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NE48 2RJ

Bellingham · Northumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Bellingham
Local authority
Northumberland
Constituency
Hexham
Postcode district
NE48
Postcode sector
NE48 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE48 2RL 940 m
NE48 2RN 1.1 km
NE48 2HB 1.1 km
NE48 2SF 1.2 km
NE48 2SE 1.2 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE48 2RJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE48
Postcode sector
NE48 2
Latitude
55.163132
Longitude
-2.180985
British National Grid easting
388,568
British National Grid northing
585,438

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Northumberland · E06000057
Electoral ward
Bellingham · E05016093
Parish or community
E04010765
Westminster constituency
Hexham · E14001285
Output area
E00140012
Lower layer super output area
Northumberland 019A · E01027479
Middle layer super output area
Northumberland 019 · E02005727

Postcode source versions

Explore NE48

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

    4.8 km

  2. Bellingham Primary School

    Foundation school

    4.8 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
3

1 female, 2 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
1.5
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 0.2% 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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.

Nearby transport

  • Little Ridsdale

    BCT · West Woodburn

    0.7 miles

  • Little Ridsdale

    BCT · West Woodburn

    0.7 miles

  • Former railway station

    BCT · West Woodburn

    0.8 miles

  • Former railway station

    BCT · West Woodburn

    0.8 miles

  • Post Office

    BCT · West Woodburn

    1.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Northumberland 019A, 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

12,739 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
9 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
0
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

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 3.0 miles.

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