NE22 5PQ

Sleekburn · Northumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE22 7JE 19 m
NE22 7JF 43 m
NE22 7DZ 57 m
NE22 7JG 71 m
NE22 7HW 74 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE22 5PQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1993
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE22
Postcode sector
NE22 5
Latitude
55.140592
Longitude
-1.567019
British National Grid easting
427,700
British National Grid northing
583,000

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Northumberland · E06000057
Electoral ward
Sleekburn · E05016145
Parish or community
E04010773
Westminster constituency
Blyth and Ashington · E14001107
Output area
E00140223
Lower layer super output area
Northumberland 020F · E01027551
Middle layer super output area
Northumberland 020 · E02005740

Postcode source versions

Explore NE22

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
40
Primary
26
Secondary
5
  1. Bedlington Station Primary School

    Community school

    112 m
  2. Bedlington Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    356 m
  3. Stead Lane Primary School

    Community school

    925 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
802
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 319
  • Anti social behaviour 144
  • Criminal damage and arson 74
  • Public order 71
  • Shoplifting 43

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE GABLES MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A84013

    166 m

  • BEDLINGTONSHIRE MED.GROUP

    GLEBE ROAD, BEDLINGTON, NE22 6JX

    ODS code A84005

    2.2 km

  • GUIDEPOST MEDICAL GROUP

    NORTH PARADE, CHOPPINGTON, CHOPPINGTON, NE62 5RA

    ODS code A84020

    3.0 km

  • SEATON PARK MEDICAL GROUP

    NORHAM ROAD, ASHINGTON, NE63 0NG

    ODS code A84028

    3.4 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

Nearby transport

  • Station Street

    BCT · Bedlington Station

    0.0 miles
  • Clayton Arms

    BCT · Bedlington Station

    0.1 miles
  • Bedlington Railway Station

    RSE · Bedlington Station

    0.1 miles
  • Clayton Arms

    BCT · Bedlington Station

    0.1 miles
  • Station Street

    BCT · Bedlington Station

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Northumberland 020F, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

3,595 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
5 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

40 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 5 secondary schools. Bedlington Station Primary School is the nearest published school at 112 m.

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

Recorded crime

802 published events cover 12 months, averaging 66.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 319 events.

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