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NE42 6QH

Postcode

A postcode in Northumberland 036B, Prudhoe North & Wylam ward, Northumberland.

This report describes the area around NE42 6QH, not any one home. Each figure is shown at the level it was published: the postcode, a 1 km square, the neighbourhood or the whole council, as its tag says.

Around NE42 6QH

Schools near NE42 6QH

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
Ovingham Church of England First School
Primary
660 m
8 minutes on foot
Good (overall), October 2023
Ovingham Middle School
Secondary. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
730 m
9 minutes on foot
School remains Good, March 2024
Prudhoe Castle First School
Primary
1.1 km
14 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade
Prudhoe West Academy
Primary
1.4 km
18 minutes on foot
Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met
St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, Prudhoe
Primary. 94% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.6 km
20 minutes on foot
Good (overall), October 2023
Highfield Middle School
Secondary. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.7 km
21 minutes on foot
School remains Good, March 2024
Adderlane Academy
Primary
1.9 km
23 minutes on foot
Standards maintained, June 2025

Distances are in a straight line. Councils and schools set catchments and admissions, which Open Index doesn’t map: the council’s schools pages. Ofsted outcomes are as published, each with its date; grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.

Recent sales near NE42 6QH

Latest sale at each postcode
  • £285,000North Meadow, NE42 6QHDecember 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold10 m
  • £130,000Dene Garth, NE42 6APDecember 2023, semi-detached, established, freehold110 m
  • £272,000Dene Garth, NE42 6AWFebruary 2026, semi-detached, established, freehold140 m
  • £256,700Croft View, NE42 6ANJune 2024, semi-detached, established, freehold160 m
  • £220,000Horsley Road, NE42 6ALFebruary 2026, semi-detached, established, freehold190 m
  • £195,000Windsor Crescent, NE42 6ASJuly 2025, terraced, established, freehold200 m
  • £325,000Castle View, NE42 6ATJuly 2026, terraced, established, freehold280 m
  • £672,500Main Road, NE42 6AGNovember 2025, detached, established, freehold280 m

HM Land Registry sales at nearby postcodes, by street and postcode only, never a house number. Sales take weeks to be registered. Every sale on the map

Within 1 km of NE42 6QH

In a straight line

Stations

  • Prudhoe8 minutes on foot640 m

The neighbourhood: Northumberland 036B

Everything about Northumberland 036B
Deprivation score
15.3
Joint 14,712th least deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£197,500
Joint 6,348th cheapest of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,155
Joint 12,021st least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
88.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

The postcode district: NE42

Everything about NE42
Median sale price
£167,200
187th cheapest of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
12,414
866th least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
16%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Your MP

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Where these figures come from

Counts, distances and walking times are worked out by Open Index from each layer’s published points and outlines, in a straight line from the postcode’s centre. Street names © OpenStreetMap contributors.