# NE22 5YB: area report for a postcode in Northumberland

NE22 5YB 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 NE22 5YB for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Northumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/northumberland) › [NE22](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne22) › [NE22 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne22-5)

## Around this postcode

- **20 crimes within 500 m**: August, the same as July. Northumberland 020B: 94 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.5750,55.1386,NE225YB
- **Bedlington, 450 m**: About 6 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.5750,55.1386,NE225YB
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 540 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.5750,55.1386,NE225YB
- **No property in NE22 5YB 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=-1.5750,55.1386,NE225YB
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Northumberland 020B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.5750,55.1386,NE225YB
- **£213,113 average price**: For the whole of Northumberland, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.5750,55.1386,NE225YB
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 710 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.5750,55.1386,NE225YB
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 120 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.5750,55.1386,NE225YB
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NE22 5YB**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.5750,55.1386,NE225YB
- **Low road and rail noise at NE22 5YB**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.5750,55.1386,NE225YB
- **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=-1.5750,55.1386,NE225YB
- **5.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.5750,55.1386,NE225YB

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bedlington Station Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bedlington-station-primary-school-e122177) | Primary | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Stead Lane Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stead-lane-primary-school-e122181) | Primary | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bedlington Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bedlington-academy-e144977) | Secondary | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2022 | Attainment 8 of 47.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Bedlington Whitley Memorial Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bedlington-whitley-memorial-church-of-england-primary-school-e122281) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), December 2023 | 31% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Horton Grange Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/horton-grange-primary-school-e122254) | Primary | 1.9 km (23 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), June 2023 | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bedlington West End Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bedlington-west-end-primary-school-e122176) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Dales School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-dales-school-e122388) | Special | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, February 2024 | – |
| [St Bede's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-bedes-catholic-primary-school-e148283) | Primary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2023 | £150,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| December 2025 | £207,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| October 2025 | £215,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| September 2025 | £65,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| March 2025 | £62,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| August 2025 | £55,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 180 m |
| May 2026 | £85,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| May 2026 | £154,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Bedlington (460 m, 6 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: THE GABLES MEDICAL GROUP (710 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (490 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (710 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Bedlington (120 m, Spar); Co-op Bedlington Station (340 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £213,113** (August 2026). Northumberland’s average house price was £213,113 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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 66th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 020B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 21.3** (2025). Northumberland 020B has a deprivation score of 21.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,633rd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £84,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Northumberland 020B was £84,500 in 2025. Joint 168th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,827** (2021). Northumberland 020B had 1,827 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 9,058th 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: 91.5%** (January 2026). In Northumberland 020B, 91.5% 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.

## NE22 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £179,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NE22 was £179,000 in 2025. Joint 233rd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 18,440** (2021). NE22 had 18,440 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,200th 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: 19%** (2022). About 19% of people in NE22 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: 94.8%** (January 2026). In NE22, 94.8% 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: 55.1386, -1.5750

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

## Your MP

- [Blyth and Ashington](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/blyth-and-ashington): Ian Lavery (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), August 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=-1.5750,55.1386,NE225YB

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