NE45 postcode area guide — Northumberland
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the NE45 postcode district in Northumberland — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in NE45
Good coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
91.6%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
29.7%
Gigabit-capable
29.7%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.6%
Broadband availability in the NE45 postcode district (Northumberland) is Good — superfast broadband reaches most premises. Across the 196 postcodes Ofcom measures in NE45, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 91.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 29.7%.
Around 0.6% of premises in NE45 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 NE45
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| NE45 5AA | 97.5% | 2.5% |
| NE45 5AB | 100% | 100% |
| NE45 5AD | 100% | 0% |
| NE45 5AE | 100% | 0% |
| NE45 5AF | 100% | 0% |
| NE45 5AG | 100% | 0% |
| NE45 5AH | 100% | 0% |
| NE45 5AJ | 100% | 0% |
| NE45 5AL | 100% | 0% |
| NE45 5AN | 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.
Crime in NE45
Police recorded 12 incidents within about a mile of the centre of NE45 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 6 | 50.0% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 2 | 16.7% |
| Bicycle theft | 1 | 8.3% |
| Burglary | 1 | 8.3% |
| Public order | 1 | 8.3% |
| Other crime | 1 | 8.3% |
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 NE45
Based on 60 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in NE45 is £445,000, up 14.1% on the previous year (£390,000).
Detached
£595,000
23 sales
Semi-detached
£325,000
12 sales
Terraced
£325,000
16 sales
Flat / maisonette
£225,000
7 sales
Latest recorded sales in NE45
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | £595,000 | Detached | Pembroke Drive | NE45 5SF |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £565,000 | Terraced | St Helens Street | NE45 5BF |
| 9 Apr 2026 | £730,000 | Semi-detached | Princes Street | NE45 5BB |
| 26 Mar 2026 | £395,000 | Terraced | Hill Street | NE45 5AA |
| 20 Mar 2026 | £88,000 | Flat | Windsor Court | NE45 5BN |
| 19 Mar 2026 | £750,000 | Terraced | Main Street | NE45 5LE |
| 27 Feb 2026 | £570,000 | Other | Market Place | NE45 5AW |
| 24 Feb 2026 | £495,000 | Terraced | Straker Gardens | NE45 5JT |
| 24 Feb 2026 | £375,000 | Terraced | St Helens Place | NE45 5BQ |
| 20 Feb 2026 | £1,600,000 | Detached | Stagshaw Road | NE45 5HR |
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 NE45
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corbridge Middle School | Middle deemed secondary | 9–13 | 367 | NE45 5HX |
| Corbridge (VA) Church of England First School | Primary | 3–9 | 143 | NE45 5JQ |
| Cambian Dilston College | Not applicable | 16–25 | — | NE45 5RJ |
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 NE45
50 rated food businesses operate in NE45. 43 hold the top rating of 5, 3 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Abbeyfield Society, Amber Takeaway & Restaurant, Angel of Corbridge, Bishops Garage, Black Bull Inn.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in NE45
From a sample of 133 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 NE45 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 32% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
1%
Band C
30%
Band D
48%
Band E
13%
Band F
4%
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 NE45 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.