Church Fields Thropton, Northumberland
7 addresses across 2 postcodes (NE65), about 150 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 401665.
- Energy: 3 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, D: 1, E: 1).
- 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 D; Band D in Northumberland costs £2,597 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Acklington, about 19.3 km (12 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 2.3 km (1.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 1.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 83 to 90 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 7 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Npc Rothbury, about 2.8 km (1.7 miles) away.
- People: About 240 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 84% of households owned their home and 48% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 5 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often vehicle crime.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
3 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 201 m². Most common: Bungalow, detached (3). Built: 1996-2002 (1); 1991-1995 (1); 1983-1990 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (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 street: most are in band D (21% of about 820 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 5.
- 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
- ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS, grade II*
- GATEPIERS AND ATTACHED WALLS TO WEST OF ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS, grade II
- PRESBYTERY ATTACHED TO ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS, grade II
- THROPTON UNITED REFORMED CHURCH WITH FRONT WALL AND GATEPIERS TO MANSE, grade II
- WOODBINE COTTAGE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Thropton 4x4 Centre (brownfield parcel), Thropton: up to 8 homes, permissioned (440 m (0.3 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 20 October 2026: BT, Utility asset works, road closure, on the footway (major 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 2 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 13 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NE65 7EB | zone 2 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| NE65 7ND | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 7 addresses are between 83 m and 90 m above sea level (85 m on average); the ground rises about 6 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE65 7EB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NE65 7ND | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Acklington 860 journeys in 2024–25 | 19.3 km (12 miles) |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Three Wheat Heads Thropton | 70 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 35.1 km (22 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Npc Rothbury | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Rothbury Community Hospital | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Police station | Northumbria Police | 19.2 km (12 miles) |
| Cash machines | Barclays ATM | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 2,940 m² | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,340 m² | 200 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,440 m² | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Roman Catholic Church of All Saints, a listed building (Grade II*), 70 m east. 19 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Roman Catholic Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade II* | 70 m east |
| West Hills multivallate hillfort | Scheduled monument | 920 m (0.6 miles) east |
| Cairn 210m north-east of Westhills Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Cup and ring marked rocks on Chirnells Moor, 800m east of Red Chirnells | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| High Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Bracken Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east |
| West Hills | Hill | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Storey's Hole | Lake or reservoir | 2 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Cowet Wells | Wetland | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south |
| Whitton Dean | Valley | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 1.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 7 |
1 of the street's 7 addresses is 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thropton Village First School | Primary | 3–9 | 350 m | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three Wheat Heads NE65 7LR | Pub/bar/nightclub | 130 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 30 Jul 2025 |
| Thropton Demesne Farmhouse B&B NE65 7LT | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 250 m | 5 Very good | 11 Mar 2026 |
| Spar Store NE65 7LT | Retailers - other | 250 m | 5 Very good | 31 Jan 2025 |
| Graham Eyes Quality Butchers (Spar) NE65 7LT | Retailers - other | 250 m | 5 Very good | 31 Jan 2025 |
| Thropton Village First School NE65 7JD | School/college/university | 320 m | 5 Very good | 23 Feb 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near The Croft (3); On or near Meadowcroft Park (1); On or near Village Farm (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 59 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 39% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 84% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 60% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 42% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 14% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 43% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 30% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 43% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 48% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 8 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
Nearby streets
Church Fields · Village Farm · Burnside · Simonside Croft · Bridge End Cottages · The Croft · B6341 · The Meadows · Meadowcroft Park · The Shielings · Wreigh Burn Fields · Wreigh Burn Fields
All the streets in NE65 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.