NE62 5BF

Choppington & Hepscott · Northumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Choppington
Local authority
Northumberland
Constituency
Blyth and Ashington
Postcode district
NE62
Postcode sector
NE62 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE62 5DB 46 m
NE62 5FG 71 m
NE62 5EF 82 m
NE62 5DD 92 m
NE62 5EU 92 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE62 5BF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE62
Postcode sector
NE62 5
Latitude
55.154330
Longitude
-1.600877
British National Grid easting
425,533
British National Grid northing
584,516

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Northumberland · E06000057
Parish or community
E04010842
Westminster constituency
Blyth and Ashington · E14001107
Output area
E00140114
Lower layer super output area
Northumberland 017B · E01027531
Middle layer super output area
Northumberland 017 · E02005739

Postcode source versions

Explore NE62

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
4, Acre Drive, Willow Farm, Choppington, NE62 5BF 13 March 2025 £207,950
6, Acre Drive, Willow Farm, Choppington, NE62 5BF 28 February 2025 £229,950
1, Acre Drive, Willow Farm, Choppington, NE62 5BF 27 October 2023 £214,950

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
32
Primary
20
Secondary
5
  1. Choppington Primary School

    Community school

    241 m
  2. Cleaswell Hill School

    Community special school

    904 m
  3. Mowbray Primary School

    Community school

    928 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
555
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 175
  • Shoplifting 93
  • Anti social behaviour 89
  • Criminal damage and arson 54
  • Public order 40

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NE62 5 residents
9,052

Age bands in NE62 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.8%

1,357 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

891 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.7%

1,986 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.7%

2,633 residents

Age 65 and over
25%

2,295 residents

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

4

within 5 km

  • GUIDEPOST MEDICAL GROUP

    NORTH PARADE, CHOPPINGTON, CHOPPINGTON, NE62 5RA

    ODS code A84020

    417 m

  • BEDLINGTONSHIRE MED.GROUP

    GLEBE ROAD, BEDLINGTON, NE22 6JX

    ODS code A84005

    2.5 km

  • THE GABLES MEDICAL GROUP

    THE GABLES HEALTH CENTRE, 26 ST. JOHNS ROAD, BEDLINGTON, NE22 7DU

    ODS code A84013

    2.8 km

  • SEATON PARK MEDICAL GROUP

    NORHAM ROAD, ASHINGTON, NE63 0NG

    ODS code A84028

    3.1 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Miners' Cottages

    BCT · Scotland Gate

    0.1 miles
  • Miners' Cottages

    BCT · Scotland Gate

    0.2 miles
  • Choppington Welfare

    BCT · Scotland Gate

    0.2 miles
  • Health Centre

    BCT · Guide Post

    0.2 miles
  • Health Centre

    BCT · Guide Post

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Northumberland 017B, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

8,400 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
6 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.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £214,950 from 3 recorded sales in NE62 5BF. 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

32 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 5 secondary schools. Choppington Primary School is the nearest published school at 241 m.

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

Recorded crime

555 published events cover 12 months, averaging 46.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 175 events.

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