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Heaton Park & Portland Road

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About

Portland Road functions as Heaton’s local high street, a long parade of narrow shopfronts set beneath rows of terraced housing. Independent cafés, grocers and takeaways sit alongside small service businesses, and morning traffic is a mix of school runs, buses and people carrying shopping home. Houses open directly onto the pavement with short flights of steps, and side streets lead down to communal gardens and allotments used by residents. Regular bus services link the area to the rest of Newcastle, so many trips start and end here rather than in the city centre.

Heaton Park sits close to this stretch of Portland Road and provides open grass, a play area and sports space that local clubs use through the year. Community activity often moves between the park and the shops: parents meet after school, dog walkers cross the green, and evening footfall increases around the takeaways. The pattern of continuous retail below housing and the park close enough to be visible from several streets gives the neighbourhood a clear, everyday focus for residents.

Area overview

On average Heaton Park & Portland Road has moderate deprivation and moderate crime levels, with around 50 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. Approximately 22.0% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Heaton Park & Portland Road is £48,814 per year. There are 1 schools in Heaton Park & Portland Road: 1 primary (0 Outstanding and 1 Good) and 0 secondary (0 Outstanding and 0 Good). Heaton Park & Portland Road is home to around 8,666 people, with a population density of about 8,184.7 per km2.

Crime rate
4/10
Crimes per 1k residents
50
Deprivation level
5/10
Income level
8/10
Social housing
22%
Connectivity
N/A

Area Profile

Heaton Park & Portland Road Population
8,666
Population density
8,184.7 per km²

Crime

Crime per 1,000 population

Violence and sexual offences
18(-53%)
Anti-social behaviour
16.5(-24%)
Criminal damage and arson
6.46(-43%)
Other theft
5.08(-15%)
Vehicle crime
4.27(+4%)
North East average

Demographics

Ethnic groups

British
6,746
77.84%
Other White
500
5.77%
Indian
167
1.93%
Chinese
152
1.75%
African
151
1.74%
Total population: 8,667

Economics

Education (age 16+)

Level 3 (A level)
3,915
47.98%
Level 4+ (Degree)
2,919
35.77%
No qualifications
525
6.43%
Level 2 (GCSEs 9-4)
374
4.58%
Level 1 (GCSEs 3-1)
217
2.66%
Total 16+ residents: 8,160

Housing

Housing tenure

Private landlord or letting agency
1,170
42.59%
Social rents from council
587
21.37%
Owns with a mortgage
394
14.34%
Owns outright
346
12.6%
Other social rented
156
5.68%
Total households: 2,747

Property prices in Heaton Park & Portland Road

Based on 52 recent sales, the median property price is £212,500 in Heaton Park & Portland Road area, with individual transactions ranging from £100,000 up to £605,000.

Price distribution per property type (last year)

Price distribution by property type for Heaton Park & Portland Road in the last year.

Median sale price and percentiles per property type (last year)

Median sale price, median price per square metre, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Heaton Park & Portland Road over the last year.
TypeSalesMedianMedian £/m²
Flats26£178,500£2,483
Semi-Detached3£224,000£2,667
Terraced23£310,000£2,750

10 years median price trend in Heaton Park & Portland Road

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Heaton Park & Portland Road.

All postcodes in Heaton Park & Portland Road

NE21DT

Portland Road

NE65AL

Eversley Place

NE65AB

Heaton Hall Road

NE21PX

Newington Road

NE21DQ

Archbold Terrace

NE21BH

Barker Street

NE65NL

Mowbray Street

NE21NX

Chelmsford Grove

NE65NN

Heaton Grove

NE65AY

Burnville

NE65AQ

Warwick Street

NE65AR

Warwick Street

NE21XJ

Napier Street

NE21PJ

Vale Walk

NE65BA

Stratford Grove Terrace

NE21TZ

Stepney Road

NE21QS

Portland Terrace

NE65JS

Jesmond Vale Lane

NE21AR

Portland Road

NE65PD

Stratford Road

NE21XF

Portland Road

NE21NE

Osborne Terrace

NE21DX

South Jesmond

NE21QU

Benton Terrace

NE21QX

Grantham Road

NE21DJ

Portland Road

NE65NX

Cardigan Terrace

NE65JA

Shaftesbury Grove

NE21SQ

Osborne Terrace

NE65PL

Malcolm Street

NE21AY

Gladstone Terrace

NE65NR

Heaton Park Road

NE65PP

South View West

NE65PH

Bolingbroke Street

NE21DN

Dinsdale Road

NE21DL

Helmsley Road

NE21BB

Warwick Street

NE65NY

Mowbray Street

NE65HY

Heaton Park View

NE21YG

Milton Green

NE65BE

Hotspur Street

NE21BU

Portland Road

NE65AS

Stratford Road

NE65BF

Heaton Park View

NE21DU

Portland Road

NE21PG

Jesmond Vale

NE21QR

Sandyford Road

NE65PJ

Bolingbroke Street

NE21QE

Sandyford Road

NE65AX

Stratford Villas

NE21DD

Sandyford Road

NE21QT

Hutton Terrace

NE65AP

Heaton Park Road

NE21XH

Byron Street

NE65NS

Falmouth Road

NE21DW

Portland Road

NE65AT

Stratford Grove

NE21BD

Dinsdale Place

NE65NU

Cardigan Terrace

NE65BB

Stratford Grove West

NE21AQ

Portland Road

NE65PR

Heaton Park Road

NE21YA

Shield Street

NE65AF

Goldspink Lane

NE65AE

Stannington Grove

NE21PD

Springbank Road

NE21XQ

Shield Street

NE65PA

Mowbray Street

NE21YF

Milton Close

NE65NT

Falmouth Road

NE65HH

Heaton Road

NE65NQ

Heaton Hall Road

NE65BH

Hotspur Street

NE21RE

Helmsley Road

NE21HF

Fore Street

NE21HU

Shield Street

NE21QP

Portland Terrace

NE12SU

Falconar Street

NE65PQ

South View West

NE21AT

Chester Street

NE21NS

Goldspink Lane

NE65AA

Stannington Avenue

NE21RJ

Starbeck Avenue

NE65PB

Stratford Road

NE21DR

Portland Road

NE21DB

Jesmond Three Sixty

NE21PL

Greystoke Gardens

NE65HJ

Heaton Road

NE21RW

Portland Mews

NE65BD

Newington Road

NE65AJ

Holmside Place

NE21XE

Camden Street

NE21XY

Shield Street

NE21DF

Sandyford Road

NE21DE

Harrison Place

NE21DY

Chelmsford Grove

NE21PH

Jesmond Vale

NE65JD

Tintern Crescent

NE21BE

Helmsley Road

NE65PN

Malcolm Street

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 01/07/2026.