NE22 7DQ

Choppington & Hepscott · 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 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE22 7DW 155 m
NE22 7DF 173 m
NE22 7DE 176 m
NE22 7DN 262 m
NE22 7DL 278 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE22 7DQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE22
Postcode sector
NE22 7
Latitude
55.146337
Longitude
-1.591182
British National Grid easting
426,156
British National Grid northing
583,630

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Northumberland · E06000057
Parish or community
E04010842
Westminster constituency
Blyth and Ashington · E14001107
Output area
E00140123
Lower layer super output area
Northumberland 017B · E01027531
Middle layer super output area
Northumberland 017 · E02005739

Postcode source versions

Explore NE22

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
14 - 14a, Gooch Avenue, Barrington Industrial Estate, Bedlington, NE22 7DQ 14 May 2021 £168,000
Perks Automotive Ltd, Gooch Avenue, Barrington Industrial Estate, Bedlington, NE22 7DQ 26 September 2017 £200,000
Acre Skip Hire, Gooch Avenue, Barrington Industrial Estate, Bedlington, NE22 7DQ 23 August 2002 £85,000

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

    912 m
  2. Bedlington Station Primary School

    Community school

    1.6 km
  3. Meadowdale Academy

    Academy converter

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
750
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 266
  • Anti social behaviour 144
  • Criminal damage and arson 76
  • Public order 72
  • Shoplifting 71

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 straight-line

  • GUIDEPOST MEDICAL GROUP

    NORTH PARADE, CHOPPINGTON, CHOPPINGTON, NE62 5RA

    ODS code A84020

    1.5 km

  • BEDLINGTONSHIRE MED.GROUP

    GLEBE ROAD, BEDLINGTON, NE22 6JX

    ODS code A84005

    1.6 km

  • THE GABLES MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A84013

    1.8 km

  • SEATON PARK MEDICAL GROUP

    NORHAM ROAD, ASHINGTON, NE63 0NG

    ODS code A84028

    3.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Barrington Industrial Estate

    BCT · Choppington

    0.1 miles
  • Barrington Industrial Estate

    BCT · Choppington

    0.1 miles
  • Swan Hotel

    BCT · Choppington

    0.3 miles
  • Swan Hotel

    BCT · Choppington

    0.3 miles
  • St Paul's Church

    BCT · Choppington

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Northumberland 017B, 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

8,400 of 33,755

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

32 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 5 secondary schools. Choppington Primary School is the nearest published school at 912 m.

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

Recorded crime

750 published events cover 12 months, averaging 62.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 266 events.

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