NE42
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Prudhoe, West Wylam and Edgewell, in Northumberland.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an NE42 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In NE42, 93.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How NE42 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is NE42 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in NE42 at a rate of 62.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 96.9 per 1,000 people across NE.
In August 2026 alone, 63 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in NE42.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (231), anti-social behaviour (205) and other crime (124).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in NE42 was 74.1 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in NE42, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so NE42 has no single figure. Of its 7 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in NE42
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northumberland 036A | 1,317 | 32.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 68.2% |
| Northumberland 036B | 1,155 | 64.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 88.1% |
| Northumberland 038A | 2,469 | 59.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 91.4% |
| Northumberland 038B | 2,665 | 80.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 93.4% |
| Northumberland 038C | 1,889 | 54.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 96.4% |
| Northumberland 038D | 1,631 | 71.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 96.4% |
| Northumberland 038G | 2,081 | 45.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 97.2% |
MPs for NE42
- Joe MorrisLabourMP for Hexham99% of NE42’s postcodes
- Liz TwistLabourMP for Blaydon and Consett1.4% of NE42’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in NE422
Postcode sectors in NE423
Council1
Towns in NE421
Postcode districts next to NE424
Nearest rail stations3
More in the NE postcode area2
NE42 in brief
NE42 is a postcode district covering Prudhoe, West Wylam and Edgewell, in Northumberland.
About 12,666 people lived in NE42 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £167,200 in 2025 across 165 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 62.0 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in NE42 was £167,200 in 2025.
NE42 had 12,414 usual residents at the census.
In NE42, 93.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In NE42, 2.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.