Elder Walk Guide Post, Northumberland
4 addresses across 1 postcode (NE62), about 40 m long. USRN 28833946.
- Energy: 3 homes have an energy certificate (A: 3).
- Flood: No postcode centre on the street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
- 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 83% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Ashington, about 3.2 km (2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 400 m (0.2 miles) away, and Wansbeck Riverside Park (103 hectares) is about 760 m (0.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 34 m above sea level.
- Noise: 4 of its 4 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Guidepost Medical Group, about 210 m away.
- People: About 230 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 37% of households owned their home and 19% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 131 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often shoplifting.
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 93 m². Most common: House, end-terrace (1); House, mid-terrace (1); House, semi-detached (1). Built: 2024 (3).
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 (82% of about 960 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: no.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this street's postcodes yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 34 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE62 5FF | 100% | 83% | 83% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Ashington 131,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Pegswood 1,470 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) | |
| Morpeth 623,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 17 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Square Guide Post | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Ashington | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 3.5 km (2.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 14.6 km (9.1 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Guidepost Medical Group | 210 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 90 m |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Ashington Hospital | 3.3 km (2 miles) |
| Police station | Northumbria Police | 3 km (1.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Choppington, Guidepostear Cashzone | 80 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,050 m² | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Wansbeck Riverside Park 103 ha | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 490 m² | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 240 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6,680 m² | 130 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 103 hectares in all.
Landmarks
5 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Riding Plantation | Wood | 600 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Cleaswellhill Wood | Wood | 910 m (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Long Stream | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Whitefield Dean | Valley | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) north-west |
| Castle Island | Island | 3 km (1.9 miles) east |
| Brocks Hill | Hill | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.7 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 4 |
4 of the street's 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mowbray Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 550 m (0.3 miles) | No overall grade (Jun 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| Choppington Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 800 m (0.5 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Ringway Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Stakeford Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One Stop - Choppington Convenience NE62 5DA | Retailers - other | 80 m | 5 Very good | 11 Mar 2026 |
| Chisholm Bookmakers NE62 5DA | Retailers - other | 80 m | Exempt | |
| Co-operative Group Food NE62 5DA | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 80 m | 5 Very good | 2 Mar 2026 |
| Boots UK Ltd NE62 5DA | Retailers - other | 80 m | Exempt | |
| M I Dickson Ltd NE62 5DA | Retailers - other | 80 m | 5 Very good | 16 Oct 2026 |
| The Mad Hatters Cafe NE62 5DA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 80 m | 4 Good | 23 Jan 2026 |
| Raffaello's NE62 5DA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 80 m | 4 Good | 23 Sep 2026 |
| The Sea Horse Fish & Chips NE62 5LT | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 80 m | 5 Very good | 15 Jul 2025 |
| Nisa Local NE62 5LT | Retailers - other | 80 m | 5 Very good | 5 Feb 2026 |
| Guidepost Convenience Store NE62 5LU | Retailers - other | 90 m | 4 Good | 13 Mar 2026 |
| Guidepost & District Working Mens Social Club NE62 5QY | Pub/bar/nightclub | 110 m | 5 Very good | 20 Mar 2019 |
| Gibs Grill NE62 5QY | Mobile caterer | 110 m | 5 Very good | 19 Mar 2025 |
| The Shakespeare Tavern NE62 5LU | Pub/bar/nightclub | 110 m | 5 Very good | 25 Jan 2022 |
| Cleaswell Hill School NE62 5DJ | School/college/university | 360 m | 5 Very good | 18 Nov 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 57 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 25 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 21 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 13 |
| Public order | 6 |
| Other crime | 5 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near High Street (33); On or near Morpeth Close (32); On or near Front Street (14); On or near Byron Close (12); On or near Broadway (11).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 37% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 19% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 40% | 17% |
| Private rented | 23% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 11% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 15% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 19% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 28% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 2 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
- NE62 5FF: 4 addresses of 10 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Byron Close · The Square · Front Street · High Street · Cleaswell Hill · Broadway · Hadrian Mews · Laburnum Court · Morpeth Close · Fern Court · Ford Terrace · Ford Terrace
All the streets in NE62 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.