NE42 5GS

Prudhoe South · Northumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Prudhoe
Local authority
Northumberland
Constituency
Hexham
Postcode district
NE42
Postcode sector
NE42 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE42 5GB 0 m
NE42 5GA 42 m
NE42 5FZ 62 m
NE42 5FA 71 m
NE42 5BP 86 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE42 5GS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE42
Postcode sector
NE42 5
Latitude
54.954404
Longitude
-1.836122
British National Grid easting
410,594
British National Grid northing
562,207

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Northumberland · E06000057
Parish or community
E04010852
Westminster constituency
Hexham · E14001285
Output area
E00139969
Lower layer super output area
Northumberland 038C · E01027499
Middle layer super output area
Northumberland 038 · E02005731

Postcode source versions

Explore NE42

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Park View Farm, Moor Road, Prudhoe, NE42 5GS 5 November 2019 £60,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
19
Primary
15
Secondary
4
  1. Prudhoe Community High School

    Academy converter

    961 m
  2. Adderlane Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.2 km
  3. St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, Prudhoe

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
548
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 181
  • Anti social behaviour 108
  • Criminal damage and arson 64
  • Shoplifting 44
  • Public order 33

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NE42 5 residents
6,829

Age bands in NE42 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.4%

1,142 residents

Age 15 to 24
11%

720 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.8%

1,496 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.7%

1,885 residents

Age 65 and over
20.1%

1,323 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

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • RIVERSDALE SURGERY

    OAKLANDS HEALTH CENTRE, FRONT STREET, PRUDHOE, NE42 5DQ

    ODS code A84035

    986 m

  • THE ADDERLANE SURGERY

    ADDERLANE ROAD, WEST WYLAM, PRUDHOE, NE42 5HR

    ODS code A84614

    1.1 km

  • PRUDHOE MEDICAL GROUP

    KEPWELL BANK TOP, PRUDHOE, NE42 5PW

    ODS code A84016

    1.4 km

  • CRAWCROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    PATTINSON DRIVE, CRAWCROOK, RYTON, NE40 4US

    ODS code A85014

    3.4 km

  • BRANCH END SURGERY

    MAIN ROAD, STOCKSFIELD, NE43 7LL

    ODS code A84047

    4.0 km

  • CHOPWELL PRIMARY HEALTHCARE CENTRE

    SOUTH ROAD, CHOPWELL, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE17 7BU

    ODS code A85024

    4.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Priestclose Road

    BCT · Drawback

    0.4 miles
  • Cottier Grange

    BCT · Prudhoe Hospital

    0.4 miles
  • Priestclose Cottages

    BCT · West Wylam

    0.4 miles
  • Priestclose Road

    BCT · Drawback

    0.4 miles
  • Priestclose Cottages

    BCT · West Wylam

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Northumberland 038C, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,593 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
6 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

19 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 4 secondary schools. Prudhoe Community High School is the nearest published school at 961 m.

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

Recorded crime

548 published events cover 12 months, averaging 45.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 181 events.

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