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North Heaton: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the North Heaton neighbourhood of Newcastle upon Tyne, England (ONS area Newcastle upon Tyne 012). Headline figures assembled 17 October 2026. Postcodes NE6, NE7. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near NE7 7RN.

A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, showing some signs of gentrification

North Heaton is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it shows some signs of gentrification against Newcastle upon Tyne (2 of 17 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £250,000 and flats for £165,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Schools nearby are improving faster than the council's and the nearest railway station, Manors, is 2.9 km from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 17 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£250,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +30% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£165,000

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +37% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Below average income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Some signs

Weighted balance +0.10; 2 of 17 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 2 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 6 small areas range from decile 2 to 9.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£54,800

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Schools getting better

Faster than the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where North Heaton sits in Newcastle upon Tyne

Typical house price: joint 9th highest of the 31 neighbourhoods in Newcastle upon Tyne with enough house sales for one
Typical flat price: 7th highest of the 29 neighbourhoods in Newcastle upon Tyne with enough flat sales for one
Average household income: 9th highest of 34 neighbourhoods in Newcastle upon Tyne

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 17 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in North Heaton

Median resale price of houses each year here and across Newcastle upon Tyne, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Median resale price of flats each year here and across Newcastle upon Tyne, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 17 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

2 of 17 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Newcastle upon Tyne, 1 the other way and 14 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

Schools improving
Benefit claims (DWP)

Falling behind the borough

Income deprivation ranking

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

Manors Railway station, 2.9 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 4.4 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Newcastle (about 3 min) and Ashington (about 35 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

Nearest state primary school Ravenswood Primary School 240 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Nov 2023).
Nearest state secondary school Jesmond Park Academy 700 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jun 2022).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (13 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about North Heaton

What is the typical house price in North Heaton?

£250,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +30% against 2017-2019.

How does North Heaton compare with the rest of Newcastle upon Tyne?

Typical house price: joint 9th highest of the 31 neighbourhoods in Newcastle upon Tyne with enough house sales for one. Typical flat price: 7th highest of the 29 neighbourhoods in Newcastle upon Tyne with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 9th highest of 34 neighbourhoods in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Is North Heaton an affluent area?

Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is North Heaton gentrifying?

Some signs. Weighted balance +0.10; 2 of 17 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to North Heaton?

Manors. Railway station, 2.9 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 4.4 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Newcastle (about 3 min) and Ashington (about 35 min).

Which state schools are nearest to North Heaton?

Nearest state primary school. Ravenswood Primary School. 240 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Nov 2023). Nearest state secondary school. Jesmond Park Academy. 700 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jun 2022).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.