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NE22 6EQ

Bedlington West · Northumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Bedlington West
Local authority
Northumberland
Constituency
Blyth and Ashington
Postcode district
NE22
Postcode sector
NE22 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE22 6EB 69 m
NE22 6DB 105 m
NE22 6DD 108 m
NE22 6ED 136 m
NE22 6EF 146 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE22 6EQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE22
Postcode sector
NE22 6
Latitude
55.131713
Longitude
-1.603675
British National Grid easting
425,369
British National Grid northing
581,998

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Northumberland · E06000057
Electoral ward
Bedlington West · E05016092
Parish or community
E04010880
Westminster constituency
Blyth and Ashington · E14001107
Output area
E00140083
Lower layer super output area
Northumberland 021F · E01027523
Middle layer super output area
Northumberland 021 · E02005741

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
25
Primary
18
Secondary
3

  1. St Bede's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    17 m

  2. Bedlington West End Primary School

    Community school

    78 m

  3. St Benet Biscop Catholic Academy

    Academy converter

    132 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,029
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 379
  • Anti social behaviour 156
  • Shoplifting 143
  • Criminal damage and arson 103
  • Public order 89

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NE22 6 residents
6,047

Age bands in NE22 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.5%

944 residents

Age 15 to 24
10%

572 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.7%

1,298 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.1%

1,783 residents

Age 65 and over
19.8%

1,132 residents

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • BEDLINGTONSHIRE MED.GROUP

    GLEBE ROAD, BEDLINGTON, NE22 6JX

    ODS code A84005

    323 m

  • THE GABLES MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A84013

    2.7 km

  • GUIDEPOST MEDICAL GROUP

    NORTH PARADE, CHOPPINGTON, CHOPPINGTON, NE62 5RA

    ODS code A84020

    2.9 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Ridge Terrace

    BCT · Bedlington

    0.0 miles

  • Ridge Terrace

    BCT · Bedlington

    0.1 miles

  • St Benet Biscop School

    BCT · Bedlington

    0.1 miles

  • Ridge Farm

    BCT · Bedlington

    0.1 miles

  • Ridge Farm

    BCT · Bedlington

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Northumberland 021F, 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

7,639 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
10 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.

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

25 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 3 secondary schools. St Bede's Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 17 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,029 published events cover 12 months, averaging 85.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 379 events.

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