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NE46 3BB

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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE46 3RJ 3 m
NE46 3RL 37 m
NE46 3BA 75 m
NE46 3AJ 82 m
NE46 3AL 91 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE46 3BB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 September 2002
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE46
Postcode sector
NE46 3
Latitude
54.974379
Longitude
-2.117317
British National Grid easting
392,589
British National Grid northing
564,424

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
E00139921
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

    471 m

  2. St Joseph's Catholic Middle School, Hexham

    Academy converter

    685 m

  3. The Sele First School

    Community school

    723 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
578
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 138
  • Anti social behaviour 123
  • Shoplifting 84
  • Public order 61
  • Criminal damage and arson 46

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NE46 3 residents
3,122

Age bands in NE46 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
11.5%

337 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.4%

275 residents

Age 25 to 44
18%

527 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.6%

927 residents

Age 65 and over
29.5%

866 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

    1.5 km

  • THE SELE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A84033

    1.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Leazes Lane

    BCT · Tynegreen

    0.1 miles

  • Shaws Park

    BCT · Tynegreen

    0.1 miles

  • Leazes Lane

    BCT · Tynegreen

    0.1 miles

  • Shaws Park

    BCT · Tynegreen

    0.1 miles

  • Woodbine Terrace

    BCT · Tynegreen

    0.2 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 471 m.

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

Recorded crime

578 published events cover 12 months, averaging 48.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 138 events.

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