NE46 4EX Northumberland
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Humshaugh. Region: North East.
Streets
- B6318, Northumberland: 6 addresses
- Unnamed street near B6318, Fallowfield: 1 address
- B6318, Northumberland: 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 F (23% of about 560 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.
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 8 addresses are between 198 m and 222 m above sea level (214 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% 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 | 5.1 km |
| Corbridge 77,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.0 km | |
| Haydon Bridge 47,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.5 km | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 5.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 26.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Humshaugh & Wark Med Grp | 2.4 km |
| Pharmacies | Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 5.2 km |
| NHS dentists | Abbey Clinic | 5.3 km |
| Hospital | Hexham General Hospital | 5.4 km |
| Police station | Hexham Police Station | 5.4 km |
| Cash machines | MFG - Hexham Cashzone | 5.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | The Green 1,390 m² | 1.9 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 430 m² | 1.7 km |
| Playing field | Humshaugh Cricket Ground 1.3 ha | 1.6 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 330 m² | 2.5 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Medieval cross, 400m south east of Crag House, a scheduled monument, 420 m south-west. 5 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Medieval cross, 400m south east of Crag House | Scheduled monument | 420 m south-west |
| Hadrian's Wall and vallum between St Oswald's Cottages, east of Brunton Gate and the North Tyne in wall miles 25, 26 and 27 | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km west |
| Hadrian's Wall and vallum between field boundary east of milecastle 24 and field boundary west of the site of turret 25b in wall miles 24 to 25 | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Pit Wood | Wood | 260 m south-west |
| Long Plantation | Wood | 1.0 km south-west |
| Square Wood | Wood | 1.0 km south |
| Way Wood | Wood | 1.0 km north |
| Crook Hill | Hill | 1.7 km west |
| Watty's Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.1 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 8 |
3 of the postcode's 8 addresses are 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 | 58 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 36% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 72% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 57% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 23% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 40% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 53% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 29% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 46% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 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 B6318.