NE48 3PS

Bellingham · 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
NE48 3PR 535 m
NE48 3PZ 642 m
NE48 3PT 1.1 km
NE48 3PU 1.3 km
NE48 3HG 1.4 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE48 3PS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE48
Postcode sector
NE48 3
Latitude
55.109859
Longitude
-2.231454
British National Grid easting
385,333
British National Grid northing
579,519

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Northumberland · E06000057
Parish or community
E04010742
Westminster constituency
Hexham · E14001285
Output area
E00139847
Lower layer super output area
Northumberland 019A · E01027479
Middle layer super output area
Northumberland 019 · E02005727

Postcode source versions

Explore NE48

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Cottage, Wark, Hexham, NE48 3PS 20 February 2026 £200,000
The Granary, Wark, Hexham, NE48 3PS 3 April 2018 £82,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
2
Secondary
1
  1. Wark Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.8 km
  2. Bellingham Middle School and Sports College

    Foundation school

    3.7 km
  3. Bellingham Primary School

    Foundation school

    3.7 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
3

1 female, 2 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
1.5
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 0.3% 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
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

    4.1 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

  • Billerley Gate

    BCT · Wark

    0.4 miles
  • Billerley Gate

    BCT · Wark

    0.4 miles
  • Woodpark

    BCT · Wark

    0.4 miles
  • Woodpark

    BCT · Wark

    0.4 miles
  • Ealingham road end

    BCT · Bellingham

    0.5 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

Property market

The five-year median is £200,000 from 1 recorded sale in NE48 3PS. 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

3 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 1 secondary schools. Wark Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.7 miles.

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