NE46 4PE Northumberland
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Hexham North. Region: North East.
Streets
- Garden House Bank, Acomb: 4 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 (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
- CHURCH OF ST JOHN OF BEVERLEY, grade II*
- BAST HEADSTONE 6 METRES SOUTH-WEST OF NAVE OF CHURCH OF ST JOHN, grade II
- DIXON AND HUME HEADSTONES 8 METRES NORTH-EAST OF SOUTH-WEST CORNER OF CHURCHYARD, grade II
- GROUP OF 4 HEADSTONES ADJACENT TO EAST END OF CHURCH OF ST JOHN, grade II
- RAMSAY HEADSTONE 12 METRES SOUTH EAST OF SOUTH WEST CORNER OF NAVE OF CHURCH OF ST JOHN, grade II
- RECTORY, grade II
- WAR MEMORIAL TO NORTH-EAST OF CHURCH OF ST JOHN, grade II
- WILKINSON HEADSTONE 5.5METRES SOUTH OF SOUTH-WEST NAVE CORNER OF CHURCH OF ST JOHN, grade II
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 4 addresses are between 75 m and 79 m above sea level (77 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 33%, gigabit 33% 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 | 1.6 km |
| Corbridge 77,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.1 km | |
| Haydon Bridge 47,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 7 within 800 m; nearest Alnmouth Terrace Acomb | 520 m |
| Car parks | Maiden's Walk Car Park | 2.1 km |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 1.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 27.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Burn Brae Medical Group | 1.9 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 1.6 km |
| NHS dentists | Abbey Clinic | 1.7 km |
| Hospital | Hexham General Hospital | 1.9 km |
| Police station | Hexham Police Station | 1.8 km |
| Cash machines | MFG - Hexham Cashzone | 1.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Tyne Green Country Park 3.4 ha | 1.0 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,200 m² | 690 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.3 ha | 630 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,610 m² | 430 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St John of Beverley, a listed building (Grade II*), 30 m. 47 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St John of Beverley | Listed building, Grade II* | 30 m |
| The Hermitage | Listed building, Grade II* | 670 m south-east |
| Stable of the Spital | Listed building, Grade II* | 910 m south-west |
| The Spital | Listed building, Grade I | 920 m south-west |
| Hexham Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km south-east |
| St Andrew's Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km south-west |
| Remains of medieval priory and Anglo-Saxon monastery under and around Hexham Abbey and its precincts | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km south |
| The Hexham Parks | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km south |
| Hexham Manor Office (or gaol) | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Target Wood | Wood | 1.4 km east |
| Windmill Hill | Hill | 1.5 km south |
| Watty's Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km north-west |
| Broomhaugh Island | Island | 1.9 km south-east |
| Silver Hill | Hill | 2.0 km north-east |
| Langhope Dean | Valley | 4.3 km west |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 4 |
2 of the postcode's 4 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 Garden House Bank.