# NE20

Postcode district covering Ponteland and Medburn, in Northumberland.

NE20 is a postcode district covering Ponteland and Medburn, in Northumberland. Median sale price £481,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 34.3 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code NE20. 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 NE20 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne20#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne20#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne20#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne20#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=NE20) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 61% of people in NE20 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=NE20) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 220 homes were sold in NE20 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=NE20) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for NE20.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=NE20) (Census 2021, England and Wales): NE20 had 12,623 usual residents at the census.

## How NE20 compares

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

| Measure | NE20 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £481,000 | 2nd most expensive | 58 postcode districts, NE · 2025 |
| Population | 12,623 | 24th least populated | 60 postcode districts, NE · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 61% | 29th most people in radon Affected Areas | 60 postcode districts, NE · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 21.0% | 2nd lowest | 60 postcode districts, NE · Jan 2026 |

## Is NE20 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in NE20 at a rate of 34.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 96.9 per 1,000 people across the NE postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 28 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in NE20.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (142), anti-social behaviour (105) and shoplifting (75).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in NE20 was 44.6 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 NE20, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so NE20 has no single figure. Of its 7 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 5 neighbourhoods

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

## Neighbourhoods in NE20

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Northumberland 033A](https://openindex.co.uk/northumberland/neighbourhood/e01027464) | 1,302 | 80.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 14.4% |
| [Northumberland 033B](https://openindex.co.uk/northumberland/neighbourhood/e01027465) | 1,446 | 23.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 4.2% |
| [Northumberland 033C](https://openindex.co.uk/northumberland/neighbourhood/e01027466) | 1,317 | 54.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 8.9% |
| [Northumberland 033F](https://openindex.co.uk/northumberland/neighbourhood/e01033714) | 2,956 | 36.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 48.4% |
| [Northumberland 034B](https://openindex.co.uk/northumberland/neighbourhood/e01027468) | 1,302 | 9.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 0.0% |
| [Northumberland 034C](https://openindex.co.uk/northumberland/neighbourhood/e01027469) | 1,340 | 33.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 0.2% |
| [Northumberland 034D](https://openindex.co.uk/northumberland/neighbourhood/e01027471) | 2,008 | 18.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 16.6% |

## 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.

## Middle areas in NE20

[Darras Hall, Stamfordham & Heddon](https://openindex.co.uk/northumberland/darras-hall-stamfordham-and-heddon), [Ponteland](https://openindex.co.uk/northumberland/ponteland)

## Postcode sectors in NE20

[NE20 0 (175 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne20-0), [NE20 2 (9 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne20-2), [NE20 9 (253 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne20-9)

## Council

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

## Towns in NE20

[Ponteland](https://openindex.co.uk/town/ponteland)

## Postcode districts next to NE20

[NE5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne5), [NE13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne13), [NE15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne15), [NE18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne18), [NE19](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne19), [NE43](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne43), [NE61](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne61)

## 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)

## NE20 in brief

NE20 is a postcode district covering Ponteland and Medburn, in Northumberland.
About 13,425 people lived in NE20 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £481,000 in 2025 across 220 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 34.3 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in NE20 was £481,000 in 2025.
NE20 had 12,623 usual residents at the census.
About 61% of people in NE20 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In NE20, 21.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: NE20
- 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: 139 km²
- People, mid-2024: 13,425*
- Neighbourhoods: 7
- Output areas: 39

* 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

[NE18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne18), [NE19](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne19), [NE61](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne61), [NE13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne13), [NE15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne15), [NE5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne5)

## Latest updates for NE20

- 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/NE20

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne20, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne20#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne20