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NE62 postcode area · Northumberland

The NE62 postcode district spans 4 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Northumberland. Area Scores range from 16 to 54 across them. Every full NE62 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

Within the NE62 district, Bedlington Town is the strongest performer at 54 out of 100 (#3,117 of 6,856 nationally); Bedlington Station & Sleekburn is the weakest at 16. 2 of the 4 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 NE62 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£34,111a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime79per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)47
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 NE62 district

£140,000median home sold over the past year · +27.3% over 5 years · -12.8% over the year · 150 sales
Detached£225,500
Semi-detached£150,000
Terraced£115,000
Flat£52,500
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
Guide Post & StakefordNorthumberland 4,72831 £145,000
Bedlington Station & SleekburnNorthumberland 5,72216 £120,000

People living in NE62 Census 2021

Residents40,004
Median age (est.)47
Density808per km²
No qualifications21%
Degree or above24%
No car or van22%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 10%25–44 22%45–64 29%65+ 23%

Tenure

Own outright: 35%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 19%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 35%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 19%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 12%Other: 14%
One person 33%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 12%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 15% · Caring & leisure 14% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional15%
Caring & leisure14%
Associate professional12%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative11%
Elementary11%
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 53% · No religion 41% · Other 0%

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 NE62

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the NE62 district.

Ashington Bedlington

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around NE62.

NE22 NE63 NE64 NE24 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.