CA9 3BG

Haltwhistle · Northumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Alston
Local authority
Northumberland
Constituency
Hexham
Postcode district
CA9
Postcode sector
CA9 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CA9 3LA 515 m
CA9 3NJ 1.1 km
CA9 3BE 1.3 km
CA8 7NN 2.1 km
CA9 3NH 2.2 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CA9 3BG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CA
Postcode district
CA9
Postcode sector
CA9 3
Latitude
54.838060
Longitude
-2.476063
British National Grid easting
369,522
British National Grid northing
549,352

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Northumberland · E06000057
Parish or community
E04010818
Westminster constituency
Hexham · E14001285
Output area
E00140027
Lower layer super output area
Northumberland 037E · E01027512
Middle layer super output area
Northumberland 037 · E02005728

Postcode source versions

Explore CA9

9 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Methodist Chapel, Kirkhaugh, Alston, CA9 3BG 16 May 2019 £35,000
High Dyke Cottage, Kirkhaugh, Alston, CA9 3BG 23 February 2018 £189,500
Kirkhaugh Farm, Kirkhaugh, Alston, CA9 3BG 27 July 2017 £240,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
1
Secondary
1
  1. Alston Primary School

    Community school

    3.8 km
  2. Samuel King's School

    Foundation school

    3.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 1
  • Vehicle crime 1
  • Violence and sexual offences 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
15

8 female, 7 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
2.1
CA9 3 residents
2,081

Age bands in CA9 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12%

243 residents

Age 15 to 24
6.9%

139 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.4%

413 residents

Age 45 to 64
35.3%

716 residents

Age 65 and over
25.5%

517 residents

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CA9 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
80%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
80%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
80%
Gigabit-capable
80%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • ALSTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CHURCH ROAD, ALSTON, CA9 3QU

    ODS code A82004

    3.8 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Dyke Farm

    BCT · Kirkhaugh

    0.1 miles
  • Dyke Farm

    BCT · Kirkhaugh

    0.1 miles
  • Castle Nook

    BCT · Kirkhaugh

    0.2 miles
  • Castle Nook

    BCT · Kirkhaugh

    0.2 miles
  • South Tynedale Railway station

    TMU · Kirkhaugh

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Northumberland 037E, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

3 of 10

Overall England rank

8,337 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

2 open schools are in scope, including 1 primary and 1 secondary schools. Alston Primary School is the nearest published school at 2.4 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

3 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 1 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.