# NE18

Postcode district covering Stamfordham, Medburn and Ouston, in Northumberland.

NE18 is a postcode district covering Stamfordham, Medburn and Ouston, in Northumberland. Median sale price £420,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code NE18. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [NE](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an NE18 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £420,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NE18 was £420,000 in 2025. Joint 525th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne18#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 901** (2021). NE18 had 901 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 180th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne18#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 88%** (2022). About 88% of people in NE18 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne18#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 24.7%** (January 2026). In NE18, 24.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne18#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=NE18) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 88% of people in NE18 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=NE18) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 16 homes were sold in NE18 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=NE18) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Police recorded 2 crimes and anti-social behaviour incidents in NE18 in August 2026.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=NE18) (Census 2021, England and Wales): NE18 had 901 usual residents at the census.

## How NE18 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | NE18 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £420,000 | 3rd most expensive | 58 postcode districts, NE · 2025 |
| Population | 901 | 4th least populated | 60 postcode districts, NE · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 88% | 15th most people in radon Affected Areas | 60 postcode districts, NE · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 24.7% | 3rd lowest | 60 postcode districts, NE · Jan 2026 |

## Is NE18 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in NE18 at a rate of 18.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 96.9 per 1,000 people across the NE postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 2 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in NE18.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (8), other crime (4) and violence and sexual offences (2).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in NE18 was 33.2 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in NE18, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so NE18 has no single figure. Of its 1 neighbourhood with a rank:
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in NE18

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Northumberland 034E](https://openindex.co.uk/northumberland/neighbourhood/e01027472) | 1,741 | 20.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 17.8% |

## Your MP

- [Hexham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hexham): Joe Morris (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Postcode sectors in NE18

[NE18 0 (70 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne18-0)

## Council

[Northumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/northumberland)

## Postcode districts next to NE18

[NE15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne15), [NE20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne20)

## More in the NE postcode area

[All NE postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## NE18 in brief

NE18 is a postcode district covering Stamfordham, Medburn and Ouston, in Northumberland.
About 934 people lived in NE18 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £420,000 in 2025 across 16 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 18.2 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in NE18 was £420,000 in 2025.
NE18 had 901 usual residents at the census.
About 88% of people in NE18 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In NE18, 24.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: NE18
- Postcode area: [NE](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne)
- Constituency: [Hexham †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hexham)
- Council: [Northumberland †](https://openindex.co.uk/northumberland)
- Area: 39.93 km²
- People, mid-2024: 934*
- Neighbourhoods: 1
- Output areas: 3

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[NE20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne20), [NE15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne15)

## Latest updates for NE18

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/NE18

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne18, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne18#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne18