NE70 postcode area guide — Northumberland
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the NE70 postcode district in Northumberland — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in NE70
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
70.2%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
56.8%
Gigabit-capable
56.8%
Below USO (10Mb)
2.1%
Broadband availability in the NE70 postcode district (Northumberland) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 123 postcodes Ofcom measures in NE70, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 70.2% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 56.8%.
Around 2.1% of premises in NE70 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 NE70
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| NE70 7AB | 0% | 0% |
| NE70 7AE | 100% | 0% |
| NE70 7DA | 100% | 100% |
| NE70 7DB | 100% | 100% |
| NE70 7DD | 100% | 100% |
| NE70 7DE | 100% | 100% |
| NE70 7DP | 100% | 55.6% |
| NE70 7DR | 100% | 100% |
| NE70 7DS | 0% | 0% |
| NE70 7DT | 95.8% | 70.8% |
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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 NE70
Police recorded 3 incidents within about a mile of the centre of NE70 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Burglary | 1 | 33.3% |
| Public order | 1 | 33.3% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 1 | 33.3% |
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 NE70
Based on 20 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in NE70 is £230,000, up 4.5% on the previous year (£220,000).
Detached
£265,000
7 sales
Semi-detached
£175,000
6 sales
Terraced
£235,000
5 sales
Latest recorded sales in NE70
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Apr 2026 | £265,000 | Detached | North Bank | NE70 7HA |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £184,000 | Terraced | West Street | NE70 7QF |
| 8 Apr 2026 | £312,000 | Terraced | High Street | NE70 7NJ |
| 6 Mar 2026 | £230,000 | Semi-detached | Dunmoor Road | NE70 7PT |
| 5 Mar 2026 | £220,000 | Semi-detached | NE70 7JA | |
| 11 Feb 2026 | £525,000 | Detached | NE70 7PP | |
| 16 Jan 2026 | £177,000 | Semi-detached | The Meadows | NE70 7NZ |
| 11 Dec 2025 | £420,000 | Detached | Nursery Lane | NE70 7NW |
| 5 Dec 2025 | £455,000 | Other | West Street | NE70 7QE |
| 5 Dec 2025 | £175,000 | Semi-detached | Burnside | NE70 7QG |
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 NE70
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belford Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 90 | NE70 7QD |
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 NE70
29 rated food businesses operate in NE70. 24 hold the top rating of 5, 3 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Adderstone Services, Apple Inn, Beau Monde Salon & Spa, Belford First School, Belford Village Shop & Deli.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in NE70
From a sample of 39 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 NE70 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band E). 10% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
3%
Band C
8%
Band D
31%
Band E
26%
Band F
21%
Band G
13%
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 NE70 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.