NE48 postcode area guide — Northumberland
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the NE48 postcode district in Northumberland — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in NE48
Mixed coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
63.4%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
35%
Gigabit-capable
35%
Below USO (10Mb)
10.7%
Broadband availability in the NE48 postcode district (Northumberland) is Mixed — superfast is available to many but not all premises. Across the 415 postcodes Ofcom measures in NE48, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 63.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 35%.
Around 10.7% of premises in NE48 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 NE48
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| NE48 1AA | 94.4% | 0% |
| NE48 1AB | 100% | 0% |
| NE48 1AD | 100% | 0% |
| NE48 1AE | 100% | 0% |
| NE48 1AF | 100% | 0% |
| NE48 1AG | 0% | 0% |
| NE48 1AH | 0% | 0% |
| NE48 1AJ | 0% | 0% |
| NE48 1AL | 0% | 0% |
| NE48 1AN | 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 NE48
Police recorded 2 incidents within about a mile of the centre of NE48 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Weapons possession | 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 NE48
Based on 44 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in NE48 is £200,000, up 5.8% on the previous year (£189,000).
Detached
£367,500
19 sales
Semi-detached
£177,000
5 sales
Terraced
£160,000
14 sales
Latest recorded sales in NE48
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr 2026 | £202,000 | Terraced | Burnmouth Cottages | NE48 3PB |
| 31 Mar 2026 | £200,000 | Terraced | White Acre | NE48 2SA |
| 11 Mar 2026 | £200,000 | Detached | Fox Court | NE48 2JW |
| 24 Feb 2026 | £185,000 | Terraced | South Waterside | NE48 1HF |
| 20 Feb 2026 | £200,000 | Detached | NE48 3PS | |
| 18 Feb 2026 | £395,000 | Detached | Callisters Court | NE48 2DZ |
| 4 Feb 2026 | £165,000 | Terraced | Woodbine Terrace | NE48 4AB |
| 3 Feb 2026 | £920,000 | Detached | NE48 3NP | |
| 3 Feb 2026 | £630,000 | Detached | NE48 4AA | |
| 30 Jan 2026 | £460,000 | Other | NE48 1LF |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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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 NE48
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wark Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 69 | NE48 3LS |
| Bellingham Primary School | Primary | 4–8 | 64 | NE48 2EL |
| Bellingham Middle School and Sports College | Middle deemed secondary | 9–13 | 46 | NE48 2EN |
| Chollerton Church of England Aided First School | Primary | 2–9 | 31 | NE48 4AA |
| Greenhaugh Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 13 | NE48 1LX |
| Kielder Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 2–11 | 10 | NE48 1HQ |
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 NE48
75 rated food businesses operate in NE48. 59 hold the top rating of 5, 9 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Barrasford Park Caravan Site, Barrasford Village Hall, Battlesteads Hotel, Bellingham Camping & Caravanning Club Site, Bellingham Community Fridge.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in NE48
From a sample of 102 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 NE48 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 20% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
3%
Band C
17%
Band D
38%
Band E
28%
Band F
8%
Band G
6%
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
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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.