NE18 postcode area guide — Northumberland
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the NE18 postcode district in Northumberland — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in NE18
Mixed coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
70.5%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
37.4%
Gigabit-capable
37.4%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.5%
Broadband availability in the NE18 postcode district (Northumberland) is Mixed — superfast is available to many but not all premises. Across the 67 postcodes Ofcom measures in NE18, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 70.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 37.4%.
Around 0.5% of premises in NE18 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 NE18
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| NE18 0AA | 92.3% | 92.3% |
| NE18 0AB | 100% | 100% |
| NE18 0AD | 36% | 36% |
| NE18 0AE | 0% | 0% |
| NE18 0AF | 100% | 100% |
| NE18 0AG | 100% | 100% |
| NE18 0AH | 100% | 0% |
| NE18 0AQ | 100% | 100% |
| NE18 0AX | 100% | 100% |
| NE18 0AY | 100% | 100% |
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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 NE18
Based on 3 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in NE18 is £325,000, down 28.6% on the previous year (£455,000).
Latest recorded sales in NE18
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 2026 | £325,000 | Detached | Grange Road | NE18 0PF |
| 5 Dec 2025 | £282,000 | Semi-detached | North Side | NE18 0QG |
| 31 Oct 2025 | £385,000 | Detached | NE18 0LL | |
| 10 Jul 2025 | £325,000 | Detached | NE18 0QQ | |
| 25 Jun 2025 | £1,250,000 | Detached | NE18 0QT | |
| 7 Apr 2025 | £184,000 | Terraced | The Oval | NE18 0PJ |
| 31 Mar 2025 | £457,500 | Terraced | Bridge End | NE18 0PN |
| 28 Mar 2025 | £565,000 | Terraced | NE18 0AD | |
| 27 Mar 2025 | £615,000 | Detached | NE18 0QT | |
| 14 Mar 2025 | £530,000 | Detached | Bridge End | NE18 0PN |
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 NE18
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stamfordham Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 84 | NE18 0NA |
| Heddon-on-the-Wall, St Andrew's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 220 | NE15 0BJ |
| Darras Hall Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 459 | NE20 9DS |
| Wylam First School | Primary | 3–9 | 131 | NE41 8EH |
| Belsay Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 84 | NE20 0ET |
| Mowden Hall School | Not applicable | 2–13 | 211 | NE43 7TP |
| Ponteland Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 479 | NE20 9EG |
| Emily Wilding Davison School | Not applicable | 11–16 | 124 | NE20 9QB |
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 NE18
11 rated food businesses operate in NE18. 9 hold the top rating of 5, 1 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Grants Coffee House Ltd, Hadrian Shepherd Huts, Magpye, Northumberland Coffee House, Restaurant Pine Ltd.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in NE18
From a sample of 53 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 NE18 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 28% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
4%
Band C
25%
Band D
26%
Band E
23%
Band F
19%
Band G
4%
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 NE18 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.