NE49 postcode area guide — Northumberland
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the NE49 postcode district in Northumberland — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in NE49
Mixed coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
78.9%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
1.9%
Gigabit-capable
1.9%
Below USO (10Mb)
4.4%
Broadband availability in the NE49 postcode district (Northumberland) is Mixed — superfast is available to many but not all premises. Across the 286 postcodes Ofcom measures in NE49, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 78.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 1.9%.
Around 4.4% of premises in NE49 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 NE49
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| NE49 0AA | 100% | 0% |
| NE49 0AB | 100% | 0% |
| NE49 0AD | 100% | 0% |
| NE49 0AE | 100% | 0% |
| NE49 0AF | 100% | 0% |
| NE49 0AG | 100% | 0% |
| NE49 0AH | 100% | 0% |
| NE49 0AJ | 100% | 0% |
| NE49 0AL | 100% | 0% |
| NE49 0AN | 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 NE49
Police recorded 13 incidents within about a mile of the centre of NE49 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 | 30.8% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 4 | 30.8% |
| Public order | 3 | 23.1% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 1 | 7.7% |
| Other crime | 1 | 7.7% |
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 NE49
Based on 41 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in NE49 is £170,000, up 15.3% on the previous year (£147,500).
Detached
£290,000
5 sales
Semi-detached
£170,000
10 sales
Terraced
£170,000
21 sales
Flat / maisonette
£82,500
3 sales
Latest recorded sales in NE49
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 May 2026 | £225,000 | Semi-detached | Woodhead Villas | NE49 9DU |
| 1 May 2026 | £270,000 | Semi-detached | Lane Head | NE49 0NU |
| 8 Apr 2026 | £80,000 | Terraced | Central Drive | NE49 9AX |
| 8 Apr 2026 | £450,000 | Terraced | Tyne View Road | NE49 9JG |
| 20 Mar 2026 | £265,000 | Semi-detached | Stoney Rigg Close | NE49 0JT |
| 13 Mar 2026 | £225,000 | Terraced | Hadrians Rise | NE49 0BA |
| 10 Mar 2026 | £130,000 | Terraced | Scotsfield Terrace | NE49 0AP |
| 27 Feb 2026 | £150,000 | Detached | Castle Terrace | NE49 0DU |
| 26 Feb 2026 | £370,000 | Other | Station Court | NE49 9HN |
| 13 Feb 2026 | £210,000 | Terraced | High Row | NE49 0EF |
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 NE49
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haltwhistle Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 213 | NE49 9BA |
| Greenhead Church of England Nursery and Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 50 | CA8 7HB |
| Henshaw Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 86 | NE47 7EP |
| Gilsland CofE Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 18 | CA8 7AA |
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 NE49
48 rated food businesses operate in NE49. 42 hold the top rating of 5, 2 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Billy Bell, Bonnie's, Brew Bar, Centre Of Britain Hotel, Chare Close Bed & Breakfast.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in NE49
From a sample of 86 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 NE49 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 17% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band C
16%
Band D
43%
Band E
23%
Band F
16%
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 NE49 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.