NE65 9AX Northumberland
Live postcode, introduced April 2004. Ward: Druridge Bay. Region: North East.
Streets
- Chevington Green, Hadston: 103 addresses
- Unnamed street near Chevington Green, Hadston: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Chevington Green, Hadston: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Chevington Green, Hadston: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Chevington Green, Hadston: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Chevington Green, Hadston: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Chevington Green, Hadston: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Chevington Green, Hadston: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Chevington Green, Hadston: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Chevington Green, Hadston: 1 address
- A1068, Northumberland: 1 address
- Woodside Crescent, Hadston: 1 address
- Hedgehope Crescent, Hadston: 1 address
- Linhope Crescent, South Broomhill: 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 (38% of about 650 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Druridge Avenue, Hadston: up to 7 homes, not permissioned (210 m)
- Hadston Industrial Estate (South), Hadston: up to 8 homes, permissioned (880 m (0.5 miles))
- Hadston Industrial Estate (North), Hadston: up to 67 homes, permissioned (890 m (0.6 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 11 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 136 addresses are between 12 m and 16 m above sea level (14 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 85%, gigabit 85% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Acklington 860 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Widdrington 2,650 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km (3.5 miles) | |
| Alnmouth 379,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.5 km (7.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m (0.2 miles), 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Estate Shops Hadston | 380 m |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 28.8 km (18 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Npc Amble & Broomhill | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Northumbria Dental Care Limited | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Wansbeck General Hospital | 12.4 km (7.7 miles) |
| Police station | Northumbria Police | 14.9 km (9.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Hadston, Unit 7 The Precinct Cashzone | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Druridge Bay Country Park 119 ha | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,430 m² | 260 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8.1 ha | 250 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.3 ha | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 119 hectares in all.
Landmarks
1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Willows Drift Woods | Wood | 820 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Ladyburn Woods | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Ladyburn Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Chibburn Mouth | Wetland | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south-east |
| Druridge Bay | Bay | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) south-east |
| Beacon Hill | Hill | 4.4 km (2.8 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 15 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 41 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 80 | 136 |
56 of the postcode's 136 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Northumberland: see them on the Northumberland page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 85% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 43% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 14% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 75% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 33% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 22% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 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 6 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 Chevington Green.