# NE46 2BS: area report for a postcode in Northumberland

NE46 2BS 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 2BS for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Northumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/northumberland) › [NE46](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne46) › [NE46 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne46-2)

## Around this postcode

- **14 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 133% on July. Northumberland 035B: 26 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.1133,54.9674,NE462BS
- **Hexham, 1.4 km**: About 17 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.1133,54.9674,NE462BS
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 280 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.1133,54.9674,NE462BS
- **No property in NE46 2BS 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=-2.1133,54.9674,NE462BS
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Northumberland 035B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.1133,54.9674,NE462BS
- **£213,113 average price**: For the whole of Northumberland, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.1133,54.9674,NE462BS
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.1133,54.9674,NE462BS
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 790 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.1133,54.9674,NE462BS
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NE46 2BS**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.1133,54.9674,NE462BS
- **Low road and rail noise at NE46 2BS**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.1133,54.9674,NE462BS
- **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=-2.1133,54.9674,NE462BS
- **3.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.1133,54.9674,NE462BS

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Middle School, Hexham](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-middle-school-hexham-e148260) | Secondary | 280 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Queen Elizabeth High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/queen-elizabeth-high-school-e143291) | Secondary | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | Attainment 8 of 49.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Mary's Catholic First School, Hexham](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-catholic-first-school-hexham-e148261) | Primary | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | – |
| [The Sele First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-sele-first-school-e122242) | Primary | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2022 | – |
| [Hexham Middle School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hexham-middle-school-e143292) | Secondary | 910 m (11 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 | 1.6 km (19 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Hexham Priory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hexham-priory-school-e146121) | Special | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, February 2023 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £434,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2026 | £230,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| May 2026 | £275,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| October 2023 | £335,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| November 2025 | £325,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| August 2025 | £120,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| September 2025 | £920,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| February 2025 | £272,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: BOOTS (860 m)
- Dental practices: HENCOTES DENTAL PRACTICE (520 m); BATTLE HILL (DENTAL SURGERY) (770 m); BATTLE HILL DENTAL SURGERY (770 m); ABBEY CLINIC (780 m); ABBEY DENTAL PRACTICE (820 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Hexham West Street (790 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £213,113** (August 2026). Northumberland’s average house price was £213,113 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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 66th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 035B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 8.6** (2025). Northumberland 035B has a deprivation score of 8.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,979th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £434,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Northumberland 035B was £434,500 in 2025. Joint 7,069th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,477** (2021). Northumberland 035B had 1,477 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,957th 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: 78.7%** (January 2026). In Northumberland 035B, 78.7% 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: 54.9674, -2.1133

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), August 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=-2.1133,54.9674,NE462BS

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