NE24 postcode area · Blyth

The NE24 postcode district covers Blyth and spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Northumberland. Area Scores range from 1 to 96 across them. Every full NE24 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the NE24 district: Blyth South scores 96 out of 100 (#252 of 6,856 nationally) while Blyth Cowpen sits at 2 — neighbours on the map, 94 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 5 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £105,000 in Blyth Cowpen to £231,500 in Holywell & Hartley — a 2.2× gap within the NE24 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£33,579a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime88per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)44
Owner-occupied61%

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 NE24 district

£150,000median home sold over the past year · +19.1% over 5 years · -6.2% over the year · 512 sales
Detached£255,000
Semi-detached£155,000
Terraced£124,000
Flat£79,000
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
Blyth SouthNorthumberland 25296 £180,000
Holywell & HartleyNorthumberland 3,00756 £231,500
Ashington West & SouthNorthumberland 3,92643 £140,000
Seaton Delaval & SeghillNorthumberland 4,24138 £180,000
Blyth NewshamNorthumberland 4,64632 £180,000
Bedlington Station & SleekburnNorthumberland 5,72216 £120,000
Blyth TownNorthumberland 5,85215 £129,000
Blyth IsabellaNorthumberland 6,03012 £129,000
Blyth CowpenNorthumberland 6,7232 £105,000

People living in NE24 Census 2021

Residents77,772
Median age (est.)44
Density1,047per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above24%
No car or van25%

Age

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

Tenure

Own outright: 32%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 23%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 32%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 23%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 35%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 12%Other: 13%
One person 35%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 12%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 15% · Caring & leisure 13% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional15%
Caring & leisure13%
Associate professional12%
Skilled trades12%
Administrative11%
Elementary11%
Sales & customer service10%
Managers & directors9%
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 48% · No religion 46% · 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 NE24

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the NE24 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around NE24.

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.