# NE24 5HQ: area report for a postcode in Northumberland

NE24 5HQ 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 5HQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Northumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/northumberland) › [NE24](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne24) › [NE24 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne24-5)

## Around this postcode

- **26 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 37% on July. Northumberland 024A: 133 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.5295,55.1280,NE245HQ
- **Blyth Bebside, 1.8 km**: About 22 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.5295,55.1280,NE245HQ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.5295,55.1280,NE245HQ
- **No property in NE24 5HQ 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=-1.5295,55.1280,NE245HQ
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Northumberland 024A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.5295,55.1280,NE245HQ
- **£213,113 average price**: For the whole of Northumberland, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.5295,55.1280,NE245HQ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 930 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.5295,55.1280,NE245HQ
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 480 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.5295,55.1280,NE245HQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NE24 5HQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.5295,55.1280,NE245HQ
- **Low road and rail noise at NE24 5HQ**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.5295,55.1280,NE245HQ
- **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=-1.5295,55.1280,NE245HQ
- **7.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.5295,55.1280,NE245HQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Malvin's Close Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/malvins-close-academy-e146544) | Primary | 310 m (4 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), January 2023 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Morpeth Road Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/morpeth-road-academy-e139756) | Primary | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Gilbert Ward Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gilbert-ward-academy-e149842) | Special | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-wilfrids-catholic-primary-school-e148282) | Primary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bede Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bede-academy-e135619) | All-through | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Blyth Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-blyth-academy-e140002) | Secondary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | Attainment 8 of 40.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [The Dales School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-dales-school-e122388) | Special | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, February 2024 | – |
| [Croftway Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/croftway-academy-e146545) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), January 2023 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2026 | £98,490 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2026 | £85,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| September 2023 | £110,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| June 2025 | £92,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| July 2026 | £107,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| July 2026 | £130,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| October 2025 | £90,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| March 2024 | £118,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: MARINE MEDICAL GROUP (930 m); RAILWAY MEDICAL GROUP (980 m)
- Pharmacies: EDEN PHARMACY & HEALTHCARE LIMITED (700 m)
- Dental practices: MYDENTIST COWPEN ROAD (600 m); BLYTH DENTAL CLINIC (930 m)
- Supermarkets: Farmfoods Blyth (480 m, Farmfoods); Lidl Blyth (550 m, Lidl); Spar - Blyth (570 m, Spar); Aldi Cowpen Blyth (590 m, Aldi); Asda Blyth Cowpen Road Supermarket (600 m, Asda)

## 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 024A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 32.1** (2025). Northumberland 024A has a deprivation score of 32.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,307th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £130,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Northumberland 024A was £130,000 in 2025. Joint 1,286th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,474** (2021). Northumberland 024A had 1,474 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,789th 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: 96.7%** (January 2026). In Northumberland 024A, 96.7% 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: 55.1280, -1.5295

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=-1.5295,55.1280,NE245HQ

## How to cite

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