NE24 3LX

Plessey · Northumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Blyth
Ward
Plessey
Local authority
Northumberland
Constituency
Blyth and Ashington
Postcode district
NE24
Postcode sector
NE24 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE24 3ST 103 m
NE24 3SE 110 m
NE24 3SW 121 m
NE24 3RX 168 m
NE24 3RJ 177 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE24 3LX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1986
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE24
Postcode sector
NE24 3
Latitude
55.110790
Longitude
-1.513213
British National Grid easting
431,153
British National Grid northing
579,706

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Northumberland · E06000057
Electoral ward
Plessey · E05016133
Parish or community
E04012896
Westminster constituency
Blyth and Ashington · E14001107
Output area
E00139644
Lower layer super output area
Northumberland 026A · E01027437
Middle layer super output area
Northumberland 026 · E02005713

Postcode source versions

Explore NE24

15 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Dorking Close, Blyth, NE24 3LX 12 January 2024 £199,950
3, Dorking Close, Blyth, NE24 3LX 5 July 2022 £205,000
7, Dorking Close, Blyth, NE24 3LX 24 October 2019 £237,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
27
Primary
18
Secondary
5
  1. Bede Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    945 m
  2. Newsham Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km
  3. Croftway Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,209
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 668
  • Anti social behaviour 397
  • Shoplifting 326
  • Criminal damage and arson 208
  • Public order 139

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
42

21 female, 21 male

Postcode households
15
Residents per household
2.8
NE24 3 residents
12,006

Age bands in NE24 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.3%

1,812 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.8%

1,041 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.8%

2,700 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.6%

3,382 residents

Age 65 and over
24.4%

2,887 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NE24 3 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

  • MARINE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A84014

    1.9 km

  • RAILWAY MEDICAL GROUP

    GATACRE STREET, BLYTH, NE24 1HD

    ODS code A84009

    2.0 km

  • NPC ELSDON AVENUE

    ELSDON AVENUE, SEATON DELAVAL, WHITLEY BAY, NE25 0BW

    ODS code A84619

    4.5 km

  • THE GABLES MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A84013

    4.7 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Banbury Way

    BCT · South Beach

    0.2 miles
  • Amersham Road

    BCT · South Beach

    0.2 miles
  • Addington Drive

    BCT · South Beach

    0.3 miles
  • Albatross Way

    BCT · South Beach

    0.3 miles
  • Fulmar Drive end

    BCT · South Beach

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Northumberland 026A, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,560 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
9 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
4
Medium risk addresses
3
Low risk addresses
7
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 £202,475 from 2 recorded sales in NE24 3LX. 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

27 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 5 secondary schools. Bede Academy is the nearest published school at 945 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,209 published events cover 12 months, averaging 184.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 668 events.

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