Northumberland
25 addresses across 3 postcodes (NE62), about 130 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 42003936.
9 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 4, D: 3, E: 1). 1 address on its postcodes is in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Northumberland costs £2,597 a year in 2026-27. Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises. The nearest railway station is Ashington, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. There is a small park or garden about 350 m away, and Wansbeck Riverside Park (103 hectares) is about 570 m away. Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits. Its addresses are 22 to 30 m above sea level. 2 of its 25 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic. The nearest GP surgery is Guidepost Medical Group, about 400 m away. About 500 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 47% of households owned their home and 16% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification. 115 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
9 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 77 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (7); House, detached (2). Built: 1950-1966 (7); 2011 (1); 1967-1975 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (6); rented (social) (2).
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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NE62 5DT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NE62 5DU | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
| NE62 5DS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 25 addresses are between 22 m and 30 m above sea level (26 m on average); the ground rises about 8 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE62 5DS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NE62 5DT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NE62 5DU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Ashington 131,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.0 km |
| Pegswood 1,470 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km | |
| Morpeth 623,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 17 within 800 m; nearest The Square Guide Post | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Ashington | 3.3 km |
| EV charging points | Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 3.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 14.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Guidepost Medical Group | 400 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 130 m |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 2.6 km |
| Hospital | Ashington Hospital | 3.1 km |
| Police station | Northumbria Police | 3.1 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 130 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,050 m² | 350 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Wansbeck Riverside Park 103 ha | 570 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 490 m² | 360 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.2 ha | 310 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,680 m² | 280 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 103 hectares in all.
Landmarks
4 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Riding Plantation | Wood | 430 m north |
| Cleaswellhill Wood | Wood | 720 m north-east |
| Long Stream | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km north-west |
| Whitefield Dean | Valley | 2.6 km north-west |
| Castle Island | Island | 2.9 km east |
| Brocks Hill | Hill | 4.0 km 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 23 | 25 |
2 of the street's 25 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mowbray Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 430 m | 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 |
| Ringway Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 880 m | Good (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Choppington Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.0 km | 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 |
| Stakeford Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.7 km | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Shakespeare Tavern NE62 5LU | Pub/bar/nightclub | 110 m | 5 Very good | 25 Jan 2022 |
| Guidepost Convenience Store NE62 5LU | Retailers - other | 120 m | 4 Good | 13 Mar 2026 |
| One Stop - Choppington Convenience NE62 5DA | Retailers - other | 140 m | 5 Very good | 11 Mar 2026 |
| Chisholm Bookmakers NE62 5DA | Retailers - other | 140 m | Exempt | |
| Co-operative Group Food NE62 5DA | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 140 m | 5 Very good | 2 Mar 2026 |
| Boots UK Ltd NE62 5DA | Retailers - other | 140 m | Exempt | |
| M I Dickson Ltd NE62 5DA | Retailers - other | 140 m | 5 Very good | 16 Oct 2026 |
| The Mad Hatters Cafe NE62 5DA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 140 m | 4 Good | 23 Jan 2026 |
| Raffaello's NE62 5DA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 140 m | 4 Good | 23 Sep 2026 |
| The Sea Horse Fish & Chips NE62 5LT | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 150 m | 5 Very good | 15 Jul 2025 |
| Nisa Local NE62 5LT | Retailers - other | 150 m | 5 Very good | 5 Feb 2026 |
| Cleaswell Hill School NE62 5DJ | School/college/university | 250 m | 5 Very good | 18 Nov 2024 |
| Guidepost & District Working Mens Social Club NE62 5QY | Pub/bar/nightclub | 290 m | 5 Very good | 20 Mar 2019 |
| Gibs Grill NE62 5QY | Mobile caterer | 290 m | 5 Very good | 19 Mar 2025 |
| Mowbray Primary School NE62 5HQ | School/college/university | 480 m | 5 Very good | 7 Nov 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 35 |
| Shoplifting | 30 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 15 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 15 |
| Other crime | 7 |
| Public order | 7 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near High Street (33); On or near Dene Road (16); 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 | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 47% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 25% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 32% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 11% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 14% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 68% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 16% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 28% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 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 5DT: 22 addresses of 23 in the postcode
- NE62 5DU: 2 addresses of 52 in the postcode
- NE62 5DS: 1 address of 7 in the postcode
Nearby streets
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 aircraft, industry or neighbours: noise figures are models of road and rail traffic outside, in England only.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.