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NE24 5BT

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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE24 2JU 64 m
NE24 2RF 77 m
NE24 2LD 79 m
NE24 2LG 92 m
NE24 5BR 107 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE24 5BT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE24
Postcode sector
NE24 5
Latitude
55.125232
Longitude
-1.520423
British National Grid easting
430,682
British National Grid northing
581,310

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
E00139561
Lower layer super output area
Northumberland 024C · E01027423
Middle layer super output area
Northumberland 024 · E02005711

Postcode source versions

Explore NE24

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
21
Primary
14
Secondary
3

  1. St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    169 m

  2. Gilbert Ward Academy

    Free schools special

    265 m

  3. Malvin's Close Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    357 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,545
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,197
  • Anti social behaviour 544
  • Shoplifting 429
  • Criminal damage and arson 331
  • Public order 249

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NE24 5 residents
9,274

Age bands in NE24 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.3%

1,766 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.3%

1,123 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.1%

2,204 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.7%

2,344 residents

Age 65 and over
18.6%

1,700 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

3

within 5 km

  • MARINE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A84014

    457 m

  • RAILWAY MEDICAL GROUP

    GATACRE STREET, BLYTH, NE24 1HD

    ODS code A84009

    559 m

  • THE GABLES MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A84013

    3.3 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

  • Albion Retail Park

    BCT · Blyth

    0.1 miles

  • Albion Retail Park

    BCT · Blyth

    0.1 miles

  • Princess Louise Road

    BCT · Blyth

    0.2 miles

  • Community Hospital

    BCT · Blyth

    0.2 miles

  • Princess Louise Road

    BCT · Blyth

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Northumberland 024C, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,038 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
7 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
0
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

Schools

21 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 3 secondary schools. St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 169 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,545 published events cover 12 months, averaging 295.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,197 events.

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