Priory Drive Bridge End, Northumberland
3 addresses across 2 postcodes (NE46), about 190 m long. USRN 41304153.
- Sales: 8 recorded sales since 1995; in 2023 the median was £677,500 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 2 homes have an energy certificate (E: 2).
- 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 G; Band D in Northumberland costs £2,597 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Hexham, about 930 m (0.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Tyne Green Country Park, is about 720 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 49 to 52 m above sea level.
- Noise: 3 of its 3 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Burn Brae Medical Group, about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 290 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 92% of households owned their home and 49% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 32 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | £677,500 | £575,000 | £780,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £475,000 | £475,000 | £475,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £460,000 | £460,000 | £460,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £500,000 | £500,000 | £500,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | £335,000 | £335,000 | £335,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £250,000 | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| 1997 | 1 | £148,500 | £148,500 | £148,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep 2023 | PRIORY LODGE NE46 4JX | Semi-detached | £575,000 | |
| 14 Jul 2023 | FRIARS COURT NE46 4JX | Detached | £780,000 | |
| 27 Sep 2021 | PRIORY LODGE NE46 4JX | Semi-detached | £475,000 | |
| 24 Oct 2007 | PRIORY LODGE NE46 4JX | Semi-detached | £460,000 | |
| 16 Jul 2004 | FRIARS COURT NE46 4JX | Detached | £500,000 | |
| 20 Jun 2003 | FRIARS COURT NE46 4JX | Detached | £335,000 | |
| 1 Mar 2002 | PRIORY LODGE NE46 4JX | Semi-detached | £250,000 | |
| 13 Jun 1997 | PRIORY LODGE NE46 4JX | Semi-detached | £148,500 |
Energy performance certificates
2 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 256 m². Most common: House, detached (1); Bungalow, detached (1). Built: 1930-1949 (1); before 1900 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (2).
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 G (22% of about 850 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
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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.
Height above sea level
The street's 3 addresses are between 49 m and 52 m above sea level (50 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE46 4JX | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| NE46 4JY | 50% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hexham 431,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 930 m (0.6 miles) |
| Corbridge 77,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.9 km (3 miles) | |
| Riding Mill 33,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.4 km (5.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Industrial Estate Bridge End at Hexham | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Car parks | Maiden's Walk Car Park | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 26.4 km (16 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Burn Brae Medical Group | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Abbey Dental Practice | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Hexham General Hospital | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Hexham Police Station | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | Waitrose Hexham Cashzone | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tyne Green Country Park 3.4 ha | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,350 m² | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.3 ha | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,250 m² | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 3.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Hexham Bridge, a listed building (Grade II*), 590 m (0.4 miles) south-west. 26 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Hexham Bridge | Listed building, Grade II* | 590 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Hexham Bridge | Scheduled monument | 590 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| The Hermitage | Listed building, Grade II* | 710 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Hexham Manor Office (or gaol) | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Remains of medieval priory and Anglo-Saxon monastery under and around Hexham Abbey and its precincts | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| The Hexham Parks | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km (1 mile) south-west |
| St Andrew's Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Broomhaugh Island | Island | 1 km (0.6 miles) south |
| Target Wood | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Windmill Hill | Hill | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Priest's Plantation | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Wydon Water | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south-west |
| Peggysbank Dean | Valley | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 3 |
3 of the street's 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Sele First School | Primary | 3–9 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Jun 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Hexham Middle School | Middle deemed secondary | 9–13 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Hexham First School | Primary | 3–9 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Acomb First School | Primary | 4–9 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| St Mary's Catholic First School, Hexham Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–9 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | Good (Jul 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Beaufront First School | Primary | 4–9 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Report card (Apr 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subway NE46 4DL | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 210 m | 5 Very good | 10 Jun 2026 |
| Starbucks NE46 4DL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 210 m | 5 Very good | 16 May 2023 |
| Greggs NE46 4DL | Retailers - other | 210 m | 5 Very good | 29 May 2026 |
| Asda Stores Limited NE46 4DL | Retailers - other | 210 m | 5 Very good | 16 May 2023 |
| Cygnet Hexham NE46 4JR | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 28 Apr 2026 |
| Oaklands Independent Hospital NE46 4JR | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 29 Jul 2026 |
| Hudson Catering Limited NE46 4JS | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 24 Sep 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 26 |
| Public order | 3 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Oakwood Bank (32).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 92% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 61% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 41% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 41% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 34% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 49% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 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
Oakwood Bank · Rotary Way · Anick Road · Bridge End Industrial Estate · Oakwood Bank · Anick Road
All the streets in NE46 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.