NE48 2EX

Humshaugh · Northumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Hexham
Local authority
Northumberland
Constituency
Hexham
Postcode district
NE48
Postcode sector
NE48 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE48 2EB 11 m
NE48 2EA 770 m
NE48 2ET 1.3 km
NE48 2EU 1.3 km
NE48 3HR 1.4 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE48 2EX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE48
Postcode sector
NE48 2
Latitude
55.128415
Longitude
-2.195350
British National Grid easting
387,642
British National Grid northing
581,577

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Northumberland · E06000057
Electoral ward
Humshaugh · E05016120
Parish or community
E04010747
Westminster constituency
Hexham · E14001285
Output area
E00140019
Lower layer super output area
Northumberland 019D · E01027511
Middle layer super output area
Northumberland 019 · E02005727

Postcode source versions

Explore NE48

6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Wood Cottage, Bellingham, Hexham, NE48 2EX 31 August 2023 £625,000
Buteland Farm, 7, Bellingham, Hexham, NE48 2EX 5 October 2022 £615,000
Buteland House, Bellingham, Hexham, NE48 2EX 14 July 2020 £545,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
1
Secondary
1
  1. Bellingham Middle School and Sports College

    Foundation school

    3.6 km
  2. Bellingham Primary School

    Foundation school

    3.6 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
7

4 female, 3 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
2.3
NE48 2 residents
1,747

Age bands in NE48 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.9%

239 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.1%

139 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.5%

302 residents

Age 45 to 64
32.8%

566 residents

Age 65 and over
27.7%

478 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NE48 2 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+
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%

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

  • BELLINGHAM PRACTICE

    HEALTH CENTRE, BELLINGHAM, HEXHAM, NE48 2HE

    ODS code A84027

    4.3 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

  • Railway Cottages

    BCT · Redesmouth

    0.8 miles
  • Railway Cottages

    BCT · Redesmouth

    0.8 miles
  • Redeswood Cottages

    BCT · Redesmouth

    1.5 miles
  • Redeswood Cottages

    BCT · Redesmouth

    1.5 miles
  • Whitewall Nook

    BCT · Bellingham

    1.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Northumberland 019D, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,857 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
6 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
1
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

Property market

The five-year median is £620,000 from 2 recorded sales in NE48 2EX. 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

2 open schools are in scope, including 1 primary and 1 secondary schools. Bellingham Middle School and Sports College is the nearest published school at 2.3 miles.

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