NE22 5PL

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 30 m
NE22 5UX 47 m
NE22 5UJ 64 m
NE22 5BL 87 m
NE22 5HB 96 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE22 5PL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE22
Postcode sector
NE22 5
Latitude
55.139017
Longitude
-1.568809
British National Grid easting
427,587
British National Grid northing
582,824

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
E00140052
Lower layer super output area
Northumberland 020B · E01027517
Middle layer super output area
Northumberland 020 · E02005740

Postcode source versions

Explore NE22

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Taylors Buildings, Bedlington, NE22 5PL 12 August 2008 £58,000
1, Taylors Buildings, Bedlington, NE22 5PL 10 November 2006 £67,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
40
Primary
27
Secondary
5
  1. Bedlington Station Primary School

    Community school

    273 m
  2. Bedlington Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    345 m
  3. Stead Lane Primary School

    Community school

    716 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
900
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 342
  • Anti social behaviour 159
  • Criminal damage and arson 85
  • Public order 76
  • Shoplifting 65

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
3

1 female, 2 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
1.0
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% 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

    343 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

    3.1 km

  • SEATON PARK MEDICAL GROUP

    NORHAM ROAD, ASHINGTON, NE63 0NG

    ODS code A84028

    3.6 km

  • MARINE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A84014

    3.7 km

  • RAILWAY MEDICAL GROUP

    GATACRE STREET, BLYTH, NE24 1HD

    ODS code A84009

    3.7 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

    0.0 miles
  • Library

    BCT · Bedlington Station

    0.0 miles
  • Co-op

    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 020B, 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

13,706 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
6 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

40 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 5 secondary schools. Bedlington Station Primary School is the nearest published school at 273 m.

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

Recorded crime

900 published events cover 12 months, averaging 75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 342 events.

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