NE68 postcode area guide — Northumberland
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the NE68 postcode district in Northumberland — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in NE68
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
96.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
11.1%
Gigabit-capable
11.1%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the NE68 postcode district (Northumberland) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 107 postcodes Ofcom measures in NE68, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 11.1%.
Around 0% of premises in NE68 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 NE68
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| NE68 7AB | 100% | 0% |
| NE68 7BA | 100% | 100% |
| NE68 7BB | 100% | 56.3% |
| NE68 7BD | 100% | 0% |
| NE68 7BE | 100% | 0% |
| NE68 7PA | 100% | 0% |
| NE68 7QP | 100% | 0% |
| NE68 7RB | 100% | 0% |
| NE68 7RD | 100% | 0% |
| NE68 7RE | 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 NE68
Police recorded 8 incidents within about a mile of the centre of NE68 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 | 37.5% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 2 | 25.0% |
| Other crime | 2 | 25.0% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 1 | 12.5% |
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 NE68
Based on 47 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in NE68 is £265,000, essentially flat on the previous year (£265,000).
Detached
£335,000
15 sales
Semi-detached
£260,000
15 sales
Terraced
£200,000
12 sales
Latest recorded sales in NE68
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Apr 2026 | £565,000 | Semi-detached | St Aidans | NE68 7SS |
| 2 Apr 2026 | £267,000 | Detached | Dunstan View | NE68 7SF |
| 27 Mar 2026 | £240,000 | Terraced | Chapel Row | NE68 7RL |
| 19 Mar 2026 | £183,000 | Terraced | Osborne Gardens | NE68 7UF |
| 3 Mar 2026 | £487,000 | Detached | South Lane | NE68 7UN |
| 2 Mar 2026 | £225,000 | Terraced | Taylor Street | NE68 7RU |
| 2 Feb 2026 | £30,000 | Semi-detached | Kippy Law | NE68 7YH |
| 30 Jan 2026 | £271,500 | Semi-detached | Kings Field | NE68 7PA |
| 29 Jan 2026 | £200,000 | Terraced | Osborne Gardens | NE68 7UF |
| 23 Jan 2026 | £240,000 | Semi-detached | Staple Court | NE68 7YN |
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 NE68
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seahouses Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 60 | NE68 7YF |
| Ellingham Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 46 | NE67 5ET |
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 NE68
56 rated food businesses operate in NE68. 30 hold the top rating of 5, 11 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Bamburgh Castle Inn, Co-operative Group Food, Coastline Coffee, Costcutter, Creel & Reel Seafood.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in NE68
From a sample of 77 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 NE68 postcodes, the most common rating is band E (average band E). 12% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
5%
Band C
6%
Band D
26%
Band E
42%
Band F
18%
Band G
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
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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.