# NE23 2QH: area report for a postcode in Northumberland

NE23 2QH 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 NE23 2QH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Northumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/northumberland) › [NE23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne23) › [NE23 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne23-2)

## Around this postcode

- **17 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 11% on July. Northumberland 042G: 26 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.5757,55.0879,NE232QH
- **Cramlington, 1.5 km**: About 18 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.5757,55.0879,NE232QH
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 410 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.5757,55.0879,NE232QH
- **No property in NE23 2QH 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=-1.5757,55.0879,NE232QH
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Northumberland 042G. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.5757,55.0879,NE232QH
- **£212,563 average price**: For the whole of Northumberland, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.5757,55.0879,NE232QH
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 810 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.5757,55.0879,NE232QH
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 320 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.5757,55.0879,NE232QH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NE23 2QH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.5757,55.0879,NE232QH
- **Low road and rail noise at NE23 2QH**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.5757,55.0879,NE232QH
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=-1.5757,55.0879,NE232QH
- **8.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.5757,55.0879,NE232QH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Cramlington Hillcrest School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cramlington-hillcrest-school-e122383) | Special | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2022 | – |
| [Cramlington Shanklea Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cramlington-shanklea-primary-school-e122194) | Primary | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Concerns), next inspection graded, May 2024 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cramlington Village Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cramlington-village-primary-school-e138257) | Primary | 600 m (7 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), February 2024 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Burnside Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/burnside-primary-school-e122266) | Primary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Eastlea Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eastlea-primary-school-e122191) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hareside Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hareside-primary-school-e122268) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ss Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ss-peter-and-pauls-catholic-primary-academy-e141832) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cramlington Northburn Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cramlington-northburn-primary-school-e122269) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2022 | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2023 | £180,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| August 2025 | £235,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| June 2025 | £120,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| January 2026 | £140,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| June 2026 | £170,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| September 2025 | £149,950 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| May 2026 | £126,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 220 m |
| February 2026 | £157,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: VILLAGE MEDICAL GROUP (810 m)
- Pharmacies: WELL (810 m); BOOTS (920 m)
- Dental practices: CRAMLINGTON DENTAL CENTRE (460 m); THE VILLAGE DENTISTS LTD (530 m); DENTAL SURGERY (580 m); RIVENHALL DENTAL PRACTICE (770 m)
- Supermarkets: Aldi High Pit Cramlington (320 m, Aldi); Sainsburys Cramlington (770 m, Sainsburys)

## 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 042G (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 4.9** (2025). Northumberland 042G has a deprivation score of 4.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,699th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £187,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Northumberland 042G was £187,500 in 2025. Joint 5,432nd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,357** (2021). Northumberland 042G had 1,357 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,430th least 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: 99.8%** (January 2026). In Northumberland 042G, 99.8% 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.

## NE23 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £196,645** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NE23 was £196,645 in 2025. 358th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 39,506** (2021). NE23 had 39,506 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 476th most 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: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in NE23 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: 94.6%** (January 2026). In NE23, 94.6% 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: 55.0879, -1.5757

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

## Your MP

- [Cramlington and Killingworth](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/cramlington-and-killingworth): Emma Foody (Labour (Co-op)), 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=-1.5757,55.0879,NE232QH

## How to cite

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