NE43 7AQ

Stocksfield & Bywell · Northumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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Local authority
Northumberland
Constituency
Hexham
Postcode district
NE43
Postcode sector
NE43 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE43 7AG 831 m
NE43 7UF 986 m
NE43 7AN 1.0 km
NE43 7AF 1.1 km
NE43 7AL 1.1 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE43 7AQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE43
Postcode sector
NE43 7
Latitude
54.963423
Longitude
-1.924607
British National Grid easting
404,926
British National Grid northing
563,201

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Northumberland · E06000057
Parish or community
E04010754
Westminster constituency
Hexham · E14001285
Output area
E00139870
Lower layer super output area
Northumberland 036A · E01027483
Middle layer super output area
Northumberland 036 · E02005729

Postcode source versions

Explore NE43

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
7
Secondary
3
  1. Broomley First School

    Academy converter

    1.8 km
  2. Mowden Hall School

    Other independent school

    2.1 km
  3. Mickley First School

    Academy converter

    2.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Burglary 3
  • Other theft 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
6

5 female, 1 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
2.0
NE43 7 residents
4,445

Age bands in NE43 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.5%

646 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.7%

385 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.7%

745 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.4%

1,395 residents

Age 65 and over
28.7%

1,278 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NE43 7 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+
65.4%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
65.4%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
65.4%
Gigabit-capable
65.4%
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

2

within 5 km

  • BRANCH END SURGERY

    MAIN ROAD, STOCKSFIELD, NE43 7LL

    ODS code A84047

    2.5 km

  • PRUDHOE MEDICAL GROUP

    KEPWELL BANK TOP, PRUDHOE, NE42 5PW

    ODS code A84016

    4.6 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

  • Shaw House

    BCT · Newton

    0.8 miles
  • South Lodge

    BCT · Stelling

    1.0 miles
  • South Lodge

    BCT · Stelling

    1.1 miles
  • Railway station

    RSE · Stocksfield

    1.2 miles
  • Stocksfield Rail Station

    RLY · Stocksfield

    1.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Northumberland 036A, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,186 of 33,755

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

11 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 3 secondary schools. Broomley First School is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

4 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Burglary with 3 events.

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