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NE46 2YW

Hexham West · Northumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE46 2RB 35 m
NE46 2RG 72 m
NE46 2RF 95 m
NE46 2RE 110 m
NE46 2RA 128 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE46 2YW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1998
Terminated
1 December 1999
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE46
Postcode sector
NE46 2
Latitude
54.963374
Longitude
-2.123361
British National Grid easting
392,200
British National Grid northing
563,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Northumberland · E06000057
Electoral ward
Hexham West · E05016117
Parish or community
E04010804
Westminster constituency
Hexham · E14001285
Output area
E00139918
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. St Joseph's Catholic Middle School, Hexham

    Academy converter

    661 m

  2. Queen Elizabeth High School

    Academy converter

    834 m

  3. St Mary's Catholic First School, Hexham

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
201
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 55
  • Violence and sexual offences 55
  • Other theft 17
  • Public order 16
  • Criminal damage and arson 16

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

    2.0 km

  • THE SELE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A84033

    2.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Dickson Drive

    BCT · Beaumont Park

    0.1 miles

  • Beaumont Park

    BCT · Causey Hill

    0.4 miles

  • St Matthew's Road

    BCT · Priestlands

    0.4 miles

  • Causey Park

    BCT · Leazes

    0.4 miles

  • Causey Park

    BCT · Leazes

    0.5 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. St Joseph's Catholic Middle School, Hexham is the nearest published school at 661 m.

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

Recorded crime

201 published events cover 12 months, averaging 16.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 55 events.

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