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NE24 2NJ

Croft · Northumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Croft
Local authority
Northumberland
Constituency
Blyth and Ashington
Postcode district
NE24
Postcode sector
NE24 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE24 1BY 25 m
NE24 1DF 37 m
NE24 2JX 48 m
NE24 1DD 62 m
NE24 1EA 69 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE24 2NJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1998
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE24
Postcode sector
NE24 2
Latitude
55.125932
Longitude
-1.513515
British National Grid easting
431,122
British National Grid northing
581,391

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Northumberland · E06000057
Electoral ward
Croft · E05016109
Parish or community
E04012896
Westminster constituency
Blyth and Ashington · E14001107
Output area
E00139515
Lower layer super output area
Northumberland 023B · E01027415
Middle layer super output area
Northumberland 023 · E02005710

Postcode source versions

Explore NE24

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
19
Primary
12
Secondary
3

  1. St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    369 m

  2. Croftway Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    467 m

  3. Gilbert Ward Academy

    Free schools special

    577 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,148
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,067
  • Anti social behaviour 456
  • Shoplifting 428
  • Criminal damage and arson 279
  • Public order 233

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NE24 2 residents
5,580

Age bands in NE24 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.6%

923 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.5%

639 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.3%

1,349 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.5%

1,531 residents

Age 65 and over
20.1%

1,116 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

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • MARINE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A84014

    235 m

  • RAILWAY MEDICAL GROUP

    GATACRE STREET, BLYTH, NE24 1HD

    ODS code A84009

    322 m

  • THE GABLES MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A84013

    3.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Waterloo Road Club

    BCT · Blyth

    0.1 miles

  • Prince of Wales

    BCT · Blyth

    0.1 miles

  • Prince of Wales

    BCT · Blyth

    0.1 miles

  • Waterloo Road Club

    BCT · Blyth

    0.1 miles

  • Community Hospital

    BCT · Blyth

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Northumberland 023B, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

546 of 33,755

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

19 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 3 secondary schools. St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 369 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,148 published events cover 12 months, averaging 262.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,067 events.

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