NE22 7DE

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 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE22 7DL 102 m
NE22 7DF 117 m
NE22 7DQ 176 m
NE22 7DN 187 m
NE22 7DW 212 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE22 7DE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2006
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE22
Postcode sector
NE22 7
Latitude
55.146507
Longitude
-1.588435
British National Grid easting
426,331
British National Grid northing
583,650

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Northumberland · E06000057
Electoral ward
Sleekburn · E05016145
Parish or community
E04010842
Westminster constituency
Blyth and Ashington · E14001107
Output area
E00140245
Lower layer super output area
Northumberland 017E · E01027553
Middle layer super output area
Northumberland 017 · E02005739

Postcode source versions

Explore NE22

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
32
Primary
20
Secondary
5
  1. Choppington Primary School

    Community school

    1.0 km
  2. Bedlington Station Primary School

    Community school

    1.4 km
  3. Stead Lane Primary School

    Community school

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
792
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 287
  • Anti social behaviour 153
  • Criminal damage and arson 82
  • Public order 74
  • Shoplifting 61

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NE22 7 residents
3,499

Age bands in NE22 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16%

525 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

320 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.7%

679 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.8%

912 residents

Age 65 and over
25.8%

845 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.

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

4

within 5 km

  • GUIDEPOST MEDICAL GROUP

    NORTH PARADE, CHOPPINGTON, CHOPPINGTON, NE62 5RA

    ODS code A84020

    1.6 km

  • THE GABLES MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A84013

    1.7 km

  • BEDLINGTONSHIRE MED.GROUP

    GLEBE ROAD, BEDLINGTON, NE22 6JX

    ODS code A84005

    1.7 km

  • SEATON PARK MEDICAL GROUP

    NORHAM ROAD, ASHINGTON, NE63 0NG

    ODS code A84028

    3.2 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Barrington Industrial Estate

    BCT · Choppington

    0.1 miles
  • Barrington Industrial Estate

    BCT · Choppington

    0.1 miles
  • Swan Hotel

    BCT · Choppington

    0.5 miles
  • Swan Hotel

    BCT · Choppington

    0.5 miles
  • St Paul's Church

    BCT · Choppington

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Northumberland 017E, 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

12,195 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
6 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

Schools

32 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 5 secondary schools. Choppington Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

792 published events cover 12 months, averaging 66 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 287 events.

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