NE49 0AZ

Haltwhistle · Northumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Haltwhistle
Local authority
Northumberland
Constituency
Hexham
Postcode district
NE49
Postcode sector
NE49 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE49 0BH 21 m
NE49 9AB 24 m
NE49 9AE 25 m
NE49 9AA 34 m
NE49 0AA 46 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE49 0AZ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE49
Postcode sector
NE49 0
Latitude
54.970556
Longitude
-2.459558
British National Grid easting
370,679
British National Grid northing
564,089

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Northumberland · E06000057
Parish or community
E04010789
Westminster constituency
Hexham · E14001285
Output area
E00139882
Lower layer super output area
Northumberland 037D · E01027487
Middle layer super output area
Northumberland 037 · E02005728

Postcode source versions

Explore NE49

10 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Old Hall Meadows, Main Street, Haltwhistle, NE49 0AZ 6 July 2020 £292,000
Post Office Chambers, Main Street, Haltwhistle, NE49 0AZ 27 April 2018 £75,000
Hall Meadows, Main Street, Haltwhistle, NE49 0AZ 19 September 2017 £320,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. Haltwhistle Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    445 m
  2. Greenhead Church of England Nursery and Primary School

    Academy converter

    4.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
201
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 65
  • Anti social behaviour 38
  • Public order 23
  • Other theft 19
  • Criminal damage and arson 17

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
16

4 female, 12 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
1.5
NE49 0 residents
1,241

Age bands in NE49 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.5%

165 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.6%

100 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.2%

213 residents

Age 45 to 64
32.5%

428 residents

Age 65 and over
31.2%

410 residents

This postcode contained 1.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NE49 0 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+
7.1%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
7.1%
Gigabit-capable
7.1%
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

  • HALTWHISTLE MEDICAL GROUP

    THE HEALTH CENTRE, GREENCROFT AVENUE, HALTWHISTLE, NE49 9AP

    ODS code A84034

    343 m

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

  • Market Place

    BCT · Haltwhistle

    0.0 miles
  • Market Place

    BCT · Haltwhistle

    0.0 miles
  • Westgate

    BCT · Haltwhistle

    0.1 miles
  • Westgate

    BCT · Haltwhistle

    0.1 miles
  • Railway Station

    BCT · Haltwhistle

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Northumberland 037D, 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

16,023 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
4 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 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Haltwhistle Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 445 m.

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

Recorded crime

201 published events cover 12 months, averaging 16.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 65 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.