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NE26 1BY

Holywell · Northumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Holywell
Local authority
Northumberland
Constituency
Cramlington and Killingworth
Postcode district
NE26
Postcode sector
NE26 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE25 0BW 40 m
NE25 0BS 60 m
NE25 0BX 102 m
NE25 0BP 120 m
NE25 0AB 146 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE26 1BY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 September 1991
Terminated
1 June 1996
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE26
Postcode sector
NE26 1
Latitude
55.070347
Longitude
-1.525496
British National Grid easting
430,400
British National Grid northing
575,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Northumberland · E06000057
Electoral ward
Holywell · E05016119
Parish or community
E04012897
Westminster constituency
Cramlington and Killingworth · E14001183
Output area
E00139618
Lower layer super output area
Northumberland 032A · E01027432
Middle layer super output area
Northumberland 032 · E02005719

Postcode source versions

Explore NE26

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
38
Primary
26
Secondary
8

  1. Seaton Valley High School

    Community school

    439 m

  2. Seaton Delaval First School

    Community school

    480 m

  3. Whytrig Middle School

    Community school

    498 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
742
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 239
  • Anti social behaviour 166
  • Criminal damage and arson 71
  • Shoplifting 67
  • Other theft 50

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NE26 1 residents
5,223

Age bands in NE26 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.7%

1,022 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

501 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.2%

1,200 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.6%

1,483 residents

Age 65 and over
18.8%

974 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

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • NPC ELSDON AVENUE

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

    ODS code A84619

    40 m

  • NETHERFIELD HOUSE

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

    ODS code A84037

    1.6 km

  • NORTHUMBERLAND PARK MEDICAL GROUP

    SHIREMOOR CENTRE, EARSDON ROAD, SHIREMOOR, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE27 0HJ

    ODS code A87022

    3.8 km

  • BEAUMONT PARK SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, 35 HEPSCOTT DRIVE, BEAUMONT PARK, WHITLEY BAY, NE25 9XJ

    ODS code A87011

    4.2 km

  • VILLAGE MEDICAL GROUP

    DUDLEY LANE, CRAMLINGTON, NE23 6US

    ODS code A84030

    4.2 km

  • MALLARD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE HEALTH CENTRE, CITADEL EAST, KILLINGWORTH, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE12 6HS

    ODS code A87615

    4.4 km

  • WELLSPRING MEDICAL PRACT.

    KILLINGWORTH HEALTH CENTRE, CITADEL EAST, KILLINGWORTH, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE12 6HS

    ODS code A87612

    4.4 km

  • FORUM FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A84038

    4.5 km

  • NPC CRAMLINGTON

    FORUM WAY, CRAMLINGTON, NE23 6QN

    ODS code A84025

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Astley High School

    BCT · Seaton Delaval

    0.1 miles

  • Delaval Avenue

    BCT · Seaton Delaval

    0.1 miles

  • Delaval Avenue

    BCT · Seaton Delaval

    0.1 miles

  • Avenue Head Social Club

    BCT · Seaton Delaval

    0.1 miles

  • Astley High School

    BCT · Seaton Delaval

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Northumberland 032A, 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

8,390 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
4 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

38 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 8 secondary schools. Seaton Valley High School is the nearest published school at 439 m.

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

Recorded crime

742 published events cover 12 months, averaging 61.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 239 events.

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