NE22 7LQ

Sleekburn · 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
NE62 5XF 612 m
NE62 5XG 646 m
NE62 5BW 654 m
NE62 5XE 657 m
NE62 5XD 667 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE22 7LQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE22
Postcode sector
NE22 7
Latitude
55.156254
Longitude
-1.564323
British National Grid easting
427,861
British National Grid northing
584,744

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
E00140230
Lower layer super output area
Northumberland 020G · E01027552
Middle layer super output area
Northumberland 020 · E02005740

Postcode source versions

Explore NE22

4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
11, West Sleekburn Industrial Estate, Bedlington, NE22 7LQ 18 October 2024 £750,000
8, West Sleekburn Industrial Estate, Bedlington, NE22 7LQ 17 October 2024 £36,000
8, West Sleekburn Industrial Estate, Bedlington, NE22 7LQ 16 October 2019 £65,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
22
Secondary
5
  1. Stakeford Primary School

    Community school

    1.2 km
  2. NCEA James Knott CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.7 km
  3. Bedlington Station Primary School

    Community school

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
561
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 207
  • Anti social behaviour 114
  • Criminal damage and arson 45
  • Public order 42
  • Shoplifting 41

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+
75%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
75%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
75%
Gigabit-capable
75%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
10%
Next Generation Access
90%
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

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • SEATON PARK MEDICAL GROUP

    NORHAM ROAD, ASHINGTON, NE63 0NG

    ODS code A84028

    1.6 km

  • THE GABLES MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A84013

    1.7 km

  • GUIDEPOST MEDICAL GROUP

    NORTH PARADE, CHOPPINGTON, CHOPPINGTON, NE62 5RA

    ODS code A84020

    2.5 km

  • BEDLINGTONSHIRE MED.GROUP

    GLEBE ROAD, BEDLINGTON, NE22 6JX

    ODS code A84005

    3.5 km

  • RAILWAY MEDICAL GROUP

    GATACRE STREET, BLYTH, NE24 1HD

    ODS code A84009

    4.4 km

  • MARINE MEDICAL GROUP

    THE HEALTH CENTRE, THOROTON STREET, BLYTH, NE24 1DX

    ODS code A84014

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Industrial Estate

    BCT · West Sleekburn

    0.2 miles
  • Industrial Estate

    BCT · West Sleekburn

    0.2 miles
  • The Foresters

    BCT · West Sleekburn

    0.4 miles
  • Marchey's House crossing

    BCT · West Sleekburn

    0.4 miles
  • Marchey's House crossing

    BCT · West Sleekburn

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Northumberland 020G, 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

5,117 of 33,755

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

Property market

The five-year median is £393,000 from 2 recorded sales in NE22 7LQ. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Northumberland is £213,452 in June 2026, up 12.6% year on year.

Schools

34 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 5 secondary schools. Stakeford Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

561 published events cover 12 months, averaging 46.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 207 events.

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