NE22 5LA

Bedlington East · Northumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bedlington
Local authority
Northumberland
Constituency
Blyth and Ashington
Postcode district
NE22
Postcode sector
NE22 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE22 5UU 73 m
NE22 5UR 80 m
NE22 5UW 97 m
NE22 5PL 102 m
NE22 5BL 119 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE22 5LA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE22
Postcode sector
NE22 5
Latitude
55.138536
Longitude
-1.567450
British National Grid easting
427,674
British National Grid northing
582,771

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Northumberland · E06000057
Parish or community
E04010773
Westminster constituency
Blyth and Ashington · E14001107
Output area
E00140226
Lower layer super output area
Northumberland 020E · E01027550
Middle layer super output area
Northumberland 020 · E02005740

Postcode source versions

Explore NE22

8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
4, Melrose Court, Bedlington, NE22 5LA 9 December 2022 £230,000
6, Melrose Court, Bedlington, NE22 5LA 3 September 2021 £241,000
8, Melrose Court, Bedlington, NE22 5LA 2 September 2016 £233,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
39
Primary
27
Secondary
5
  1. Bedlington Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    247 m
  2. Bedlington Station Primary School

    Community school

    323 m
  3. Stead Lane Primary School

    Community school

    726 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
918
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 350
  • Anti social behaviour 162
  • Criminal damage and arson 87
  • Public order 76
  • Shoplifting 65

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
14

8 female, 6 male

Postcode households
9
Residents per household
1.6
NE22 5 residents
8,399

Age bands in NE22 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.6%

1,361 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.2%

890 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.7%

1,977 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.5%

2,483 residents

Age 65 and over
22.9%

1,989 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NE22 5 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+
100%
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

  • THE GABLES MEDICAL GROUP

    THE GABLES HEALTH CENTRE, 26 ST. JOHNS ROAD, BEDLINGTON, NE22 7DU

    ODS code A84013

    318 m

  • BEDLINGTONSHIRE MED.GROUP

    GLEBE ROAD, BEDLINGTON, NE22 6JX

    ODS code A84005

    2.1 km

  • GUIDEPOST MEDICAL GROUP

    NORTH PARADE, CHOPPINGTON, CHOPPINGTON, NE62 5RA

    ODS code A84020

    3.2 km

  • MARINE MEDICAL GROUP

    THE HEALTH CENTRE, THOROTON STREET, BLYTH, NE24 1DX

    ODS code A84014

    3.6 km

  • RAILWAY MEDICAL GROUP

    GATACRE STREET, BLYTH, NE24 1HD

    ODS code A84009

    3.6 km

  • SEATON PARK MEDICAL GROUP

    NORHAM ROAD, ASHINGTON, NE63 0NG

    ODS code A84028

    3.6 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

  • Library

    BCT · Bedlington Station

    0.1 miles
  • Library

    BCT · Bedlington Station

    0.1 miles
  • Clayton Arms

    BCT · Bedlington Station

    0.1 miles
  • Clayton Arms

    BCT · Bedlington Station

    0.1 miles
  • Co-op

    BCT · Bedlington Station

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Northumberland 020E, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

10,842 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
4 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

Property market

The five-year median is £235,500 from 2 recorded sales in NE22 5LA. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Northumberland is £213,452 in June 2026, up 12.6% year on year.

Schools

39 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 5 secondary schools. Bedlington Academy is the nearest published school at 247 m.

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

Recorded crime

918 published events cover 12 months, averaging 76.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 350 events.

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