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NE64 postcode area · Northumberland

The NE64 postcode district spans 2 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Northumberland. Area Scores range from 8 to 42 across them. Every full NE64 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The strongest of the NE64 district's neighbourhoods is Ashington West & South (43 out of 100, #3,926 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest Newbiggin (8). 1 of the 2 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. Prices are tightly grouped: every reported median falls between £140,000 and £140,000.

Living here

Typical net household income£34,314a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime78per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)47
Owner-occupied64%

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 NE64 district

£138,000median home sold over the past year · +58.4% over 5 years · +15.0% over the year · 83 sales
Detached£240,000
Semi-detached£145,000
Terraced£130,000
Flat—
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
Ashington West & SouthNorthumberland 3,92643 £140,000
NewbigginNorthumberland 6,2848 £140,000

People living in NE64 Census 2021

Residents18,378
Median age (est.)47
Density776per km²
No qualifications22%
Degree or above24%
No car or van24%

Age

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

Tenure

Own outright: 36%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 19%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 36%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 19%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 21%Lone parent: 13%Other: 14%
One person 34%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 21%Lone parent 13%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Caring & leisure 14% · Professional 13% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Caring & leisure14%
Professional13%
Associate professional12%
Elementary12%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative11%
Managers & directors9%
Sales & customer service9%
Process & plant8%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 53% · No religion 41% · Muslim 0%

Born outside the UK: 2%

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 NE64

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the NE64 district.

Ashington

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around NE64.

NE63 NE62 NE22 NE24 NE23 NE61 NE65 NE25

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.