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NE47

UK postcode district

Part of Hexham

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
666
Current units
598
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
5

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
North East
Local authority codes
1
Terminated postcode units
68

Postcode sectors in NE47

Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.

6 sectors
3,519 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Merrilea, Brigwood, Haydon Bridge, Hexham, NE47 6EX 29 July 2026 £400,000
5, Westwood Cottages, Westwood, Hexham, NE47 7JG 24 July 2026 £260,000
9, Selah Close, Allendale, Hexham, NE47 9BB 6 July 2026 £195,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
8
Primary
7
Secondary
1

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
303
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 117
  • Anti social behaviour 37
  • Other crime 29
  • Public order 26
  • Burglary 23

Census 2021

Population and age profile

NE47 usual residents
7,667
Age-profile population
7,831

Age bands in NE47

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
14.1%
1,106 residents
Age 15 to 24
8.1%
638 residents
Age 25 to 44
17.4%
1,361 residents
Age 45 to 64
32.7%
2,559 residents
Age 65 and over
27.7%
2,167 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 592 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

In this district, 471 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 356 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 23 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

1

in this district

  • NPC HAYDON BRIDGE & ALLENDALE

    NORTH BANK, HAYDON BRIDGE, HEXHAM, NE47 6LA

    ODS code A84045

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £275,000 from 547 recorded sales in NE47. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Northumberland is £213,452 in June 2026, up 12.6% year on year.

Schools

8 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 1 secondary schools.

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

Recorded crime

303 published events cover 12 months, averaging 25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 117 events.

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