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NE22 6LQ

Bedlington Central · Northumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE22 7FA 27 m
NE22 6LR 61 m
NE22 7LJ 84 m
NE22 7LZ 84 m
NE22 6LA 107 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE22 6LQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 September 2013
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE22
Postcode sector
NE22 6
Latitude
55.135001
Longitude
-1.598074
British National Grid easting
425,724
British National Grid northing
582,366

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Northumberland · E06000057
Electoral ward
Bedlington Central · E05016090
Parish or community
E04010880
Westminster constituency
Blyth and Ashington · E14001107
Output area
E00140048
Lower layer super output area
Northumberland 021B · E01027516
Middle layer super output area
Northumberland 021 · E02005741

Postcode source versions

Explore NE22

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
28
Primary
20
Secondary
4

  1. Bedlington West End Primary School

    Community school

    437 m

  2. St Benet Biscop Catholic Academy

    Academy converter

    507 m

  3. St Bede's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    527 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,119
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 414
  • Anti social behaviour 170
  • Shoplifting 144
  • Criminal damage and arson 116
  • Public order 95

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

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

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • BEDLINGTONSHIRE MED.GROUP

    GLEBE ROAD, BEDLINGTON, NE22 6JX

    ODS code A84005

    314 m

  • THE GABLES MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A84013

    2.2 km

  • GUIDEPOST MEDICAL GROUP

    NORTH PARADE, CHOPPINGTON, CHOPPINGTON, NE62 5RA

    ODS code A84020

    2.5 km

  • SEATON PARK MEDICAL GROUP

    NORHAM ROAD, ASHINGTON, NE63 0NG

    ODS code A84028

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Willow Vale

    BCT · Bedlington

    0.1 miles

  • Willow Vale

    BCT · Bedlington

    0.1 miles

  • Bedlington Opp Lidl

    BCT · Bedlington

    0.1 miles

  • Lidl

    BCT · Bedlington

    0.1 miles

  • The Chesters

    BCT · Bedlington

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Northumberland 021B, 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

13,470 of 33,755

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

28 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 4 secondary schools. Bedlington West End Primary School is the nearest published school at 437 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,119 published events cover 12 months, averaging 93.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 414 events.

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