NE23 1WQ

Cramlington North West · Northumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Cramlington
Local authority
Northumberland
Postcode district
NE23
Postcode sector
NE23 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE23 1WL 270 m
NE23 1WF 288 m
NE23 1WE 297 m
NE23 1BB 348 m
NE23 8AS 348 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE23 1WQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2007
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE23
Postcode sector
NE23 1
Latitude
55.095650
Longitude
-1.611490
British National Grid easting
424,893
British National Grid northing
577,982

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Northumberland · E06000057
Parish or community
E04012006
Output area
E00139497
Lower layer super output area
Northumberland 029D · E01027412
Middle layer super output area
Northumberland 029 · E02005715

Postcode source versions

Explore NE23

4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Easter Park, 14, Baker Road, Cramlington, NE23 1WQ 1 May 2024 £317,350
Easter Park, 9, Baker Road, Cramlington, NE23 1WQ 31 October 2019 £264,000
Easter Park, 8, Baker Road, Cramlington, NE23 1WQ 4 November 2016 £248,400

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
24
Primary
16
Secondary
3
  1. Azure College

    Special post 16 institution

    1.0 km
  2. Beaconhill Community Primary School

    Community school

    1.3 km
  3. Cramlington Northburn Primary School

    Community school

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
507
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 170
  • Anti social behaviour 98
  • Shoplifting 52
  • Criminal damage and arson 42
  • Public order 38

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NE23 1 residents
4,570

Age bands in NE23 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.1%

715 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.8%

369 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.5%

1,112 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.7%

1,035 residents

Age 65 and over
22.9%

959 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+
48.5%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
48.5%
Gigabit-capable
48.5%
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

  • FORUM FAMILY PRACTICE

    THE HEALTH CENTRE, FORUM WAY, CRAMLINGTON, NE23 6QN

    ODS code A84038

    1.8 km

  • NPC CRAMLINGTON

    FORUM WAY, CRAMLINGTON, NE23 6QN

    ODS code A84025

    1.8 km

  • VILLAGE MEDICAL GROUP

    DUDLEY LANE, CRAMLINGTON, NE23 6US

    ODS code A84030

    2.0 km

  • BEDLINGTONSHIRE MED.GROUP

    GLEBE ROAD, BEDLINGTON, NE22 6JX

    ODS code A84005

    4.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Stanley Bridges

    BCT · Cramlington Industrial Est

    0.0 miles
  • Stanley Bridges

    BCT · Cramlington Industrial Est

    0.1 miles
  • Nelson Road

    BCT · Cramlington Industrial Est

    0.1 miles
  • Nelson Road

    BCT · Cramlington Industrial Est

    0.2 miles
  • nr Bassington Drive

    BCT · Cramlington Industrial Est

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Northumberland 029D, 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

6,484 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
8 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
2
Medium risk addresses
2
Low risk addresses
1
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 £317,350 from 1 recorded sale in NE23 1WQ. 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

24 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 3 secondary schools. Azure College is the nearest published school at 0.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

507 published events cover 12 months, averaging 42.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 170 events.

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