NE66 postcode area guide — Northumberland
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the NE66 postcode district in Northumberland — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in NE66
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
83.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
48%
Gigabit-capable
48%
Below USO (10Mb)
2.7%
Broadband availability in the NE66 postcode district (Northumberland) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 980 postcodes Ofcom measures in NE66, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 83.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 48%.
Around 2.7% of premises in NE66 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 NE66
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| NE66 1AB | 100% | 100% |
| NE66 1AD | 100% | 100% |
| NE66 1AE | 100% | 87.5% |
| NE66 1AF | 100% | 100% |
| NE66 1AG | 100% | 100% |
| NE66 1AH | 100% | 100% |
| NE66 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| NE66 1AL | 100% | 100% |
| NE66 1AN | 100% | 100% |
| NE66 1AP | 100% | 26.2% |
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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.
House prices in NE66
Based on 204 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in NE66 is £260,000, down 10.3% on the previous year (£290,000).
Detached
£375,000
65 sales
Semi-detached
£258,000
37 sales
Terraced
£190,000
69 sales
Flat / maisonette
£140,000
23 sales
Latest recorded sales in NE66
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 2026 | £550,000 | Detached | Allerburn Lea | NE66 2NJ |
| 18 May 2026 | £705,000 | Detached | South Meadow | NE66 3FQ |
| 14 May 2026 | £390,000 | Detached | Smithy Court | NE66 3TY |
| 11 May 2026 | £162,500 | Terraced | Dispensary Street | NE66 1LJ |
| 5 May 2026 | £130,000 | Terraced | NE66 4HL | |
| 1 May 2026 | £145,000 | Semi-detached | Alwynside | NE66 1DL |
| 1 May 2026 | £345,000 | Detached | Butchers Close | NE66 1EY |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £650,000 | Terraced | NE66 2DW | |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £155,000 | Terraced | Farne Road | NE66 2XX |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £320,000 | Semi-detached | Somerset Avenue | NE66 2FE |
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 NE66
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Duchess's Community High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,276 | NE66 2DH |
| Swansfield Park Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 383 | NE66 1UL |
| St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Alnwick | Primary | 2–11 | 197 | NE66 2NU |
| Barndale School | Not applicable | 4–19 | 110 | NE66 1DQ |
| Ncea Harry Hotspur Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 104 | NE66 1DJ |
| Hipsburn Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 102 | NE66 3PX |
| Longhoughton Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 93 | NE66 3AJ |
| Whittingham Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 81 | NE66 4UP |
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 NE66
263 rated food businesses operate in NE66. 224 hold the top rating of 5, 12 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: A Ship Ashore @ Coast & Castles Holiday Park, A World of Difference, Abbeyfields House Alnwick, Adam & Eve, Aldi.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in NE66
From a sample of 84 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 NE66 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 19% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
2%
Band B
7%
Band C
10%
Band D
42%
Band E
35%
Band F
4%
Band G
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 NE66 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.