NE46 1EQ

Hexham East · Northumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Hexham
Local authority
Northumberland
Constituency
Hexham
Postcode district
NE46
Postcode sector
NE46 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE46 1EF 63 m
NE46 1DH 97 m
NE46 1DJ 100 m
NE46 1DQ 101 m
NE46 1EA 118 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE46 1EQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE46
Postcode sector
NE46 1
Latitude
54.966465
Longitude
-2.092632
British National Grid easting
394,168
British National Grid northing
563,541

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Northumberland · E06000057
Parish or community
E04010804
Westminster constituency
Hexham · E14001285
Output area
E00139935
Lower layer super output area
Northumberland 035F · E01027493
Middle layer super output area
Northumberland 035 · E02005730

Postcode source versions

Explore NE46

67 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
21, Abbey View, Hexham, NE46 1EQ 19 June 2026 £150,000
31, Abbey View, Hexham, NE46 1EQ 30 May 2025 £140,000
24, Abbey View, Hexham, NE46 1EQ 25 March 2025 £138,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
5
Secondary
4
  1. Hexham First School

    Community school

    259 m
  2. Hexham Priory School

    Academy special converter

    474 m
  3. Hexham Middle School

    Academy converter

    501 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
875
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 325
  • Anti social behaviour 139
  • Public order 87
  • Shoplifting 83
  • Criminal damage and arson 66

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
83

42 female, 41 male

Postcode households
34
Residents per household
2.4
NE46 1 residents
4,244

Age bands in NE46 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.9%

681 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.4%

384 residents

Age 25 to 44
20%

915 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.5%

1,255 residents

Age 65 and over
29.2%

1,332 residents

This postcode contained 2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NE46 1 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+
94.3%
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

2

within 5 km

  • BURN BRAE MEDICAL GROUP

    BURN BRAE MEDICAL GROUP, HEXHAM PRI, CORBRIDGE ROAD, HEXHAM, NE46 1QJ

    ODS code A84024

    462 m

  • THE SELE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HEXHAM PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, CORBRIDGE ROAD, HEXHAM, NE46 1QJ

    ODS code A84033

    462 m

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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Green Bank

    BCT · Hexham

    0.1 miles
  • Middle School

    BCT · Hexham

    0.2 miles
  • General Hospital East Entrance

    BCT · Hexham

    0.2 miles
  • General Hospital Main Entrance

    BCT · Hexham

    0.2 miles
  • General Hospital

    BCT · Hexham

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Northumberland 035F, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

6,288 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
8 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
9
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 £128,750 from 6 recorded sales in NE46 1EQ. 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

11 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 4 secondary schools. Hexham First School is the nearest published school at 259 m.

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

Recorded crime

875 published events cover 12 months, averaging 72.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 325 events.

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