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

NE63 9HG 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 9HG 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

- **56 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 2% on July. Northumberland 013B: 137 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.5574,55.1832,NE639HG
- **Ashington, 980 m**: About 12 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.5574,55.1832,NE639HG
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 560 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.5574,55.1832,NE639HG
- **No property in NE63 9HG 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=-1.5574,55.1832,NE639HG
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Northumberland 013B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.5574,55.1832,NE639HG
- **£212,563 average price**: For the whole of Northumberland, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.5574,55.1832,NE639HG
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.4 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.5574,55.1832,NE639HG
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 550 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.5574,55.1832,NE639HG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NE63 9HG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.5574,55.1832,NE639HG
- **Moderate road and rail noise at NE63 9HG**: Road 58 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.5574,55.1832,NE639HG
- **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=-1.5574,55.1832,NE639HG
- **5.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.5574,55.1832,NE639HG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [NCEA Thomas Bewick C of E Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ncea-thomas-bewick-c-of-e-primary-school-e148766) | Primary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Central Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/central-academy-e152255) | Primary | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023, before the school changed | – |
| [St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Ashington](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-aidans-catholic-primary-school-ashington-e148504) | Primary | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Rosewood Independent School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rosewood-independent-school-e147980) | Special | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [NCEA Bishop's Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ncea-bishops-primary-school-e145956) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | 36% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [NCEA Castle School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ncea-castle-school-e145957) | Special | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | – |
| [NCEA Duke's Secondary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ncea-dukes-secondary-school-e135886) | Secondary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 36.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Gust Independent School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gust-independent-school-e137385) | Special | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2026 | £59,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2026 | £56,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 30 m |
| August 2026 | £62,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| June 2026 | £55,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| May 2026 | £85,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| March 2026 | £53,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| June 2023 | £65,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| April 2026 | £78,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Ashington (980 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- Pharmacies: CRESCENT PHARMACY (640 m); COHENS CHEMIST (700 m); ASHINGTON PHARMACY (770 m); CENTRAL PHARMACY (820 m); BOOTS (860 m)
- Dental practices: ALISON BRETT DENTAL CARE (560 m); AQUA DENTAL CARE (660 m); WANSBECK GENERAL HOSPITAL (700 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Ashington Express (550 m, Tesco); Lidl Hirst Ashington (640 m, Lidl); Iceland Ashington (710 m, Iceland); Heron Hirst Ashington (820 m, Heron); Asda Ashington Superstore (940 m, Asda)

## 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 013B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 55.5** (2025). Northumberland 013B has a deprivation score of 55.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,529th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £100,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Northumberland 013B was £100,000 in 2025. Joint 388th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,880** (2021). Northumberland 013B had 1,880 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 7,686th 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: 92.2%** (January 2026). In Northumberland 013B, 92.2% 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: 55.1832, -1.5574

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), 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=-1.5574,55.1832,NE639HG

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