NE49 9LF Northumberland
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Haltwhistle. Region: North East.
Streets
- Tynedale Grange, Haltwhistle: 19 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 (63% of about 540 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 1.0 km
- Greystonedale Park Road, Haltwhistle: up to 33 homes, not permissioned (120 m)
- Former Goods Yard to the West of Haltwhistle Station, Tyne View Road, Haltwhistle: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (200 m)
- Land West of Hougill, Tyneview Road, Haltwhistle: up to 7 homes, not permissioned (240 m)
- Border Pine Building, Aesica Road, Haltwhistle: up to 14 homes, permissioned (560 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 addresses are about 126 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, 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 | Haltwhistle 96,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 320 m |
| Bardon Mill 10,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.8 km | |
| Haydon Bridge 47,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 16 within 800 m; nearest West Road Haltwhistle | 190 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 290 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 50.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Haltwhistle Medical Group | 290 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 550 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Haltwhistle Dental Health | 330 m |
| Hospital | Haltwhistle Hospital | 400 m |
| Police station | Brampton Police Station | 17.7 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Main Street Cashzone | 470 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Eden's Lawn 9,160 m² | 540 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,510 m² | 320 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 910 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,470 m² | 440 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of the Holy Cross, a listed building (Grade I), 670 m east. 32 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of the Holy Cross | Listed building, Grade I | 670 m east |
| Red Lion Hotel | Listed building, Grade II* | 710 m east |
| Bellister Castle | Listed building, Grade I | 900 m south |
| Bellister Castle (uninhabited parts) | Scheduled monument | 910 m south |
| Lees Hall Roman camp | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km north |
| Sunny Rigg 1 Roman temporary camp | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km north |
| Frontiers of the Roman Empire (Hadrian's Wall) | World Heritage Site | 2.1 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Comb Hill | Hill | 930 m north-west |
| Whitelands Wood | Wood | 1.0 km south-east |
| Bellister Wood | Wood | 1.0 km south |
| Mill Cleugh | Valley | 1.3 km north-east |
| Gowk Hill | Hill | 1.3 km south-east |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 6.7 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 19 | 19 |
None of the postcode's 19 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 67% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 45% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 19% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 16% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 21% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 45% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 33% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 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 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 Tynedale Grange.