NE46 2BU

Hexham West · Northumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Northumberland
Constituency
Hexham
Postcode district
NE46
Postcode sector
NE46 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE46 2BD 57 m
NE46 2AG 64 m
NE46 2BN 65 m
NE46 2BB 67 m
NE46 2AD 85 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE46 2BU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE46
Postcode sector
NE46 2
Latitude
54.966297
Longitude
-2.110843
British National Grid easting
393,002
British National Grid northing
563,524

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
E00139911
Lower layer super output area
Northumberland 035B · E01027489
Middle layer super output area
Northumberland 035 · E02005730

Postcode source versions

Explore NE46

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
5
Secondary
3
  1. St Joseph's Catholic Middle School, Hexham

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    472 m
  2. St Mary's Catholic First School, Hexham

    Academy converter

    475 m
  3. Queen Elizabeth High School

    Academy converter

    620 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
734
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 208
  • Anti social behaviour 140
  • Shoplifting 85
  • Public order 74
  • Criminal damage and arson 61

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
4

3 female, 1 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
1.0
NE46 2 residents
4,523

Age bands in NE46 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.8%

579 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.4%

354 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.9%

709 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.5%

1,321 residents

Age 65 and over
29.3%

1,229 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NE46 2 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

    1.1 km

  • THE SELE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A84033

    1.1 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • St Luke's Road

    BCT · Priestlands

    0.0 miles
  • St Mark's Road

    BCT · Priestlands

    0.1 miles
  • Hextol Crescent

    BCT · Priestlands

    0.1 miles
  • Hextol Crescent

    BCT · Priestlands

    0.1 miles
  • St John's Road

    BCT · Priestlands

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Northumberland 035B, 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

26,740 of 33,755

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

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. St Joseph's Catholic Middle School, Hexham is the nearest published school at 472 m.

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

Recorded crime

734 published events cover 12 months, averaging 61.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 208 events.

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