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NE46 3DQ

Hexham West · Northumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 3DG 7 m
NE46 3DF 63 m
NE46 3HT 63 m
NE46 3DD 71 m
NE46 3DE 71 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE46 3DQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 2001
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE46
Postcode sector
NE46 3
Latitude
54.970493
Longitude
-2.112151
British National Grid easting
392,919
British National Grid northing
563,991

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
E00139916
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
10
Primary
5
Secondary
3

  1. Queen Elizabeth High School

    Academy converter

    365 m

  2. St Joseph's Catholic Middle School, Hexham

    Academy converter

    421 m

  3. St Mary's Catholic First School, Hexham

    Academy converter

    421 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
864
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 315
  • Anti social behaviour 141
  • Shoplifting 88
  • Public order 85
  • Criminal damage and arson 62

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

    1.1 km

  • THE SELE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A84033

    1.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Police Station

    BCT · Hexham

    0.0 miles

  • Police Station

    BCT · Hexham

    0.0 miles

  • Whetstone Bridge Road

    BCT · Leazes

    0.2 miles

  • Whetstone Bridge Road

    BCT · Leazes

    0.2 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

10 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 3 secondary schools. Queen Elizabeth High School is the nearest published school at 365 m.

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

Recorded crime

864 published events cover 12 months, averaging 72 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 315 events.

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