NE46 2PH

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 2PQ 563 m
NE46 2NW 1.0 km
NE46 2NZ 1.0 km
NE46 2NN 1.1 km
NE46 2BP 1.2 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE46 2PH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2007
Terminated
1 July 2007
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE46
Postcode sector
NE46 2
Latitude
54.978263
Longitude
-2.162544
British National Grid easting
389,695
British National Grid northing
564,862

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
E00139919
Lower layer super output area
Northumberland 035D · E01027491
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
9
Primary
5
Secondary
3
  1. Queen Elizabeth High School

    Academy converter

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

    Academy converter

    3.1 km
  3. Newbrough Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 3
  • Violence and sexual offences 3
  • Other crime 1
  • Other theft 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.

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

    4.4 km

  • THE SELE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A84033

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Phone box

    BCT · Lowgate

    0.7 miles
  • Phone box

    BCT · Lowgate

    0.8 miles
  • Two Mile Cottage

    BCT · West Boat

    0.8 miles
  • Two Mile Cottage

    BCT · West Boat

    0.8 miles
  • Hardhaugh

    BCT · Warden

    1.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Northumberland 035D, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

32,691 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
8 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

9 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 3 secondary schools. Queen Elizabeth High School is the nearest published school at 1.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

8 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 3 events.

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