CA9 postcode area guide — Northumberland
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the CA9 postcode district in Northumberland — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in CA9
Mixed coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
77%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Below USO (10Mb)
1.5%
Broadband availability in the CA9 postcode district (Northumberland) is Mixed — superfast is available to many but not all premises. Across the 178 postcodes Ofcom measures in CA9, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 77% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 0%.
Around 1.5% of premises in CA9 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in CA9
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| CA9 3AA | 100% | 0% |
| CA9 3AB | 20% | 0% |
| CA9 3AE | 100% | 0% |
| CA9 3AF | 100% | 0% |
| CA9 3AG | 100% | 0% |
| CA9 3AP | 100% | 0% |
| CA9 3AR | 100% | 0% |
| CA9 3AS | 100% | 0% |
| CA9 3AU | 100% | 0% |
| CA9 3BD | 100% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around Northumberland
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Northumberland district (174,968 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
83.7%
4G outdoors — all networks
98.5%
5G outdoors — all networks
30.5%
Voice indoors — all networks
87.7%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
House prices in CA9
Based on 27 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in CA9 is £230,000, up 27.8% on the previous year (£180,000).
Detached
£270,000
5 sales
Semi-detached
£315,000
7 sales
Terraced
£105,000
10 sales
Latest recorded sales in CA9
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | £605,000 | Semi-detached | CA9 3DD | |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £100,000 | Terraced | Townhead | CA9 3SL |
| 22 Apr 2026 | £375,000 | Detached | CA9 3PD | |
| 25 Mar 2026 | £340,000 | Detached | Low Byer Park | CA9 3JW |
| 25 Mar 2026 | £138,000 | Terraced | Church Road | CA9 3QT |
| 20 Mar 2026 | £177,500 | Semi-detached | The Butts | CA9 3JU |
| 6 Feb 2026 | £90,000 | Terraced | Front Street | CA9 3HU |
| 22 Dec 2025 | £76,500 | Flat | Front Street | CA9 3QH |
| 19 Dec 2025 | £320,000 | Semi-detached | CA9 3DY | |
| 19 Dec 2025 | £180,000 | Terraced | CA9 3AE |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Northumberland demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Northumberland district (320,569 residents, 146,922 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16.1% |
| 15–29 | 18.4% |
| 30–44 | 17% |
| 45–64 | 23% |
| 65+ | 25.4% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 65.2% |
| Private rented | 16.5% |
| Social rented | 8.5% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around CA9
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel King's School | Secondary | 11–16 | 113 | CA9 3QU |
| Alston Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 88 | CA9 3QU |
| Nenthead Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 17 | CA9 3LS |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in CA9
34 rated food businesses operate in CA9. 21 hold the top rating of 5, 7 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Alston House, Alston Masonic Club, Alston Moor Federation also trading as Nenthead Primary School, Alston Moor Golf Club, Alston Wholefoods.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in CA9
From a sample of 43 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 CA9 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band E). 12% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
5%
Band C
7%
Band D
44%
Band E
26%
Band F
9%
Band G
9%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Northumberland
Landlines around CA9 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.