Council area · England
Newcastle upon Tyne: its 34 neighbourhoods compared
Typical resale prices, how affluent each neighbourhood is today and the signs of change against Newcastle upon Tyne as a whole, from official records, as of 18 October 2026. Typical house prices run from £114,500 in Walker North to £570,000 in North Jesmond.
A&E patients seen within 4 hours
63.7%
Royal Victoria Infirmary, the A&E nearest most of the council's residents, in September 2026 (England 61%). The NHS standard is 95%.
Category 2 calls (emergencies such as strokes and heart attacks): ambulance response
21 min 9 s
Mean, North East Ambulance Service, Sep 2026 (England 31 min 18 s).
Fire engines at dwelling fires
6 min 38 s
Average from the call, 2025/26 (England 8 min 15 s).
Homes at high or medium flood risk
0.2%
220 homes from rivers and the sea in the Environment Agency's data of June 2026; 11th of 12 councils in North East.
Households in fuel poverty
9.5%
2024, England's own measure; 4th highest of 12 in North East.
Extra deaths in winter
17.6%
Average winter rise in deaths, 2014/15 to 2018/19 (England 21.4%).
Neighbourhoods in Newcastle upon Tyne
| Neighbourhood | Typical house | Typical flat | Affluence today | Signs of gentrification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur's Hill | £175,500 | £137,500 | Below average income | Moving the other way |
| Benwell | £159,475 | £60,000 | Among the most income-deprived | Moving the other way |
| Blakelaw | £152,500 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Some signs |
| Byker East | £153,500 | £78,000 | Among the most income-deprived | Some signs |
| Byker South & St Peters | £178,000 | £125,000 | Among the most income-deprived | Mixed signs |
| Cowgate | £170,000 | £90,000 | Below average income | Few signs |
| Coxlodge & West Gosforth | £390,000 | £170,000 | Among the most affluent | Few signs |
| Denton | £165,000 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Mixed signs |
| Elswick North | £131,599 | £65,000 | Among the most income-deprived | Some signs |
| Elswick South | – | £80,000 | Among the most income-deprived | Moving the other way |
| Fawdon South | £170,000 | £67,435 | Below average income | Few signs |
| Fenham | £160,000 | £90,500 | Below average income | Few signs |
| Heaton Park & Portland Road | £270,050 | £172,000 | Middle income | Clear signs |
| Heaton South & Byker North | £260,000 | £154,500 | Below average income | Clear signs |
| High Heaton | £295,750 | £143,150 | Affluent | Few signs |
| Kenton | £180,000 | £197,500 | Below average income | Few signs |
| Kingston Park | £195,000 | – | Middle income | Moving the other way |
| Lemington | £147,000 | £80,000 | Among the most income-deprived | Some signs |
| Newcastle City Centre | – | £142,500 | Below average income | Moving the other way |
| Newcastle Great Park & Dinnington | £250,000 | £147,000 | Middle income | Clear signs |
| North Gosforth | £360,000 | £150,750 | Among the most affluent | Few signs |
| North Heaton | £250,000 | £165,000 | Below average income | Some signs |
| North Jesmond | £570,000 | £225,000 | Affluent | Mixed signs |
| Nunsmoor | £250,000 | £110,000 | Below average income | Mixed signs |
| Scotswood | £155,000 | £87,500 | Below average income | Some signs |
| Shieldfield & Quayside | – | £152,000 | Middle income | Moving the other way |
| South Gosforth | £400,000 | £185,000 | Among the most affluent | Few signs |
| South Jesmond & Sandyford | £463,750 | £190,000 | Affluent | Moving the other way |
| Throckley & Newburn | £165,000 | £83,000 | Below average income | Moving the other way |
| Walker North | £114,500 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Some signs |
| Walker South | £130,750 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Clear signs |
| Walkergate | £185,000 | £80,000 | Below average income | Few signs |
| Westerhope | £192,500 | £118,750 | Middle income | Few signs |
| Woolsington & Airport | £196,000 | £65,250 | Below average income | Some signs |
Prices are each neighbourhood's median resale price of houses and of flats over its latest three-year window; a dash means too few sales. Affluence today and the gentrification reading are from each neighbourhood's own page, where every figure has its source. Where these readings sit among every neighbourhood: the gentrification league table.
A&E waiting times at the hospitals nearest Newcastle upon Tyne's residents
| A&E | Nearest to | Seen within 4 hours | Nation | Waited over 12 hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Victoria Infirmary | 277,377 residents (790 m from the nearest) | 63.7% in September 2026 | England 61% | 2.3% |
| Queen Elizabeth Hospital | 12,810 residents (3.7 km from the nearest) | 58.6% in September 2026 | England 61% | 2.7% |
| Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital | 9,934 residents (6.5 km from the nearest) | 78.6% in September 2026 | England 61% | 0.4% |
Each of the council's neighbourhoods (middle layer super output areas) is matched to its nearest major A&E in a straight line, not by travel time or catchment. The NHS standard is 95% within 4 hours. A&E waiting times: NHS England, A&E Attendances and Emergency Admissions, Emergency Care Data Set performance (experimental statistics); Welsh Government, StatsWales, emergency department performance; Public Health Scotland, monthly A&E activity and waiting times. All Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ambulance response times
- Ambulance service Newcastle upon Tyne is covered by North East Ambulance Service. Response times are published for the whole service, not by council.
- Category 2 calls (emergencies such as strokes and heart attacks), latest 21 min 9 s (North East Ambulance Service, Sep 2026); England 31 min 18 s; the standard is 18 minutes.
GP appointments: how soon people are seen
- GP appointments Not available yet: the council figures job has not loaded them.
Fire and rescue response times
- Response to dwelling fires, 2025/26 6 min 38 s on average over 546 fires; England 8 min 15 s. The service covers Newcastle upon Tyne and its neighbours; no figure is published by council.
- Response to all primary fires, 2025/26 7 min 13 s on average; England 9 min 25 s.
Homes at risk of flooding
- Homes at high or medium risk from rivers and the sea 220 (0.2% of the council's homes) in the Environment Agency's data of June 2026, with flood defences.
- Where it ranks 11th highest share of 12 councils in North East.
Rivers and sea for the property and its postcode: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea, Properties and Postcodes in Areas at Risk, Open Government Licence v3.0. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved. Some of the data in the database has been produced using data licensed from the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, © NERC. © Crown Copyright and Database Rights 2025 OS AC0000807064. Homes: Valuation Office Agency, council tax stock of properties, March 2026.
Fuel poverty
- Households in fuel poverty, 2024 9.5% (about 12,333 households); England 10.0%, North East 9.2%.
- Where it ranks 4th highest of 12 councils in North East.
- Measured how England's own measure, so not comparable with the other nations' figures.
Extra deaths in winter
- Five winters before the pandemic (2014/15 to 2018/19) Deaths in winter were on average 17.6% higher than in the rest of the year here (England 21.4%); our own average of the five winters' indexes.
- Latest winter, 2020/21 18.9% more deaths than in the rest of the year (England 35.4%), in the second winter of the pandemic.
Postcode districts in Newcastle upon Tyne
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