NE23 8AW

Cramlington North West · Northumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Northumberland
Postcode district
NE23
Postcode sector
NE23 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE23 8AN 87 m
NE23 8AR 162 m
NE23 8DX 192 m
NE23 8DY 215 m
NE23 8DB 219 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE23 8AW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 2000
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE23
Postcode sector
NE23 8
Latitude
55.088641
Longitude
-1.603129
British National Grid easting
425,431
British National Grid northing
577,205

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Northumberland · E06000057
Parish or community
E04012006
Output area
E00139498
Lower layer super output area
Northumberland 029E · E01027413
Middle layer super output area
Northumberland 029 · E02005715

Postcode source versions

Explore NE23

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
25
Primary
17
Secondary
3
  1. Beaconhill Community Primary School

    Community school

    467 m
  2. Azure College

    Special post 16 institution

    764 m
  3. Cramlington Shanklea Primary School

    Community school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,263
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 336
  • Anti social behaviour 274
  • Shoplifting 204
  • Criminal damage and arson 126
  • Public order 104

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NE23 8 residents
3,373

Age bands in NE23 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.3%

665 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.2%

441 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.6%

1,073 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.8%

862 residents

Age 65 and over
16.1%

584 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.

GP practices

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • FORUM FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A84038

    873 m

  • NPC CRAMLINGTON

    FORUM WAY, CRAMLINGTON, NE23 6QN

    ODS code A84025

    873 m

  • VILLAGE MEDICAL GROUP

    DUDLEY LANE, CRAMLINGTON, NE23 6US

    ODS code A84030

    1.1 km

  • NETHERFIELD HOUSE

    HEALTH CENTRE, NETHERFIELD HOUSE, STATION ROAD, SEGHILL, CRAMLINGTON, NE23 7EF

    ODS code A84037

    4.5 km

  • WIDEOPEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    TULACH ARD, NORTH ROAD, WIDEOPEN, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE13 6LN

    ODS code A87012

    4.7 km

  • BEDLINGTONSHIRE MED.GROUP

    GLEBE ROAD, BEDLINGTON, NE22 6JX

    ODS code A84005

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Beaconhill Grange

    BCT · Beacon Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Beaconhill Grange

    BCT · Beacon Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Burdon Avenue

    BCT · Nelson Village

    0.2 miles
  • Cramlington Rail Station

    RLY · Cramlington

    0.2 miles
  • Railway station

    RSE · Cramlington

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Northumberland 029E, 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

13,013 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
9 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

25 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 3 secondary schools. Beaconhill Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 467 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,263 published events cover 12 months, averaging 105.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 336 events.

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