# NE24 2UQ: area report for a postcode in Northumberland

NE24 2UQ 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 NE24 2UQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Northumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/northumberland) › [NE24](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne24) › [NE24 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne24-2)

## Around this postcode

- **41 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 29% on July. Northumberland 024E: 94 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.5231,55.1150,NE242UQ
- **Newsham, 1.4 km**: About 17 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.5231,55.1150,NE242UQ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 360 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.5231,55.1150,NE242UQ
- **No property in NE24 2UQ 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=-1.5231,55.1150,NE242UQ
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Northumberland 024E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.5231,55.1150,NE242UQ
- **£212,563 average price**: For the whole of Northumberland, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.5231,55.1150,NE242UQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.5 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.5231,55.1150,NE242UQ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.5231,55.1150,NE242UQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NE24 2UQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.5231,55.1150,NE242UQ
- **Low road and rail noise at NE24 2UQ**: Road 48 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.5231,55.1150,NE242UQ
- **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=-1.5231,55.1150,NE242UQ
- **6.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.5231,55.1150,NE242UQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bede Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bede-academy-e135619) | All-through | 360 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Newsham Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newsham-primary-school-e122261) | Primary | 400 m (5 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Gilbert Ward Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gilbert-ward-academy-e149842) | Special | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [New Delaval Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/new-delaval-primary-school-e122258) | Primary | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-wilfrids-catholic-primary-school-e148282) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Croftway Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/croftway-academy-e146545) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), January 2023 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Malvin's Close Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/malvins-close-academy-e146544) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), January 2023 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Blyth Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-blyth-academy-e140002) | Secondary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | Attainment 8 of 40.7 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £70,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| February 2024 | £85,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| September 2025 | £115,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| January 2026 | £122,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| May 2025 | £195,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| November 2025 | £200,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| October 2024 | £151,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| March 2024 | £78,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Blyth (440 m, Morrisons); Co-op New Deleval (660 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Fulmar Drive Express (930 m, Tesco)

## 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 024E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 36.2** (2025). Northumberland 024E has a deprivation score of 36.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,715th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £160,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Northumberland 024E was £160,000 in 2025. Joint 3,029th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,521** (2021). Northumberland 024E had 1,521 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,404th 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Northumberland 024E, 100.0% 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.

## NE24 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £148,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NE24 was £148,500 in 2025. 103rd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 40,431** (2021). NE24 had 40,431 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 442nd 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: 45%** (2022). About 45% of people in NE24 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: 96.3%** (January 2026). In NE24, 96.3% 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: 55.1150, -1.5231

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), 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=-1.5231,55.1150,NE242UQ

## How to cite

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