NE46 2LH

South Tynedale · 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 2LG 464 m
NE46 2LQ 687 m
NE46 2LF 1.2 km
NE46 2JY 1.4 km
NE46 2JX 1.4 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE46 2LH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 2002
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE46
Postcode sector
NE46 2
Latitude
54.930999
Longitude
-2.145108
British National Grid easting
390,800
British National Grid northing
559,600

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
E00139986
Lower layer super output area
Northumberland 040E · E01027505
Middle layer super output area
Northumberland 040 · E02005733

Postcode source versions

Explore NE46

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
2
Secondary
2
  1. Whitley Chapel Church of England First School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.6 km
  2. St Joseph's Catholic Middle School, Hexham

    Academy converter

    4.5 km
  3. Queen Elizabeth High School

    Academy converter

    4.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1

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.

Nearby transport

  • Channel Well

    BCT · Diptonmill

    0.9 miles
  • Dotland Farm

    BCT · Dotland

    0.9 miles
  • Channel Well

    BCT · Diptonmill

    0.9 miles
  • Dotland Farm

    BCT · Dotland

    0.9 miles
  • Crossroads

    BCT · Dalton

    1.2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

4 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 2 secondary schools. Whitley Chapel Church of England First School is the nearest published school at 1.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

1 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1 events.

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