NE46 1TU

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 1SP 626 m
NE46 1TT 728 m
NE46 1SX 850 m
NE47 0AH 864 m
NE46 1TX 937 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE46 1TU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE46
Postcode sector
NE46 1
Latitude
54.922940
Longitude
-2.074417
British National Grid easting
395,329
British National Grid northing
558,696

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Northumberland · E06000057
Parish or community
E04010863
Westminster constituency
Hexham · E14001285
Output area
E00139989
Lower layer super output area
Northumberland 040E · E01027505
Middle layer super output area
Northumberland 040 · E02005733

Postcode source versions

Explore NE46

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Shield Hall, Hexham, NE46 1TU 20 October 2021 £2,850,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. Slaley First School

    Community school

    2.5 km
  2. Whitley Chapel Church of England First School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.7 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
3

2 female, 1 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
1.5
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 0.1% 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
0%
Next Generation Access
0%
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.

Nearby transport

  • Travellers Rest

    BCT · Slaley

    0.3 miles
  • Travellers Rest

    BCT · Slaley

    0.4 miles
  • Townhead

    BCT · Slaley

    1.2 miles
  • Townhead

    BCT · Slaley

    1.2 miles
  • Post Office

    BCT · Slaley

    1.4 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
2
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
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 £2,850,000 from 1 recorded sale in NE46 1TU. 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

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Slaley First School is the nearest published school at 1.5 miles.

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