NE62 postcode area guide — Northumberland
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the NE62 postcode district in Northumberland — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in NE62
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
97.3%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
90%
Gigabit-capable
89.1%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the NE62 postcode district (Northumberland) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 279 postcodes Ofcom measures in NE62, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.3% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 89.1%.
Around 0% of premises in NE62 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 NE62
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| NE62 5AA | 100% | 100% |
| NE62 5AB | 100% | 100% |
| NE62 5AD | 100% | 100% |
| NE62 5AE | 100% | 100% |
| NE62 5AF | 100% | 100% |
| NE62 5AG | 100% | 81% |
| NE62 5AH | 100% | 100% |
| NE62 5AJ | 100% | 100% |
| NE62 5AL | 100% | 100% |
| NE62 5AN | 100% | 100% |
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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 NE62
Police recorded 76 incidents within about a mile of the centre of NE62 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 23 | 30.3% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 22 | 28.9% |
| Shoplifting | 10 | 13.2% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 6 | 7.9% |
| Public order | 5 | 6.6% |
| Vehicle crime | 3 | 3.9% |
| Other crime | 3 | 3.9% |
| Weapons possession | 2 | 2.6% |
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 NE62
Based on 104 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in NE62 is £130,000, essentially flat on the previous year (£130,000).
Detached
£220,000
10 sales
Semi-detached
£150,000
51 sales
Terraced
£105,000
32 sales
Flat / maisonette
£51,000
8 sales
Latest recorded sales in NE62
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May 2026 | £170,000 | Semi-detached | Alderton Court | NE62 5BS |
| 8 May 2026 | £50,000 | Other | Ellesmere Gardens | NE62 5TY |
| 23 Apr 2026 | £127,500 | Terraced | Ford Park | NE62 5TL |
| 22 Apr 2026 | £110,000 | Terraced | Ashley Gardens | NE62 5AG |
| 20 Apr 2026 | £26,000 | Flat | Woodhorn Drive | NE62 5ES |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £105,000 | Semi-detached | Meadowbank Drive | NE62 5YZ |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £105,000 | Semi-detached | River Bank | NE62 5UY |
| 31 Mar 2026 | £75,000 | Semi-detached | West Avenue | NE62 5PL |
| 26 Mar 2026 | £175,000 | Semi-detached | Glendale Avenue | NE62 5AR |
| 26 Mar 2026 | £130,000 | Semi-detached | Collingwood Place | NE62 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 NE62
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleaswell Hill School | Not applicable | 2–19 | 261 | NE62 5DJ |
| Mowbray Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 238 | NE62 5HQ |
| Ringway Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 189 | NE62 5YP |
| Stakeford Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 162 | NE62 5TZ |
| Choppington Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 109 | NE62 5RR |
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 NE62
51 rated food businesses operate in NE62. 37 hold the top rating of 5, 8 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Bomarsund Social Club, Bridge View Care Home, Cherry Tree Bar & Grill, Chinchilla Pizzeria, Choppington Primary School.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in NE62
From a sample of 155 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 NE62 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 31% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
1%
Band C
30%
Band D
44%
Band E
23%
Band F
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 NE62 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.