# NE20 9HJ: area report for a postcode in Northumberland

NE20 9HJ is a postcode in Northumberland.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Northumberland. Open the map at NE20 9HJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Northumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/northumberland) › [NE20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne20) › [NE20 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne20-9)

## Around this postcode

- **1 crime within 500 m**: August, the same as July. Northumberland 033F: 36 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.7592,55.0440,NE209HJ
- **Newcastle Airport, 3.2 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.7592,55.0440,NE209HJ
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 810 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.7592,55.0440,NE209HJ
- **No property in NE20 9HJ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.7592,55.0440,NE209HJ
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Northumberland 033F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.7592,55.0440,NE209HJ
- **£212,563 average price**: For the whole of Northumberland, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.7592,55.0440,NE209HJ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.7592,55.0440,NE209HJ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 900 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.7592,55.0440,NE209HJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NE20 9HJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.7592,55.0440,NE209HJ
- **Low road and rail noise at NE20 9HJ**: Road 47 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.7592,55.0440,NE209HJ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.7592,55.0440,NE209HJ
- **5.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.7592,55.0440,NE209HJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Darras Hall Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/darras-hall-primary-school-e145781) | Primary | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), November 2023 | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ponteland High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ponteland-high-school-e145783) | Secondary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | Attainment 8 of 53.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Ponteland Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ponteland-community-primary-school-e143469) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ponteland Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ponteland-primary-school-e145780) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Emily Wilding Davison School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/emily-wilding-davison-school-e132771) | Special | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | – |
| [Richard Coates Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/richard-coates-church-of-england-primary-school-e145784) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2023 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2025 | £927,050 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2024 | £1,815,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| May 2025 | £475,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 270 m |
| July 2025 | £775,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 310 m |
| October 2023 | £1,100,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 360 m |
| October 2025 | £480,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 360 m |
| July 2024 | £653,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 390 m |
| March 2026 | £940,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 410 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: BOOTS (910 m)
- Dental practices: DARRAS HALL DENTAL PRACTICE (910 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Newcastle Darras Hall (900 m, Morrisons); Co-op Ponteland (920 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £212,563** (July 2026). Northumberland’s average house price was £212,563 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 7.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £37,721** (2025). Full-time workers living in Northumberland earned a median of £37,721 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 147th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.6×** (2025). A home in Northumberland costs 5.6 times local full-time pay. Joint 65th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 22.0** (2025). Northumberland has a deprivation score of 22.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 114th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Northumberland 033F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 3.4** (2025). Northumberland 033F has a deprivation score of 3.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,329th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £535,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Northumberland 033F was £535,000 in 2025. Joint 3,866th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,956** (2021). Northumberland 033F had 2,956 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 117th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 48.4%** (January 2026). In Northumberland 033F, 48.4% 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.

## NE20 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £481,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NE20 was £481,000 in 2025. 327th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 12,623** (2021). NE20 had 12,623 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 882nd 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.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 61%** (2022). About 61% of people in NE20 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.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 21.0%** (January 2026). In NE20, 21.0% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Northumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/northumberland)
- Centre: 55.0440, -1.7592

Council: [Northumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/northumberland) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## 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.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.7592,55.0440,NE209HJ

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