NE64 postcode area guide — Northumberland
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the NE64 postcode district in Northumberland — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in NE64
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
99.9%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
97.7%
Gigabit-capable
97.7%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the NE64 postcode district (Northumberland) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 184 postcodes Ofcom measures in NE64, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 97.7%.
Around 0% of premises in NE64 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 NE64
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| NE64 6AA | 100% | 100% |
| NE64 6AD | 100% | 100% |
| NE64 6AE | 100% | 100% |
| NE64 6AF | 100% | 100% |
| NE64 6AH | 100% | 100% |
| NE64 6AJ | 100% | 100% |
| NE64 6AL | 100% | 100% |
| NE64 6AN | 100% | 100% |
| NE64 6AP | 100% | 100% |
| NE64 6AQ | 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 NE64
Police recorded 90 incidents within about a mile of the centre of NE64 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 29 | 32.2% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 20 | 22.2% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 14 | 15.6% |
| Shoplifting | 10 | 11.1% |
| Public order | 6 | 6.7% |
| Other theft | 5 | 5.6% |
| Other crime | 4 | 4.4% |
| Vehicle crime | 2 | 2.2% |
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 NE64
Based on 86 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in NE64 is £132,000, up 14.8% on the previous year (£115,000).
Detached
£240,000
4 sales
Semi-detached
£143,000
18 sales
Terraced
£127,000
63 sales
Latest recorded sales in NE64
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £197,600 | Semi-detached | Woodlea | NE64 6HH |
| 15 May 2026 | £105,000 | Terraced | Westmorland Avenue | NE64 6RN |
| 8 Apr 2026 | £248,000 | Terraced | Beach Terrace | NE64 6XE |
| 2 Apr 2026 | £275,000 | Terraced | Front Street | NE64 6PS |
| 2 Apr 2026 | £125,000 | Terraced | Moor Croft | NE64 6AW |
| 2 Apr 2026 | £357,500 | Terraced | Ocean View | NE64 6PD |
| 31 Mar 2026 | £65,000 | Terraced | Lynwood Avenue | NE64 6JF |
| 30 Mar 2026 | £48,000 | Terraced | King Georges Road | NE64 6HS |
| 30 Mar 2026 | £39,500 | Terraced | King Georges Road | NE64 6HS |
| 30 Mar 2026 | £49,500 | Terraced | King Georges Road | NE64 6HS |
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 NE64
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCEA Grace Darling CofE Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 372 | NE64 6RT |
| NCEA Castle School | Not applicable | 2–19 | 158 | NE63 9FZ |
| NCEA Duke's Secondary School | Secondary | 11–19 | 980 | NE63 9FZ |
| NCEA Bishop's Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 448 | NE63 9FZ |
| NCEA Thomas Bewick C of E Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 253 | NE63 9LP |
| St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Ashington | Primary | 3–11 | 238 | NE63 9LR |
| Central Academy | Primary | 2–11 | — | NE63 0AX |
| NCEA James Knott CofE Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 213 | NE63 0LF |
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 NE64
60 rated food businesses operate in NE64. 41 hold the top rating of 5, 3 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Artisan Tea Room, Beachville Residential Care Home, Best One, Bravo Pizza, Cafe Needles Eye.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in NE64
From a sample of 122 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 NE64 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 56% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
2%
Band C
53%
Band D
30%
Band E
14%
Band F
1%
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 NE64 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.