# NE63 9GQ: area report for a postcode in Northumberland

NE63 9GQ 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 NE63 9GQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Northumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/northumberland) › [NE63](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne63) › [NE63 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne63-9)

## Around this postcode

- **18 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 125% on July. Northumberland 013E: 51 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.5435,55.1812,NE639GQ
- **Ashington, 1.9 km**: About 23 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.5435,55.1812,NE639GQ
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 500 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.5435,55.1812,NE639GQ
- **No property in NE63 9GQ 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=-1.5435,55.1812,NE639GQ
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Northumberland 013E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.5435,55.1812,NE639GQ
- **£213,113 average price**: For the whole of Northumberland, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.5435,55.1812,NE639GQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.6 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.5435,55.1812,NE639GQ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 390 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.5435,55.1812,NE639GQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NE63 9GQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.5435,55.1812,NE639GQ
- **Low road and rail noise at NE63 9GQ**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.5435,55.1812,NE639GQ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=-1.5435,55.1812,NE639GQ
- **6.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.5435,55.1812,NE639GQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [NCEA Castle School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ncea-castle-school-e145957) | Special | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | – |
| [NCEA Thomas Bewick C of E Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ncea-thomas-bewick-c-of-e-primary-school-e148766) | Primary | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [NCEA Duke's Secondary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ncea-dukes-secondary-school-e135886) | Secondary | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 36.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Ashington](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-aidans-catholic-primary-school-ashington-e148504) | Primary | 600 m (8 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [NCEA Bishop's Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ncea-bishops-primary-school-e145956) | Primary | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | 36% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [NCEA Grace Darling CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ncea-grace-darling-cofe-primary-school-e148765) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | 24% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Central Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/central-academy-e152255) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023, before the school changed | – |
| [NCEA James Knott CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ncea-james-knott-cofe-primary-school-e148763) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2025 | £222,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| June 2026 | £259,950 | Detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| July 2025 | £210,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| May 2024 | £227,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| August 2025 | £134,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| September 2024 | £135,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| January 2024 | £164,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| March 2026 | £200,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: CRESCENT PHARMACY (690 m)
- Dental practices: WANSBECK GENERAL HOSPITAL (400 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Ashington Express (390 m, Tesco); Spar - Ashington (820 m, Spar)

## 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 013E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 7.8** (2025). Northumberland 013E has a deprivation score of 7.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,999th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £194,826** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Northumberland 013E was £194,826 in 2025. 6,068th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,859** (2021). Northumberland 013E had 2,859 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 209th 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: 99.2%** (January 2026). In Northumberland 013E, 99.2% 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.

## NE63 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £145,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NE63 was £145,000 in 2025. Joint 88th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 27,996** (2021). NE63 had 27,996 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,028th most 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: 18%** (2022). About 18% of people in NE63 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: 96.9%** (January 2026). In NE63, 96.9% 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: 55.1812, -1.5435

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

## Your MP

- [Blyth and Ashington](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/blyth-and-ashington): Ian Lavery (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=-1.5435,55.1812,NE639GQ

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