A197 Northumberland
8 addresses across 5 postcodes (NE61,NE63), about 2.2 km (1.3 miles) long, classed as a a road. USRN 42022051.
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Northumberland costs £2,597 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Pegswood, about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 26 to 50 m above sea level.
- Noise: 6 of its 8 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Guidepost Medical Group, about 2.9 km (1.8 miles) away.
- People: About 850 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 53% of households owned their home and 23% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band A (71% of about 2,910 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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: yes, Northumberland.
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 2 September 2026 to 4 September 2026: Zayo Europe, Utility repair and maintenance works, multi-way signals, on the verge (minor works)
- 14 August 2026 to 18 August 2026: Zayo Europe, Remedial works, multi-way signals, on the carriageway, verge (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 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: 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| NE61 6QN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NE61 6SJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NE61 6UU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NE61 6QW | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| NE63 9XS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 8 addresses are between 26 m and 50 m above sea level (40 m on average); the ground rises about 24 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE61 6QN | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| NE61 6QW | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| NE61 6SJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NE61 6UU | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| NE63 9XS | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Pegswood 1,470 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Ashington 131,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km (2.1 miles) | |
| Morpeth 623,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Ashington | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Car parks | Co-op Pegswood Car Park | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 16.3 km (10 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Guidepost Medical Group | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Wellway Pharmacy LTD | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Hospital | St Georges Hospital | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
| Police station | Northumbria Police | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Pegswood - Morpeth Road, Pegswood Cashzone | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 450 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 330 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Playing field | Miners Welfare Park 3.2 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.8 ha | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Andrew, a listed building (Grade I), 760 m (0.5 miles) south. 15 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Andrew | Listed building, Grade I | 760 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Bothal Castle Gatehouse and Adjacent Wing to West | Listed building, Grade I | 860 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Bothal Castle Remains of Curtain Wall to South of Residential Block | Listed building, Grade I | 920 m (0.6 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Park Wood | Wood | 380 m south-west |
| The Oaks | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Whitefield Dean | Valley | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Brocks Hill | Hill | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Long Stream | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Castle Island | Island | 4.9 km (3 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 8 |
6 of the street's 8 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.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pegswood Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (northumbria).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 53% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 29% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 24% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 65% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 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) | 53% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 3 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 1 to 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- NE61 6QN: 2 addresses of 15 in the postcode
- NE61 6SJ: 2 addresses of 21 in the postcode
- NE61 6UU: 2 addresses of 16 in the postcode
- NE61 6QW: 1 address of 8 in the postcode
- NE63 9XS: 1 address of 36 in the postcode
All the streets in NE61, NE63 and across Northumberland.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.