# NE23 7XJ: area report for a postcode in Northumberland

NE23 7XJ 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 7XJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Northumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/northumberland) › [NE23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne23) › [NE23 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne23-7)

## Around this postcode

- **1 crime within 500 m**: August, down 50% on July. Northumberland 031E: 104 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.5968,55.0706,NE237XJ
- **Cramlington, 1.9 km**: About 24 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.5968,55.0706,NE237XJ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 740 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.5968,55.0706,NE237XJ
- **No property in NE23 7XJ 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=-1.5968,55.0706,NE237XJ
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Northumberland 031E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.5968,55.0706,NE237XJ
- **£212,563 average price**: For the whole of Northumberland, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.5968,55.0706,NE237XJ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.6 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.5968,55.0706,NE237XJ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.5968,55.0706,NE237XJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NE23 7XJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.5968,55.0706,NE237XJ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at NE23 7XJ**: Road 45 dB, rail 60 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.5968,55.0706,NE237XJ
- **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=-1.5968,55.0706,NE237XJ
- **7.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.5968,55.0706,NE237XJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Cramlington Learning Village](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cramlington-learning-village-e137457) | Secondary | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 47.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Cragside CofE Controlled Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cragside-cofe-controlled-primary-school-e134473) | Primary | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 71% 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 | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | 71% 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) |
| [Fordley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fordley-primary-school-e108611) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Beaconhill Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beaconhill-community-primary-school-e122193) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cramlington Hillcrest School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cramlington-hillcrest-school-e122383) | Special | 2 km (24 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2022 | – |
| [North Gosforth Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/north-gosforth-academy-e144279) | Secondary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 44.4 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2024 | £525,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2023 | £495,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| September 2024 | £420,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| May 2026 | £585,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| September 2024 | £400,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 280 m |
| December 2025 | £695,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 300 m |
| November 2023 | £300,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 330 m |
| July 2025 | £500,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 350 m |

## Within 1 km

## 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 031E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 3.9** (2025). Northumberland 031E has a deprivation score of 3.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,756th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £240,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Northumberland 031E was £240,500 in 2025. Joint 10,658th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,504** (2021). Northumberland 031E had 1,504 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 23,334th 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: 97.5%** (January 2026). In Northumberland 031E, 97.5% 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.

## 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: 55.0706, -1.5968

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=-1.5968,55.0706,NE237XJ

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