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NE22 postcode area · Northumberland

The NE22 postcode district spans 5 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Northumberland. Area Scores range from 16 to 54 across them. Every full NE22 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The strongest of the NE22 district's neighbourhoods is Bedlington Town (54 out of 100, #3,117 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest Bedlington Station & Sleekburn (16). 3 of the 5 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £120,000 in Bedlington Station & Sleekburn to £205,995 in Bedlington Town — a 1.7× gap within the NE22 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£35,001a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime78per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)45
Owner-occupied65%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the NE22 district

£166,245median home sold over the past year · +14.7% over 5 years · -10.1% over the year · 304 sales
Detached£289,950
Semi-detached£165,000
Terraced£120,000
Flat£54,250
Northumberland£202,000
North East£171,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Bedlington TownNorthumberland 3,11754 £205,995
Ashington West & SouthNorthumberland 3,92643 £140,000
Blyth NewshamNorthumberland 4,64632 £180,000
Guide Post & StakefordNorthumberland 4,72831 £145,000
Bedlington Station & SleekburnNorthumberland 5,72216 £120,000

People living in NE22 Census 2021

Residents49,408
Median age (est.)45
Density830per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above24%
No car or van21%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 24%45–64 28%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 34%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 19%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 34%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 19%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 12%Other: 14%
One person 32%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 12%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 15% · Caring & leisure 13% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional15%
Caring & leisure13%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative11%
Elementary10%
Managers & directors10%
Sales & customer service9%
Process & plant8%

Ethnic group

White: 98%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 98%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 51% · No religion 43% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 3%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in NE22

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the NE22 district.

Ashington Bedlington Blyth

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around NE22.

NE62 NE63 NE24 NE64 NE23 NE61 NE13 NE27

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.