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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 64 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
6/10
Crimes per 1k residents
64
Deprivation level
6/10
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
23.08(-44%)
Anti-social behaviour
21.35(-7%)
Criminal damage and arson
8.31(-31%)
Other theft
5.77(-11%)
Vehicle crime
5.77(+28%)
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 48 recent sales, the median property price is £203,990 in Heaton Park & Portland Road area, with individual transactions ranging from £100,000 up to £405,000.

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, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Heaton Park & Portland Road over the last year.
TypeSalesMedian
Flats24£181,925
Semi-Detached1£350,000
Terraced23£280,000

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

NE21DX

South Jesmond

NE65NP

Heaton Grove

NE65PN

Malcolm Street

NE21DH

Chester Crescent

NE65NY

Mowbray Street

NE21PH

Jesmond Vale

NE65BA

Stratford Grove Terrace

NE21DQ

Archbold Terrace

NE21RE

Helmsley Road

NE21QQ

Portland Terrace

NE21QR

Sandyford Road

NE65AH

Heaton Park View

NE65AN

Kingsley Place

NE21AU

Chester Street

NE65PA

Mowbray Street

NE65NR

Heaton Park Road

NE21DD

Sandyford Road

NE21HF

Fore Street

NE21PG

Jesmond Vale

NE21RJ

Starbeck Avenue

NE21TZ

Stepney Road

NE65PH

Bolingbroke Street

NE21PX

Newington Road

NE21XJ

Napier Street

NE21BB

Warwick Street

NE21BH

Barker Street

NE65HJ

Heaton Road

NE21DZ

South Jesmond

NE21XE

Camden Street

NE65AA

Stannington Avenue

NE65AY

Burnville

NE21PL

Greystoke Gardens

NE65PR

Heaton Park Road

NE21DY

Chelmsford Grove

NE21RW

Portland Mews

NE65NS

Falmouth Road

NE65PB

Stratford Road

NE65AT

Stratford Grove

NE65AB

Heaton Hall Road

NE65HE

Heaton Road

NE65JA

Shaftesbury Grove

NE65NX

Cardigan Terrace

NE21YA

Shield Street

NE65AX

Stratford Villas

NE65PQ

South View West

NE65HH

Heaton Road

NE21AY

Gladstone Terrace

NE21BD

Dinsdale Place

NE65AL

Eversley Place

NE65PJ

Bolingbroke Street

NE65AU

Parkville

NE65AR

Warwick Street

NE21DJ

Portland Road

NE21NS

Goldspink Lane

NE65BB

Stratford Grove West

NE21AR

Portland Road

NE21HU

Shield Street

NE21YG

Milton Green

NE21PD

Springbank Road

NE65HY

Heaton Park View

NE21BE

Helmsley Road

NE65JB

Shaftesbury Grove

NE65NQ

Heaton Hall Road

NE21XF

Portland Road

NE65PD

Stratford Road

NE21DB

Jesmond Three Sixty

NE21QE

Sandyford Road

NE21XR

Shield Street

NE21YF

Milton Close

NE65NJ

Falmouth Road

NE21NF

Osborne Terrace

NE21QS

Portland Terrace

NE65AS

Stratford Road

NE21QP

Portland Terrace

NE21QT

Hutton Terrace

NE21BU

Portland Road

NE21DN

Dinsdale Road

NE65BE

Hotspur Street

NE21AQ

Portland Road

NE21HG

Fore Street

NE21PJ

Vale Walk

NE21XQ

Shield Street

NE65PP

South View West

NE21NX

Chelmsford Grove

NE21XY

Shield Street

NE65PL

Malcolm Street

NE65AE

Stannington Grove

NE65AP

Heaton Park Road

NE12SU

Falconar Street

NE21DR

Portland Road

NE21DU

Portland Road

NE65BH

Hotspur Street

NE21DL

Helmsley Road

NE65AF

Goldspink Lane

NE21YQ

Milton Place

NE65AD

Wandsworth Road

NE21NE

Osborne Terrace

NE65NL

Mowbray Street

NE21AT

Chester Street

NE65BF

Heaton Park View

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/01/2026.