NE17 7AX

South Tynedale · Northumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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Local authority
Northumberland
Constituency
Hexham
Postcode district
NE17
Postcode sector
NE17 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE17 7AY 511 m
NE17 7AU 1.0 km
NE17 7AT 1.0 km
NE17 7AZ 1.1 km
NE42 5PA 1.1 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE17 7AX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE17
Postcode sector
NE17 7
Latitude
54.930088
Longitude
-1.843367
British National Grid easting
410,136
British National Grid northing
559,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Northumberland · E06000057
Parish or community
E04012291
Westminster constituency
Hexham · E14001285
Output area
E00190142
Lower layer super output area
Northumberland 043F · E01035637
Middle layer super output area
Northumberland 043 · E02007107

Postcode source versions

Explore NE17

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
15
Primary
12
Secondary
3
  1. Chopwell Primary School

    Community school

    2.1 km
  2. Prudhoe Community High School

    Academy converter

    2.9 km
  3. Highfield Middle School

    Academy converter

    3.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Burglary 1
  • Other crime 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
6

4 female, 2 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
3.0
NE17 7 residents
4,563

Age bands in NE17 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.6%

719 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.6%

394 residents

Age 25 to 44
25%

1,148 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.8%

1,279 residents

Age 65 and over
23%

1,056 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NE17 7 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

6

within 5 km

  • CHOPWELL PRIMARY HEALTHCARE CENTRE

    SOUTH ROAD, CHOPWELL, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE17 7BU

    ODS code A85024

    2.2 km

  • OAKFIELDS HEALTH GROUP

    HAMSTERLEY COLLIERY, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE17 7SB

    ODS code A83618

    3.4 km

  • RIVERSDALE SURGERY

    OAKLANDS HEALTH CENTRE, FRONT STREET, PRUDHOE, NE42 5DQ

    ODS code A84035

    3.5 km

  • PRUDHOE MEDICAL GROUP

    KEPWELL BANK TOP, PRUDHOE, NE42 5PW

    ODS code A84016

    3.6 km

  • THE ADDERLANE SURGERY

    ADDERLANE ROAD, WEST WYLAM, PRUDHOE, NE42 5HR

    ODS code A84614

    3.6 km

  • BRANCH END SURGERY

    MAIN ROAD, STOCKSFIELD, NE43 7LL

    ODS code A84047

    4.0 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • The Four Seasons

    BCT · Leadgate Cottages

    0.6 miles
  • The Four Seasons

    BCT · Leadgate Cottages

    0.6 miles
  • Derwent Street

    BCT · Chopwell

    1.3 miles
  • Mill Road-Chopwell Farm

    BCT · Chopwell

    1.4 miles
  • Park Lane

    BCT · Drawback

    1.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Northumberland 043F, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,501 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
9 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

15 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 3 secondary schools. Chopwell Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.3 miles.

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

Recorded crime

6 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2 events.

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