# NE49 9HN: area report for a postcode in Northumberland

NE49 9HN 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 NE49 9HN for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Northumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/northumberland) › [NE49](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne49) › [NE49 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne49-9)

## Around this postcode

- **10 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 67% on July. Northumberland 037C: 53 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.4634,54.9684,NE499HN
- **Haltwhistle, 60 m**: About 1 minute on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.4634,54.9684,NE499HN
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.4634,54.9684,NE499HN
- **No property in NE49 9HN 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=-2.4634,54.9684,NE499HN
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Northumberland 037C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.4634,54.9684,NE499HN
- **£212,563 average price**: For the whole of Northumberland, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.4634,54.9684,NE499HN
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 210 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.4634,54.9684,NE499HN
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 190 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.4634,54.9684,NE499HN
- **No gigabit broadband at NE49 9HN**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.4634,54.9684,NE499HN
- **Moderate road and rail noise at NE49 9HN**: Road 59 dB, rail 48 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.4634,54.9684,NE499HN
- **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=-2.4634,54.9684,NE499HN
- **3.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.4634,54.9684,NE499HN

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Haltwhistle Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/haltwhistle-primary-academy-e146372) | Primary | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), February 2023 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2024 | £108,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| November 2025 | £190,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| February 2026 | £135,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| July 2026 | £145,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| September 2025 | £165,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| July 2025 | £290,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| July 2026 | £135,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| December 2024 | £110,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Haltwhistle (60 m, 1 minute on foot)
- GP practices: HALTWHISTLE MEDICAL GROUP (210 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (270 m)
- Dental practices: HALTWHISTLE DENTAL HEALTH (10 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Main Street Haltwhistle (190 m, The Co-operative Group); Spar Haltwhistle (340 m, Spar); Sainsburys Haltwhistle (470 m, Sainsburys)

## 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 037C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 23.0** (2025). Northumberland 037C has a deprivation score of 23.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,404th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £157,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Northumberland 037C was £157,000 in 2025. Joint 2,876th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,085** (2021). Northumberland 037C had 1,085 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,299th 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: 71.8%** (January 2026). In Northumberland 037C, 71.8% 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.

## NE49 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £160,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NE49 was £160,000 in 2025. Joint 148th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 4,173** (2021). NE49 had 4,173 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 406th 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: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in NE49 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: 67.2%** (January 2026). In NE49, 67.2% 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: 54.9684, -2.4634

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=-2.4634,54.9684,NE499HN

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