NE48 3EB

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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE47 7AS 586 m
NE47 7AT 1.2 km
NE47 7AR 2.1 km
NE47 7AH 2.1 km
NE47 7AG 2.4 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE48 3EB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE48
Postcode sector
NE48 3
Latitude
55.026684
Longitude
-2.357788
British National Grid easting
377,226
British National Grid northing
570,297

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Northumberland · E06000057
Electoral ward
Humshaugh · E05016120
Parish or community
E04010862
Westminster constituency
Hexham · E14001285
Output area
E00140020
Lower layer super output area
Northumberland 019D · E01027511
Middle layer super output area
Northumberland 019 · E02005727

Postcode source versions

Explore NE48

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
East Stonefolds, Wark, Hexham, NE48 3EB 26 September 2019 £340,000
Harelaw, Wark, Hexham, NE48 3EB 27 August 2002 £83,000

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
6

2 female, 4 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
3.0
NE48 3 residents
1,167

Age bands in NE48 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.3%

133 residents

Age 15 to 24
6.6%

71 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.5%

200 residents

Age 45 to 64
32.2%

347 residents

Age 65 and over
30.4%

328 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NE48 3 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
100%
Next Generation Access
0%
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

  • Grandy's Knowe

    BCT · Housesteads

    1.6 miles
  • Grandy's Knowe

    BCT · Housesteads

    1.6 miles
  • Visitor Centre

    BCT · Housesteads

    1.8 miles
  • Visitor centre

    BCT · Housesteads

    1.8 miles
  • High Shield

    BCT · Vindolanda

    1.8 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
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.