NE44 postcode area guide — Northumberland
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the NE44 postcode district in Northumberland — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in NE44
Mixed coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
75.5%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
3.5%
Gigabit-capable
3.5%
Below USO (10Mb)
5.2%
Broadband availability in the NE44 postcode district (Northumberland) is Mixed — superfast is available to many but not all premises. Across the 87 postcodes Ofcom measures in NE44, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 75.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 3.5%.
Around 5.2% of premises in NE44 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 NE44
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| NE44 6AA | 100% | 100% |
| NE44 6AB | 0% | 0% |
| NE44 6AD | 66.7% | 0% |
| NE44 6AF | 66.7% | 0% |
| NE44 6AG | 0% | 0% |
| NE44 6AH | 0% | 0% |
| NE44 6AJ | 0% | 0% |
| NE44 6AL | 100% | 0% |
| NE44 6AP | 100% | 0% |
| NE44 6AQ | 0% | 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.
Crime in NE44
Police recorded 3 incidents within about a mile of the centre of NE44 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 1 | 33.3% |
| Public order | 1 | 33.3% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 1 | 33.3% |
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 NE44
Based on 13 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in NE44 is £775,000, up 72.2% on the previous year (£450,000).
Detached
£775,000
10 sales
Latest recorded sales in NE44
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 2026 | £1,405,000 | Detached | NE44 6AD | |
| 9 Jan 2026 | £535,000 | Detached | Oaklands Rise | NE44 6EX |
| 6 Oct 2025 | £875,000 | Detached | NE44 6AD | |
| 3 Oct 2025 | £105,000 | Flat | NE44 6ET | |
| 12 Sep 2025 | £615,000 | Detached | Sandy Bank | NE44 6HT |
| 22 Aug 2025 | £775,000 | Detached | Riding Grange | NE44 6HA |
| 22 Aug 2025 | £806,000 | Detached | Sandy Bank | NE44 6HT |
| 5 Aug 2025 | £57,565 | Detached | Sandy Bank | NE44 6HT |
| 4 Aug 2025 | £915,000 | Detached | NE44 6DX | |
| 1 Aug 2025 | £1,700,000 | Detached | Sandy Bank | NE44 6HS |
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 NE44
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broomhaugh (VA) Church of England First School | Primary | 5–9 | 64 | NE44 6DR |
| Corbridge (VA) Church of England First School | Primary | 3–9 | 143 | NE45 5JQ |
| Broomley First School | Primary | 5–9 | 99 | NE43 7NN |
| Cambian Dilston College | Not applicable | 16–25 | — | NE45 5RJ |
| Slaley First School | Primary | 3–9 | 40 | NE47 0AA |
| Corbridge Middle School | Middle deemed secondary | 9–13 | 367 | NE45 5HX |
| Mowden Hall School | Not applicable | 2–13 | 211 | NE43 7TP |
| Mickley First School | Primary | 2–9 | 61 | NE43 7BG |
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 NE44
11 rated food businesses operate in NE44. 11 hold the top rating of 5, 0 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Broomhaugh C of E First School, Deli @ The Station, Healey Barn, Osbit Limited, Riding Mill Cricket Club.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in NE44
From a sample of 70 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 NE44 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 34% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
3%
Band C
31%
Band D
40%
Band E
19%
Band F
6%
Band G
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 NE44 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.