NE46 1SZ

South Tynedale · 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 1SF 697 m
NE46 1TA 881 m
NE46 1SE 1.0 km
NE46 1XZ 1.1 km
NE46 1UB 1.2 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE46 1SZ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE46
Postcode sector
NE46 1
Latitude
54.941334
Longitude
-2.088484
British National Grid easting
394,430
British National Grid northing
560,744

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Northumberland · E06000057
Parish or community
E04012162
Westminster constituency
Hexham · E14001285
Output area
E00139987
Lower layer super output area
Northumberland 040E · E01027505
Middle layer super output area
Northumberland 040 · E02005733

Postcode source versions

Explore NE46

4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Mill Barn, Hexham, NE46 1SZ 11 January 2019 £570,000
East Coach House, Hexham, NE46 1SZ 3 September 2012 £524,000
Mill Barn, Hexham, NE46 1SZ 10 March 2006 £430,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
5
Secondary
3
  1. Hexham First School

    Community school

    2.9 km
  2. Hexham Priory School

    Academy special converter

    3.1 km
  3. Hexham Middle School

    Academy converter

    3.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other crime 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
24

11 female, 13 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
3.0
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 0.6% 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
41.2%
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

    3.3 km

  • THE SELE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A84033

    3.3 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

  • Public House

    BCT · Diptonmill

    0.9 miles
  • Public House

    BCT · Diptonmill

    0.9 miles
  • Red House

    BCT · Diptonmill

    1.0 miles
  • Red House

    BCT · Diptonmill

    1.0 miles
  • Hollybush Cottages

    BCT · Linnels

    1.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Northumberland 040E, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,861 of 33,755

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

10 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 3 secondary schools. Hexham First School is the nearest published school at 1.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

2 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other crime with 1 events.

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