# NE26 4QR: area report for a postcode in Northumberland

NE26 4QR 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 NE26 4QR for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Northumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/northumberland) › [NE26](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne26) › [NE26 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne26-4)

## Around this postcode

- **0 crimes within 500 m**: August, none in July either. Northumberland 030A: 42 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.4966,55.0822,NE264QR
- **Seaton Delaval, 2.8 km**: About 35 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.4966,55.0822,NE264QR
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 960 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.4966,55.0822,NE264QR
- **No property in NE26 4QR 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=-1.4966,55.0822,NE264QR
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Northumberland 030A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.4966,55.0822,NE264QR
- **£212,563 average price**: For the whole of Northumberland, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.4966,55.0822,NE264QR
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.4966,55.0822,NE264QR
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.6 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.4966,55.0822,NE264QR
- **No gigabit broadband at NE26 4QR**: Superfast for 0%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.4966,55.0822,NE264QR
- **Low road and rail noise at NE26 4QR**: Road 46 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.4966,55.0822,NE264QR
- **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=-1.4966,55.0822,NE264QR
- **6.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.4966,55.0822,NE264QR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Seaton Sluice Middle School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/seaton-sluice-middle-school-e122334) | Secondary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2023 | 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Seaton Sluice First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/seaton-sluice-first-school-e122234) | Primary | 1.6 km (21 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [New Hartley First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/new-hartley-first-school-e122224) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Holywell Village First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holywell-village-first-school-e122195) | Primary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Whytrig Middle School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whytrig-middle-school-e122335) | Secondary | 1.9 km (23 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Seaton Valley High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/seaton-valley-high-school-e122374) | Secondary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Some aspects not as strong, December 2024 | Attainment 8 of 38.7 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2023 | £800,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 570 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 030A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 10.2** (2025). Northumberland 030A has a deprivation score of 10.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,964th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £298,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Northumberland 030A was £298,000 in 2025. Joint 15,726th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,465** (2021). Northumberland 030A had 1,465 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,324th 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: 99.3%** (January 2026). In Northumberland 030A, 99.3% 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.

## NE26 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £357,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NE26 was £357,000 in 2025. Joint 763rd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 19,339** (2021). NE26 had 19,339 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,251st 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: 84%** (2022). About 84% of people in NE26 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: 98.8%** (January 2026). In NE26, 98.8% 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: 55.0822, -1.4966

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=-1.4966,55.0822,NE264QR

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