NE46 postcode area guide — Northumberland
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the NE46 postcode district in Northumberland — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in NE46
Good coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
85.9%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
14.5%
Gigabit-capable
14.5%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.6%
Broadband availability in the NE46 postcode district (Northumberland) is Good — superfast broadband reaches most premises. Across the 813 postcodes Ofcom measures in NE46, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 85.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 14.5%.
Around 0.6% of premises in NE46 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 NE46
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| NE46 1AB | 100% | 0% |
| NE46 1AF | 100% | 71.4% |
| NE46 1AG | 100% | 0% |
| NE46 1AH | 100% | 0% |
| NE46 1AJ | 100% | 0% |
| NE46 1AL | 100% | 0% |
| NE46 1AP | 100% | 0% |
| NE46 1AQ | 100% | 0% |
| NE46 1AR | 100% | 0% |
| NE46 1AS | 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 NE46
Police recorded 71 incidents within about a mile of the centre of NE46 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 22 | 31.0% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 21 | 29.6% |
| Public order | 7 | 9.9% |
| Shoplifting | 6 | 8.5% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 5 | 7.0% |
| Other theft | 3 | 4.2% |
| Burglary | 2 | 2.8% |
| Other crime | 2 | 2.8% |
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 NE46
Based on 174 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in NE46 is £305,750, up 17.6% on the previous year (£260,000).
Detached
£450,000
49 sales
Semi-detached
£287,000
44 sales
Terraced
£248,500
46 sales
Flat / maisonette
£145,000
22 sales
Latest recorded sales in NE46
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May 2026 | £268,000 | Semi-detached | Dipton Close | NE46 1UG |
| 13 May 2026 | £275,000 | Semi-detached | Valebrook | NE46 2BL |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £525,000 | Detached | Corbridge Road | NE46 1UN |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £260,000 | Terraced | Redburn Crescent | NE46 4QZ |
| 22 Apr 2026 | £150,000 | Terraced | Eilansgate Terrace | NE46 3ER |
| 20 Apr 2026 | £178,000 | Terraced | Dean Street | NE46 1HG |
| 20 Apr 2026 | £265,000 | Terraced | Crescent Avenue | NE46 3DP |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £200,000 | Terraced | Windsor Terrace | NE46 3JR |
| 15 Apr 2026 | £185,000 | Terraced | Priestlands Road | NE46 2AJ |
| 14 Apr 2026 | £515,000 | Terraced | Tynedale Villas | NE46 3JF |
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 NE46
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen Elizabeth High School | Secondary | 13–18 | 1,299 | NE46 3JB |
| Hexham Middle School | Middle deemed secondary | 9–13 | 619 | NE46 3JB |
| The Sele First School | Primary | 3–9 | 390 | NE46 3QZ |
| St Joseph's Catholic Middle School, Hexham | Middle deemed secondary | 9–13 | 168 | NE46 2DD |
| Hexham Priory School | Not applicable | 2–19 | 130 | NE46 1UY |
| St Mary's Catholic First School, Hexham | Primary | 4–9 | 81 | NE46 2EE |
| Hexham First School | Primary | 3–9 | 68 | NE46 1JD |
| Beaufront First School | Primary | 4–9 | 62 | NE46 4LY |
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 NE46
188 rated food businesses operate in NE46. 164 hold the top rating of 5, 11 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 21st Century Herbs, Acomb Court, Acomb First School, Acomb Tandoori, Adapt Cafe.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in NE46
From a sample of 97 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 NE46 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 40% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
20%
Band C
21%
Band D
38%
Band E
18%
Band F
1%
Band G
3%
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 NE46 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.