UNION STREET, NE2 1AH House Prices & Local Information

NE2 1AH is a safe, established residential area on Union Street, 0.2km from Shieldfield in Newcastle upon Tyne. Administratively it sits within Ouseburn ward and the Newcastle upon Tyne East constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, NE2 1AH is a university campus area — mostly students in halls, very high turnover. During the day, public administration and security with mainly white workforces. It has a young, student-heavy population (average age 26) — lively, but with high tenant turnover. 68% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. Full-time employment stands at 5% — below average for the region, consistent with the area's higher deprivation indicators.

Safety: Crime is moderate at 51 incidents per 1,000 residents — broadly typical for this type of urban area.

Census 2021 statistics for NE2 1AH are sourced from Output Area E00175556 (shared with 22 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.