NE48 2AA Northumberland
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bellingham. Region: North East.
Streets
- B6320, Northumberland: 13 addresses
- Lock-Up Lane, Bellingham: 3 addresses
- Manchester Square, Bellingham: 2 addresses
- B6320, Northumberland: 1 address
- B6320, Northumberland: 1 address
- Boat Road, Bellingham: 1 address
- B6320, Northumberland: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Briar Hill, Hole: 1 address
- Malting Close, Bellingham: 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 (37% of about 1,120 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 9.
- 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
- CHURCH OF ST CUTHBERT, grade I
- 1 AND 2, WEST VIEW, grade II
- 1-3, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 1-3, KING STREET, grade II
- Boer War Memorial Fountain, grade II
- HOMELEA, grade II
- LLOYDS BANK, grade II
- NORTH VIEW, grade II
- TOWN HALL, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Former Bellingham Auction Mart, Bellingham: up to 63 homes, permissioned (170 m)
- The Old School, Bellingham: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (240 m)
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 24 addresses are between 118 m and 120 m above sea level (119 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 67%, gigabit 67% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Haydon Bridge 47,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 18.8 km |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 13 within 800 m; nearest Parkside Place Bellingham | 30 m |
| Ferry terminal | Tower Knowe Ferry Landing | 14.5 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Bellingham Centre Car Park | 100 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 37.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bellingham Practice | 210 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Parkside Pharmacy Limited | 0 m |
| Hospital | Hexham General Hospital | 21.8 km |
| Police station | Hexham Police Station | 21.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Jubilee Park 9,850 m² | 190 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,550 m² | 380 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,480 m² | 240 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,300 m² | 140 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 1.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Cuthbert, a listed building (Grade I), 120 m south-west. 21 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Cuthbert | Listed building, Grade I | 120 m south-west |
| Hareshaw Ironworks | Scheduled monument | 430 m north-east |
| Hesleyside | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bridge Plantation | Wood | 780 m west |
| Kings Wood | Wood | 1.0 km south |
| Blakelaw Plantation | Wood | 1.4 km north |
| Starks Cleugh | Valley | 1.5 km south-west |
| Sourmilk Hill | Hill | 1.6 km north |
| Hareshaw Linn | Waterfall | 2.1 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 1.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 6.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 57 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 37% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 71% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 54% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 37% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 32% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 37% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 11% | 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 4 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 B6320.