# NE42 6NH: area report for a postcode in Northumberland

NE42 6NH 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 NE42 6NH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Northumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/northumberland) › [NE42](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne42) › [NE42 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne42-6)

## Around this postcode

- **5 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 50% on July. Northumberland 038A: 60 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.8617,54.9657,NE426NH
- **Prudhoe, 200 m**: About 3 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.8617,54.9657,NE426NH
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 570 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.8617,54.9657,NE426NH
- **11 of 37 properties in NE42 6NH at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.8617,54.9657,NE426NH
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Northumberland 038A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.8617,54.9657,NE426NH
- **£212,563 average price**: For the whole of Northumberland, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.8617,54.9657,NE426NH
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 680 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.8617,54.9657,NE426NH
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 870 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.8617,54.9657,NE426NH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NE42 6NH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.8617,54.9657,NE426NH
- **Moderate road and rail noise at NE42 6NH**: Road 56 dB, rail 43 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.8617,54.9657,NE426NH
- **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=-1.8617,54.9657,NE426NH
- **6.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.8617,54.9657,NE426NH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Prudhoe Castle First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/prudhoe-castle-first-school-e146924) | Primary | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Prudhoe West Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/prudhoe-west-academy-e144180) | Primary | 680 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Ovingham Church of England First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ovingham-church-of-england-first-school-e146931) | Primary | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | – |
| [Ovingham Middle School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ovingham-middle-school-e146894) | Secondary | 840 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, Prudhoe](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-matthews-catholic-primary-school-prudhoe-e141828) | Primary | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | 94% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Highfield Middle School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/highfield-middle-school-e146871) | Secondary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Prudhoe Community High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/prudhoe-community-high-school-e146926) | Secondary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2023 | Attainment 8 of 46.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Adderlane Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/adderlane-academy-e143543) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, June 2025 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2023 | £92,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| December 2025 | £83,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 250 m |
| May 2026 | £130,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 280 m |
| August 2026 | £102,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 350 m |
| February 2026 | £150,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 360 m |
| January 2026 | £155,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 370 m |
| January 2026 | £210,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 420 m |
| August 2024 | £185,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 440 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Prudhoe (200 m, 3 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: PRUDHOE MEDICAL GROUP (680 m)
- Pharmacies: PRUDHOE PHARMACY (730 m)
- Dental practices: LYNWOOD PRUDHOE (660 m); PRUDHOE DENTAL PRACTICE (770 m)
- Supermarkets: Heron Prudhoe (870 m, Heron); Co-op Prudhoe (880 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 038A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 9.1** (2025). Northumberland 038A has a deprivation score of 9.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,611th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £171,100** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Northumberland 038A was £171,100 in 2025. 4,005th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,469** (2021). Northumberland 038A had 2,469 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,132nd 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: 91.4%** (January 2026). In Northumberland 038A, 91.4% 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.

## NE42 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £167,200** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NE42 was £167,200 in 2025. 187th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 12,414** (2021). NE42 had 12,414 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 866th 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: 16%** (2022). About 16% of people in NE42 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: 93.9%** (January 2026). In NE42, 93.9% 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: 54.9657, -1.8617

Council: [Northumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/northumberland) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Hexham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hexham): Joe Morris (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=-1.8617,54.9657,NE426NH

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