A68 Northumberland
116 addresses across 22 postcodes (NE19,NE48), about 14.1 km (8.8 miles) long, classed as a a road. USRN 41321643.
- Energy: 43 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 3, D: 4, E: 21, F: 9, G: 5).
- Flood: 4 addresses on its postcodes are in areas 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 Bardon Mill, about 36.1 km (22 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 300 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 1.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 168 to 389 m above sea level.
- Noise: 58 of its 111 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- People: About 1,020 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 71% of households owned their home and 35% 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
43 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 112 m². Most common: House, detached (16); Bungalow, detached (9); House, semi-detached (6). Built: before 1900 (31); 1900-1929 (6); 2007-2011 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (24); rented (private) (14).
Each home's certificates and sales (22 addresses)
- 1 Rochester House Cottages, Rochester
- 2 Rochester House Cottages, Rochester
- Bellshiel, Rochester
- Birch Cottage, Byrness Village
- Birkhill, Otterburn
- Burnside Cottage, Rochester
- Byrness Cottage, Byrness Village
- Dereside, Rochester
- Fiddlers Green, Rochester
- Horsley Cottage, Rochester
- Horsley Wood Cottage, Rochester
- Middle Byrness, Otterburn
- Oak Cottage, Byrness Village
- Redeswire, Rochester
- Rochester House, Rochester
- Rowan Cottage, Byrness Village
- Spithopehead Farm, Rochester
- Thomason Cottage, Rochester
- Todlaw House, Rochester
- Westoe, Rochester
- Whitelee Farm, Byrness Village
- Woodside, Rochester
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 street: most are in band A (42% of about 860 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 23.
- 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
- BIRDHOPECRAIG UNITED REFORMED CHURCH, grade II
- CHURCH OF ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI, grade II
- Church of the Holy Trinity, grade II
- GARDEN WALL TO SOUTH OF STOBBS, grade II
- HEDLEY AND ROBSON TOMBS CIRCA 20 YARDS SOUTH-EAST OF CHURCH OF ST FRANCIS, grade II
- HIGH ROCHESTER ROMAN FORT, grade II
- MILESTONE AT BYRNESS, grade II
- MILESTONE BY BENNETSFIELD FARM, grade II
- MILESTONE CIRCA 1/4 MILE NORTH-EAST OF BLAKEHOPEBURNHAUGH, grade II
- MILESTONE CIRCA 100 YARDS NORTH-WEST OF LOW BYRNESS, grade II
- MILESTONE NORTH WEST OF BELLSHIEL BRIDGE AT NGR 802997, grade II
- MILESTONE SOUTH OF BIRDHOPECRAIG UNITED REFORMED CHURCH AT NGR 820980, grade II
- MILESTONE SOUTH WEST OF CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY AT NGR 842971, grade II
- NETHER HOUSES, grade II
- ROCHESTER OLD SCHOOL HOUSE, grade II
- ROCHESTER WAR MEMORIAL, grade II
- ROSE COTTAGE, grade II
- SHELTER SHED AND GRANARY CIRCA 40 YARDS NORTH-WEST OF THE REDESDALE ARMS, grade II
- STABLES AND BYRE CIRCA 30 YARDS NORTH-WEST OF THE REDESDALE ARMS, grade II
- STOBBS, grade II
- THE BASTLE, grade II
- THE RECTORY, grade II
- THE REDESDALE ARMS, grade II
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 15 October 2026: NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, stop/go boards, on the carriageway (minor works)
- 7 September 2026 to 8 September 2026: BT, Utility repair and maintenance works, two-way signals, on the carriageway (immediate - emergency works)
- 2 September 2026: BT, Utility repair and maintenance works, two-way signals, on the carriageway, verge (immediate - emergency works)
- 6 August 2026: BT, Utility asset works, multi-way signals, on the verge (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 7 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 52 homes the Environment Agency counts, 1 are in areas at high risk, 1 medium, 2 low and 0 very low.
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: at least one postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| NE19 1RH | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| NE19 1TR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NE19 1TA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NE19 1TD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 2 / 0 | unlikely |
| NE19 1TB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NE19 1JJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NE19 1SW | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NE19 1TJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| NE19 1TS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
| NE19 1JL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NE19 1TE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NE19 1TX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NE19 1TF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
| NE19 1TY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NE48 1NJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NE19 1JH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NE19 1NX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NE19 1RU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NE19 1SN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NE19 1TH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NE19 1TQ | zone 2 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| NE48 1RX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 116 addresses are between 168 m and 389 m above sea level (210 m on average); the ground rises about 221 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE19 1JH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NE19 1JJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NE19 1JL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NE19 1NX | 90% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| NE19 1RH | 93% | 93% | 93% | 7% |
| NE19 1RU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NE19 1SN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NE19 1SW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NE19 1TA | 86% | 86% | 86% | 14% |
| NE19 1TB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NE19 1TD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NE19 1TE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NE19 1TF | 67% | 67% | 67% | 0% |
| NE19 1TH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NE19 1TJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NE19 1TQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NE19 1TR | 82% | 82% | 82% | 0% |
| NE19 1TS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NE19 1TX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NE19 1TY | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| NE48 1NJ | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| NE48 1RX | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Bardon Mill 10,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 36.1 km (22 miles) |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cottonshopeburnfoot Byrness | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 50.5 km (31 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital | Rothbury Community Hospital | 27 km (17 miles) |
| Police station | Jedburgh Police Station | 24.2 km (15 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 300 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 5,040 m² | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 1.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Three Kings four poster stone circle and round cairn, a scheduled monument, 1.2 km (0.8 miles) west. 1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Three Kings four poster stone circle and round cairn | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Round cairn, 800m east of Mally's Crag | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Long cairn 360m south west of Dour Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Mally's Crag | Hill | 730 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Hindhope Linn | Lake or reservoir | 820 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Robs Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Guns Cleugh | Valley | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| High Knowe | Hill | 1.5 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Deadwood Cleugh | Valley | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 1.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 6.3 | 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 | 11 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 27 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 19 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 53 | 111 |
58 of the street's 111 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
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
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 | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 71% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 49% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 25% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 42% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 27% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 49% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
What has changed
- Roadworks Street works permit: NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY COUNCIL: Highway repair and maintenance works, 13 October 2026 to 15 October 2026 (stop/go boards) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- NE19 1RH: 39 addresses of 54 in the postcode
- NE19 1TR: 19 addresses of 35 in the postcode
- NE19 1TA: 9 addresses of 10 in the postcode
- NE19 1TD: 6 addresses of 10 in the postcode
- NE19 1TB: 5 addresses
- NE19 1JJ: 4 addresses of 5 in the postcode
- NE19 1SW: 4 addresses of 11 in the postcode
- NE19 1TJ: 4 addresses of 8 in the postcode
- NE19 1TS: 4 addresses of 36 in the postcode
- NE19 1JL: 3 addresses of 4 in the postcode
- NE19 1TE: 3 addresses
- NE19 1TX: 3 addresses of 21 in the postcode
- NE19 1TF: 2 addresses of 39 in the postcode
- NE19 1TY: 2 addresses of 18 in the postcode
- NE48 1NJ: 2 addresses of 9 in the postcode
- NE19 1JH: 1 address of 8 in the postcode
- NE19 1NX: 1 address of 36 in the postcode
- NE19 1RU: 1 address of 3 in the postcode
- NE19 1SN: 1 address of 3 in the postcode
- NE19 1TH: 1 address of 3 in the postcode
- NE19 1TQ: 1 address of 4 in the postcode
- NE48 1RX: 1 address of 14 in the postcode
All the streets in NE19, NE48 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.