NE46 3SG Northumberland
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Hexham North. Region: North East.
Streets
- Tyne Green Road, Hexham: 22 addresses
- Unnamed street near Tyne Green Road, Bridge End: 3 addresses
- Unnamed street near Tyne Green Road, Hexham: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Tyne Green Road, Hexham: 1 address
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 (42% of about 1,310 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Hexham Register Office, Market Street, Hexham: up to 8 homes, permissioned (420 m (0.3 miles))
- Prospect House (Council Offices), Hallgate, Hexham: up to 16 homes, permissioned (450 m (0.3 miles))
- Former Benfield Garage, Hexham: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (470 m (0.3 miles))
- Land West of Station Road, Hexham: up to 13 homes, pending decision (490 m (0.3 miles))
- Royal Hotel, Hexham: up to 12 homes, permissioned (560 m (0.3 miles))
- 20 - 22 Priestpopple, Hexham: up to 8 homes, permissioned (570 m (0.4 miles))
- Burn Lane Bus Depot, Hexham: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (570 m (0.4 miles))
- Priestpopple County Buildings, Hexham: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (630 m (0.4 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 6 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 1 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 1 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 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 27 addresses are between 32 m and 35 m above sea level (35 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 17%, gigabit 17% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hexham 431,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 320 m |
| Corbridge 77,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) | |
| Riding Mill 33,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.6 km (5.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 22 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Aldi Hexham | 270 m |
| Car parks | Maiden's Walk Car Park | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 27.1 km (17 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Burn Brae Medical Group | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 310 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Abbey Dental Practice | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Hexham General Hospital | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Police station | Hexham Police Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Waitrose Hexham Cashzone | 310 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tyne Green Country Park 3.4 ha | 140 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,350 m² | 250 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 6,740 m² | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 6.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Hexham Bridge, a scheduled monument, 300 m north-east. 197 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 4 of them Grade I and 19 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hexham Bridge | Scheduled monument | 300 m north-east |
| Hexham Bridge | Listed building, Grade II* | 300 m north-east |
| Entrance Gateway to the Henry King Memorial Almshouses | Listed building, Grade II* | 350 m south |
| 20 and 22, Market Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 450 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| 24, Market Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 450 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Hexham Manor Office (or gaol) | Scheduled monument | 480 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Remains of medieval priory and Anglo-Saxon monastery under and around Hexham Abbey and its precincts | Scheduled monument | 530 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| The Hexham Parks | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 680 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| St Andrew's Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Broomhaugh Island | Island | 760 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Windmill Hill | Hill | 860 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Priest's Plantation | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Gallowsbank Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Wydon Water | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Peggysbank Dean | Valley | 3.3 km (2 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 2 |
| Under 55 | 17 | 25 |
10 of the postcode's 27 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 2 from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Northumberland: see them on the Northumberland page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 3% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 38% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 56% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 42% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 37% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 44% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 35% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 28% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 37% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 66% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 17% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 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 Tyne Green Road.