

Council
North Tyneside
Region
North East
Population
45,451 (2024)
At a glance

What NE12 is like

The NE12 postcode district in North Tyneside covers 854 live postcodes and is home to about 45,451 people in 19,897 households. 65.4% of households own their home, 11.9% rent privately and 21.9% are in social housing. The largest age group is 35–39, and 58.3% 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 sold for a median of £198,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How NE12 compares

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

AffluenceMore
6.1/ 10

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

CrimeMore
4/ 10

Around the middle: 19.2 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore
£198,000

Median over 449 sales in NE12, −0.4% on the year before.

TransportMore
4.5/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 29 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
87%

Rated good or better across 15 inspected schools in NE12.

Household incomeMore
£47,980

Average annual income before tax, higher than 36% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where NE12 differs most from the national average.

  1. 01
    Few private renters

    Only 11.9% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England.

Questions

NE12 FAQs

01
Is NE12 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.1 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 19.2 per 1,000 people a year, band 4 of 10 nationally. 87% 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?

The median sale price over the last year was £198,000.

Homes in NE12 sold for a median of £198,000 across 449 sales in the year to August 2026, −0.4% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.
03
Is NE12 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.2 offences per 1,000 people a year around NE12, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 4 of 10.
04
Who lives in NE12?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 35–39, at 7.4% of residents. 65.4% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (40.9%).
05
Which council covers NE12?

The local authority for NE12 is North Tyneside.

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

Connectivity scores 4.5 out of 10.

There are 29 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), 0.7 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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