NE22 7LS

Bedlington Central · 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 7LW 94 m
NE22 7LT 99 m
NE22 7LB 126 m
NE22 7LR 193 m
NE22 7LG 209 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE22 7LS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1986
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE22
Postcode sector
NE22 7
Latitude
55.138178
Longitude
-1.594199
British National Grid easting
425,969
British National Grid northing
582,721

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Northumberland · E06000057
Parish or community
E04010880
Westminster constituency
Blyth and Ashington · E14001107
Output area
E00140047
Lower layer super output area
Northumberland 021B · E01027516
Middle layer super output area
Northumberland 021 · E02005741

Postcode source versions

Explore NE22

33 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
24, Ashtree Drive, Bedlington, NE22 7LS 28 August 2025 £210,000
28, Ashtree Drive, Bedlington, NE22 7LS 15 August 2025 £182,500
6, Ashtree Drive, Bedlington, NE22 7LS 12 June 2023 £185,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
30
Primary
21
Secondary
4
  1. Bedlington West End Primary School

    Community school

    868 m
  2. Bedlington Whitley Memorial Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    893 m
  3. St Benet Biscop Catholic Academy

    Academy converter

    918 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,309
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 458
  • Anti social behaviour 217
  • Shoplifting 179
  • Criminal damage and arson 126
  • Public order 110

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
78

37 female, 41 male

Postcode households
32
Residents per household
2.4
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

This postcode contained 2.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NE22 7 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
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%

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

  • BEDLINGTONSHIRE MED.GROUP

    GLEBE ROAD, BEDLINGTON, NE22 6JX

    ODS code A84005

    724 m

  • THE GABLES MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A84013

    1.9 km

  • GUIDEPOST MEDICAL GROUP

    NORTH PARADE, CHOPPINGTON, CHOPPINGTON, NE62 5RA

    ODS code A84020

    2.3 km

  • SEATON PARK MEDICAL GROUP

    NORHAM ROAD, ASHINGTON, NE63 0NG

    ODS code A84028

    4.2 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

  • Greendale Park

    BCT · Bedlington

    0.2 miles
  • Greendale Park

    BCT · Bedlington

    0.2 miles
  • The Chesters

    BCT · Bedlington

    0.2 miles
  • The Chesters

    BCT · Bedlington

    0.2 miles
  • Windmill Farm

    BCT · Bedlington

    0.3 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.

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
9
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 £182,500 from 7 recorded sales in NE22 7LS. 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

30 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 4 secondary schools. Bedlington West End Primary School is the nearest published school at 868 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,309 published events cover 12 months, averaging 109.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 458 events.

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