NE46 2HB

Hexham East · 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 2FB 3 m
NE46 2HA 42 m
NE46 2FD 46 m
NE46 2EY 65 m
NE46 2EA 81 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE46 2HB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 March 2009
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE46
Postcode sector
NE46 2
Latitude
54.968434
Longitude
-2.103508
British National Grid easting
393,472
British National Grid northing
563,761

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
E00139915
Lower layer super output area
Northumberland 035C · E01027490
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 Mary's Catholic First School, Hexham

    Academy converter

    187 m
  2. Hexham Middle School

    Academy converter

    271 m
  3. The Sele First School

    Community school

    495 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
894
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 329
  • Anti social behaviour 143
  • Shoplifting 88
  • Public order 87
  • Criminal damage and arson 66

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • BURN BRAE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A84024

    609 m

  • THE SELE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A84033

    609 m

Nearby transport

  • Monument

    BCT · Hexham

    0.1 miles
  • Monument

    BCT · Hexham

    0.1 miles
  • Abbey and Market Place

    BCT · Hexham

    0.2 miles
  • Priestpopple

    BCT · Hexham

    0.2 miles
  • Priestpopple

    BCT · Hexham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Northumberland 035C, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

16,980 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
4 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

10 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 3 secondary schools. St Mary's Catholic First School, Hexham is the nearest published school at 187 m.

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

Recorded crime

894 published events cover 12 months, averaging 74.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 329 events.

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