NE47 5BA

Humshaugh · Northumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Northumberland
Constituency
Hexham
Postcode district
NE47
Postcode sector
NE47 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE47 5BD 235 m
NE47 5BB 637 m
NE47 5AY 704 m
NE47 5BE 779 m
NE47 5BG 997 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE47 5BA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE47
Postcode sector
NE47 5
Latitude
55.014102
Longitude
-2.232480
British National Grid easting
385,232
British National Grid northing
568,863

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Northumberland · E06000057
Electoral ward
Humshaugh · E05016120
Parish or community
E04010838
Westminster constituency
Hexham · E14001285
Output area
E00140016
Lower layer super output area
Northumberland 040F · E01027510
Middle layer super output area
Northumberland 040 · E02005733

Postcode source versions

Explore NE47

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
3
Primary
2
Secondary
1
  1. Newbrough Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.0 km
  2. Haydon Bridge High School

    Foundation school

    4.5 km
  3. Shaftoe Trust Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    4.8 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
1

1 female, 0 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
1.0
NE47 5 residents
1,142

Age bands in NE47 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.2%

136 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.6%

77 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.7%

158 residents

Age 45 to 64
34.3%

307 residents

Age 65 and over
24.2%

217 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NE47 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
66.7%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
66.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
66.7%
Gigabit-capable
66.7%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
33.3%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

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 Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • NPC HAYDON BRIDGE & ALLENDALE

    NORTH BANK, HAYDON BRIDGE, HEXHAM, NE47 6LA

    ODS code A84045

    4.4 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • The Gimmal

    BCT · Settlingstones

    0.6 miles
  • Woodbine Cottages

    BCT · Newbrough

    0.6 miles
  • The Gimmal

    BCT · Settlingstones

    0.6 miles
  • Woodbine Cottages

    BCT · Newbrough

    0.6 miles
  • Church Lane

    BCT · Newbrough

    1.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Northumberland 040F, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,792 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
2
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

3 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 1 secondary schools. Newbrough Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.9 miles.

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