NE24 5PH

Cowpen · Northumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Blyth
Ward
Cowpen
Local authority
Northumberland
Constituency
Blyth and Ashington
Postcode district
NE24
Postcode sector
NE24 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE24 5PJ 53 m
NE24 5PN 66 m
NE24 5DE 104 m
NE24 5PQ 107 m
NE24 5PB 108 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE24 5PH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE24
Postcode sector
NE24 5
Latitude
55.124122
Longitude
-1.533279
British National Grid easting
429,863
British National Grid northing
581,181

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Northumberland · E06000057
Electoral ward
Cowpen · E05016101
Parish or community
E04012896
Westminster constituency
Blyth and Ashington · E14001107
Output area
E00139406
Lower layer super output area
Northumberland 022B · E01027393
Middle layer super output area
Northumberland 022 · E02005709

Postcode source versions

Explore NE24

12 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
23, Hortondale Grove, Blyth, NE24 5PH 15 May 2026 £95,000
27, Hortondale Grove, Blyth, NE24 5PH 26 May 2023 £86,000
39, Hortondale Grove, Blyth, NE24 5PH 31 March 2023 £120,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
27
Primary
19
Secondary
4
  1. Malvin's Close Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    644 m
  2. Gilbert Ward Academy

    Free schools special

    809 m
  3. Morpeth Road Academy

    Academy converter

    816 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,465
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,131
  • Shoplifting 574
  • Anti social behaviour 487
  • Criminal damage and arson 311
  • Public order 220

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
56

29 female, 27 male

Postcode households
31
Residents per household
1.8
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

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NE24 5 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

    1.2 km

  • RAILWAY MEDICAL GROUP

    GATACRE STREET, BLYTH, NE24 1HD

    ODS code A84009

    1.3 km

  • THE GABLES MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A84013

    2.7 km

  • BEDLINGTONSHIRE MED.GROUP

    GLEBE ROAD, BEDLINGTON, NE22 6JX

    ODS code A84005

    4.3 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

  • Percy Arms

    BCT · Cowpen

    0.1 miles
  • Ingram Drive

    BCT · Blyth

    0.2 miles
  • Percy Arms

    BCT · Cowpen

    0.2 miles
  • Brierley Road

    BCT · Cowpen

    0.2 miles
  • Brierley Road

    BCT · Cowpen

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Northumberland 022B, 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

2,652 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
9 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
2
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 £95,000 from 3 recorded sales in NE24 5PH. 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 19 primary and 4 secondary schools. Malvin's Close Academy is the nearest published school at 644 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,465 published events cover 12 months, averaging 288.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,131 events.

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