NE46 4PB Northumberland
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Hexham North. Region: North East.
Streets
- Unnamed street near Garden House Bank, Bridge End: 6 addresses
- Garden House Bank, Acomb: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Garden House Bank, Bridge End: 1 address
- Tyne Green Road, Hexham: 1 address
- A69, 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 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: 8.
- 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: yes, Northumberland.
Listed buildings
- THE HERMITAGE, grade II*
- CONSERVATORY IN WALLED GARDEN TO EAST OF HOUSE, grade II
- GARDEN WALLS ON EAST OF HOUSE, grade II
- HESLOP GRAVESTONE IN WALLED GARDEN, 10 METRES FROM EAST WALL, grade II
- MILESTONE SOUTH OF OLD ROAD 12 METRES WEST OF ENTRANCE TO THE HERMITAGE, grade II
- PAIR OF FLOODMARK STONES 15 METRES SOUTH OF SOUTH-WEST CORNER OF STABLE BLOCK, grade II
- STABLE BLOCK AND FARM BUILDINGS TO REAR, grade II
- WALL WITH OUTBUILDINGS BEHIND, LINKING THE HERMITAGE AND STABLE BLOCK, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Burn Lane Bus Depot, Hexham: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (640 m)
- Land at Chareway, Hexham (brownfield parcel): up to 30 homes, not permissioned (660 m)
- Site on Chareway Lane, Hexham: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (670 m)
- Hexham Register Office, Market Street, Hexham: up to 8 homes, permissioned (940 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 4 homes the Environment Agency counts, 2 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 10 addresses are between 32 m and 56 m above sea level (39 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 25%, 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 | 930 m |
| Corbridge 77,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km | |
| Riding Mill 33,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 1 within 800 m; nearest Aldi Hexham | 780 m |
| Car parks | Maiden's Walk Car Park | 1.5 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 1.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 27.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Burn Brae Medical Group | 1.2 km |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 930 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Abbey Clinic | 1.1 km |
| Hospital | Hexham General Hospital | 1.2 km |
| Police station | Hexham Police Station | 1.4 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest MFG - Hexham Cashzone | 790 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Tyne Green Country Park 3.4 ha | 350 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,350 m² | 400 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 530 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 6,740 m² | 1.0 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 3.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Hermitage, a listed building (Grade II*), 0 m. 71 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 10 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Hermitage | Listed building, Grade II* | 0 m |
| Church of St John of Beverley | Listed building, Grade II* | 640 m north-west |
| Hexham Bridge | Listed building, Grade II* | 650 m south-east |
| Hexham Bridge | Scheduled monument | 650 m south-east |
| Holy Island Cottage | Listed building, Grade II* | 860 m south |
| Remains of medieval priory and Anglo-Saxon monastery under and around Hexham Abbey and its precincts | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km south |
| Hexham Manor Office (or gaol) | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km south |
| The Hexham Parks | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.1 km south |
| St Andrew's Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Windmill Hill | Hill | 1.1 km south-west |
| Broomhaugh Island | Island | 1.3 km south-east |
| Target Wood | Wood | 1.4 km north-east |
| Priest's Plantation | Wood | 1.6 km south |
| Wydon Water | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km south |
| Peggysbank Dean | Valley | 3.9 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.3 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 10 |
6 of the postcode's 10 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 | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 71% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 54% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 49% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 42% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 30% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 57% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 47% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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 Unnamed street near Garden House Bank.