CA8 7HG Northumberland
Live postcode, introduced June 2000. Ward: Haydon & Hadrian. Region: North East.
Streets
- Station Road, Greenhead: 7 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Northumberland in 2026-27: Band D £2,597 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,731 | £2,020 | £2,308 | £2,597 | £3,174 | £3,751 | £4,328 | £5,194 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (32% of about 1,040 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- Greenhead Memorial Cross, grade II
- MEMORIAL DRINKING FOUNTAIN 20 METRES NORTH OF CHURCH OF ST CUTHBERT, grade II
- STATION HOUSE, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 6 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 1 medium, 5 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 130 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 71%, gigabit 71% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Haltwhistle 96,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km |
| Bardon Mill 10,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.0 km | |
| Brampton (Cumbria) 16,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 11 within 800 m; nearest Old Post Office Greenhead | 60 m |
| Car parks | Walltown Car Park | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 4.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 54.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Haltwhistle Medical Group | 4.6 km |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 4.9 km |
| NHS dentists | Haltwhistle Dental Health | 4.8 km |
| Hospital | Haltwhistle Hospital | 4.7 km |
| Police station | Brampton Police Station | 14.0 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Main Street Cashzone | 4.8 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Walltown Country Park 17 ha | 1.0 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 2,170 m² | 2.6 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the field boundary west of Carvoran Roman fort and the west side of the B6318 road in wall mile 46, a scheduled monument, 550 m north. 9 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the field boundary west of Carvoran Roman fort and the west side of the B6318 road in wall mile 46 | Scheduled monument | 550 m north |
| Carvoran Roman fort and Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the unclassified road to Old Shield and the field boundary west of the fort in wall miles 45 and 46 | Scheduled monument | 700 m north-east |
| Thirlwall Castle | Scheduled monument | 700 m north |
| Thirlwall Castle | Listed building, Grade I | 700 m north |
| Frontiers of the Roman Empire (Hadrian's Wall) | World Heritage Site | 5.7 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| West College Plantation | Wood | 500 m east |
| Greenhead Cleugh | Valley | 570 m south-west |
| Measlings Cleugh | Valley | 750 m south-west |
| Quarry Wood | Wood | 880 m south |
| Dintley Hill | Hill | 1.2 km north-east |
| Hobb's Hole | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 6.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 7 |
1 of the postcode's 7 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 62 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 44% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 83% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 66% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 44% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 49% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 65% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 25% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 28% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 14% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Station Road.