# NE46 1XL: area report for a postcode in Northumberland

NE46 1XL 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 NE46 1XL for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Northumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/northumberland) › [NE46](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne46) › [NE46 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne46-1)

## Around this postcode

- **29 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 190% on July. Northumberland 035G: 74 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.0929,54.9747,NE461XL
- **Hexham, 180 m**: About 2 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.0929,54.9747,NE461XL
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 710 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.0929,54.9747,NE461XL
- **22 of 31 properties in NE46 1XL at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 2. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.0929,54.9747,NE461XL
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Northumberland 035G. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.0929,54.9747,NE461XL
- **£212,563 average price**: For the whole of Northumberland, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.0929,54.9747,NE461XL
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 490 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.0929,54.9747,NE461XL
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.0929,54.9747,NE461XL
- **6.7% can get gigabit broadband at NE46 1XL**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.0929,54.9747,NE461XL
- **Low road and rail noise at NE46 1XL**: Road 49 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.0929,54.9747,NE461XL
- **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=-2.0929,54.9747,NE461XL
- **7.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.0929,54.9747,NE461XL

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Hexham Priory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hexham-priory-school-e146121) | Special | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, February 2023 | – |
| [Hexham Middle School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hexham-middle-school-e143292) | Secondary | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2024 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hexham First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hexham-first-school-e122203) | Primary | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [The Sele First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-sele-first-school-e122242) | Primary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2022 | – |
| [St Mary's Catholic First School, Hexham](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-catholic-first-school-hexham-e148261) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | – |
| [Queen Elizabeth High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/queen-elizabeth-high-school-e143291) | Secondary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | Attainment 8 of 49.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Middle School, Hexham](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-middle-school-hexham-e148260) | Secondary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2026 | £178,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 400 m |
| November 2025 | £180,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 410 m |
| May 2026 | £430,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 440 m |
| August 2026 | £290,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 480 m |
| May 2025 | £195,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 490 m |
| April 2026 | £370,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 520 m |
| May 2026 | £132,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 530 m |
| July 2026 | £110,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 540 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Hexham (180 m, 2 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: BURN BRAE MEDICAL GROUP (490 m); THE SELE MEDICAL PRACTICE (490 m)
- Pharmacies: TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (440 m); HEXHAM PHARMACY (490 m); BOOTS (700 m)
- Dental practices: HEXHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL (490 m); ABBEY DENTAL PRACTICE (710 m); ABBEY CLINIC (760 m); BATTLE HILL (DENTAL SURGERY) (790 m); BATTLE HILL DENTAL SURGERY (790 m)
- Supermarkets: Lidl Hexham (290 m, Lidl); Waitrose Hexham (330 m, Waitrose); Asda Hexham Express Petrol (460 m, Asda); Tesco Hexham Extra (470 m, Tesco); Aldi Hexham (530 m, Aldi)

## 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 035G (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 5.9** (2025). Northumberland 035G has a deprivation score of 5.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,841st least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £270,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Northumberland 035G was £270,000 in 2025. Joint 13,365th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,445** (2021). Northumberland 035G had 2,445 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,251st 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: 63.1%** (January 2026). In Northumberland 035G, 63.1% 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.

## NE46 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £291,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NE46 was £291,000 in 2025. Joint 1,090th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 14,811** (2021). NE46 had 14,811 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,001st 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: 87%** (2022). About 87% of people in NE46 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: 63.4%** (January 2026). In NE46, 63.4% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Northumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/northumberland)
- Centre: 54.9747, -2.0929

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=-2.0929,54.9747,NE461XL

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