NE24 postcode area guide — Northumberland
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the NE24 postcode district in Northumberland — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in NE24
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
98.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
93.9%
Gigabit-capable
93.3%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the NE24 postcode district (Northumberland) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,086 postcodes Ofcom measures in NE24, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 93.3%.
Around 0% of premises in NE24 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 NE24
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| NE24 1AA | 100% | 100% |
| NE24 1AB | 85.7% | 85.7% |
| NE24 1AE | 60% | 0% |
| NE24 1AH | 100% | 21.4% |
| NE24 1AL | 100% | 100% |
| NE24 1AQ | 100% | 75% |
| NE24 1AW | 100% | 50% |
| NE24 1AX | 100% | 0% |
| NE24 1AY | 100% | 100% |
| NE24 1BA | 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.
Crime in NE24
Police recorded 388 incidents within about a mile of the centre of NE24 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 98 | 25.3% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 84 | 21.6% |
| Shoplifting | 69 | 17.8% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 39 | 10.1% |
| Public order | 22 | 5.7% |
| Burglary | 16 | 4.1% |
| Other theft | 13 | 3.4% |
| Other crime | 13 | 3.4% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in NE24
Based on 454 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in NE24 is £140,000, down 3.4% on the previous year (£144,950).
Detached
£245,000
71 sales
Semi-detached
£158,000
165 sales
Terraced
£115,500
157 sales
Flat / maisonette
£66,000
44 sales
Latest recorded sales in NE24
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2026 | £100,000 | Terraced | Rowley Street | NE24 2HQ |
| 18 May 2026 | £175,000 | Semi-detached | Barras Avenue | NE24 3LL |
| 15 May 2026 | £135,000 | Semi-detached | Canch Crescent | NE24 5BE |
| 14 May 2026 | £285,000 | Detached | Melville Avenue | NE24 3SU |
| 13 May 2026 | £159,950 | Terraced | Stanley Street | NE24 3BX |
| 8 May 2026 | £151,500 | Terraced | Stanley Street | NE24 2BZ |
| 1 May 2026 | £221,150 | Terraced | Beaconsfield Street | NE24 2DR |
| 1 May 2026 | £235,000 | Semi-detached | Broadway | NE24 2PL |
| 1 May 2026 | £178,000 | Detached | Rollyway Gardens | NE24 5BH |
| 1 May 2026 | £85,000 | Terraced | Maughan Street | NE24 2EQ |
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 NE24
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bede Academy | All-through | 3–18 | 2,030 | NE24 2SY |
| The Blyth Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 766 | NE24 4JP |
| Horton Grange Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 550 | NE24 4RE |
| Newsham Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 452 | NE24 4NX |
| Malvin's Close Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 437 | NE24 5BL |
| Croftway Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 416 | NE24 2HP |
| Morpeth Road Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 253 | NE24 5TQ |
| The Dales School | Not applicable | 4–11 | 236 | NE24 4RE |
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 NE24
294 rated food businesses operate in NE24. 218 hold the top rating of 5, 12 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 14 Stanley Street, Aldi, Asda, Asda, Asda Cafe.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in NE24
From a sample of 121 Energy Performance Certificates across 8 NE24 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 57% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
24%
Band C
33%
Band D
31%
Band E
11%
Band F
1%
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 NE24 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.