NE47 postcode area guide — Northumberland
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the NE47 postcode district in Northumberland — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in NE47
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
82.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
56.8%
Gigabit-capable
56.8%
Below USO (10Mb)
2.1%
Broadband availability in the NE47 postcode district (Northumberland) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 587 postcodes Ofcom measures in NE47, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 82.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 56.8%.
Around 2.1% of premises in NE47 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 NE47
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| NE47 0AA | 100% | 2.4% |
| NE47 0AB | 100% | 0% |
| NE47 0AD | 100% | 0% |
| NE47 0AE | 100% | 0% |
| NE47 0AF | 100% | 0% |
| NE47 0AG | 100% | 0% |
| NE47 0AH | 100% | 100% |
| NE47 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| NE47 0AL | 100% | 100% |
| NE47 0AN | 83.3% | 83.3% |
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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 NE47
Police recorded 2 incidents within about a mile of the centre of NE47 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Burglary | 1 | 50.0% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 1 | 50.0% |
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 NE47
Based on 73 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in NE47 is £275,000, down 6.8% on the previous year (£295,000).
Detached
£430,000
24 sales
Semi-detached
£240,000
22 sales
Terraced
£187,500
24 sales
Latest recorded sales in NE47
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | £177,000 | Terraced | Sipton Terrace | NE47 9UY |
| 8 May 2026 | £545,000 | Detached | NE47 7JL | |
| 1 May 2026 | £375,000 | Detached | Forstersteads | NE47 9AS |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £105,000 | Terraced | NE47 7EH | |
| 14 Apr 2026 | £170,000 | Terraced | NE47 9QS | |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £195,000 | Detached | Shilburn Road | NE47 9LG |
| 31 Mar 2026 | £245,000 | Terraced | Shaftoe Court | NE47 6BL |
| 25 Mar 2026 | £205,000 | Terraced | Innerhaugh Mews | NE47 6DE |
| 20 Mar 2026 | £125,000 | Terraced | Dawson Place | NE47 9PP |
| 5 Mar 2026 | £655,000 | Detached | The Dene | NE47 9PU |
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 NE47
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haydon Bridge High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 392 | NE47 6LR |
| Allendale Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 126 | NE47 9PS |
| Shaftoe Trust Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 102 | NE47 6BN |
| Henshaw Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 86 | NE47 7EP |
| Newbrough Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 65 | NE47 5AQ |
| Slaley First School | Primary | 3–9 | 40 | NE47 0AA |
| Whitley Chapel Church of England First School | Primary | 3–9 | 28 | NE47 0HB |
| Whitfield CofE Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 22 | NE47 8JH |
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 NE47
103 rated food businesses operate in NE47. 85 hold the top rating of 5, 5 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Allendale Butchers & Farm Shop, Allendale Co-operative Society Ltd, Allendale Golf Club, Allendale Post Office, Allendale Primary School.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in NE47
From a sample of 37 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 NE47 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 19% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
5%
Band C
14%
Band D
38%
Band E
24%
Band F
16%
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 NE47 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.