Area guide

Living in NE22, Northumberland

What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around NE22 in Northumberland. Built from the same sources as every property report on this site, not opinion or marketing copy.

Figures gathered 16 October 2026, each from the source named in its section.

House prices

Average price in Northumberland: £212,563, up 7.3% on a year ago (July 2026). The wider North East average is £166,943.

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Council tax at Band D in Northumberland: £2,597 a year (2026-27). Running costs by postcode: council tax, energy, tenure, and the estate charge no listing shows →

Compare NE22 with another district

Sold prices, the price trend, schools, flood zone, Band D council tax and crime for NE22 against any other district, each from the source the section below names.

What actually sold around NE22

103 recorded home sales on the streets around central NE22 in the last 2 years, with a median of £118,000 and a range from £35,000 to £350,000. Mostly terraced houses.

AddressTypeSold forDate
5 Gladstone Terrace, NE22 5DB Flat or maisonette £59,000 12 Aug 2026
34 Lily Avenue, NE22 5BB Semi-detached £121,000 7 Aug 2026
16A Allgood Terrace, NE22 5QX Flat or maisonette £60,000 24 Jul 2026
11 Birtley Crescent, NE22 5BP Semi-detached £202,500 30 Jun 2026
13 Birtley Crescent, NE22 5BP Semi-detached £190,000 26 Jun 2026
22 Court Road, NE22 7LD Semi-detached £179,950 25 Jun 2026
How to read this

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Every sale of a registered property in England and Wales appears here once it completes, so the most recent weeks are always still filling in.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Schools nearby

24 schools within 3 miles , of which 83% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

Nearest well-rated schoolsStageOfstedDistanceAdmitted from
Horton Grange Primary School Primary Outstanding 1.5 mi away no figure
Stead Lane Primary School Primary Good 0.5 mi away no figure
Bedlington West End Primary School Primary Good 0.6 mi away no figure
St Benet Biscop Catholic Academy Secondary Good 0.7 mi away no figure
Meadowdale Academy Primary Good 0.8 mi away no figure
Bedlington Station Primary School Primary Good 0.9 mi away no figure

16 state primary and 4 state secondary schools within range, and no fee-paying schools.

See the full school breakdown for NE22 →

What people here do for work

The most common occupations among working residents, from the 2021 Census. This is occupation rather than industry: it says what people do, not which industries employ them.

Occupation groupShare of workers
Professional occupations13.9%
Associate professional and technical12.4%
Administrative and secretarial12.3%
Caring, leisure and other service12.0%
Sales and customer service10.6%

Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS063, for this district's small area.

How NE22 has changed since 2011

The biggest move: private renting, up 5.6 points since 2011, with England's change beside each line.

How to read this

The census neighbourhood at the centre of NE22 (E01027515, 1,480 residents in 2021, up 3.3% on 2011) on the 2011 and 2021 censuses, with England's own change over the same decade for scale. Each line is a share of the neighbourhood's households or residents, so a growing area and a shrinking one compare fairly. The biggest move here: private renting, up 5.6 points.

Measure20112021ChangeEngland
Households that own their home 60.8% 60.3% -0.5 pts -2.0 pts
Households renting privately 18.4% 24.0% +5.6 pts +3.7 pts
Households renting socially 19.2% 15.8% -3.4 pts -0.6 pts
Residents under 15 15.4% 14.3% -1.1 pts -0.3 pts
Residents 65 and over 16.7% 20.8% +4.1 pts +2.1 pts
Adults with a degree or equivalent 19.9% 23.5% +3.6 pts +6.5 pts
Residents born outside the UK 2.3% 2.6% +0.3 pts +3.6 pts
Residents in good or very good health 75.3% 75.9% +0.6 pts +0.8 pts
Residents in a white ethnic group 99.1% 97.7% -1.4 pts -4.4 pts

Office for National Statistics, Census 2011 and Census 2021, Open Government Licence. A district holds many neighbourhoods; the full report for an address shows the one it sits in.

Crime

127 crimes recorded within roughly a mile of central NE22 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime.

Flood risk

Zone 1 (low probability). This is the Environment Agency's flood zone for the area's centre point, an individual property's own risk can differ, especially near a specific watercourse.

Deprivation

This area falls in decile 4 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation (moderately deprived ), based on Northumberland's figures.

Getting around & nearby essentials

5 supermarkets, 3 pharmacies, 13 restaurants and cafés, 15 pubs, 1 hospital within a mile of central NE22, hospitals within three miles.

Buses from the centre of NE22

Best-served stop: Allgood Terrace, with 3.9 buses an hour on weekday daytimes.

Evenings, Sundays and routes

The best-served stop within 800 m of the centre of NE22 is Allgood Terrace: 3.9 buses an hour on a weekday daytime, 2.0 in the evening and 2.0 on Sunday daytime; first bus 05:27, last 23:39. Routes there: X21, 2. 5 stops with a scheduled service within that distance.

Departures a passenger can board, from the timetables operators publish to the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service, for Tuesday 8 Sep 2026 and Sunday 13 Sep 2026. Scheduled, not observed. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two stops. The full report does this for the stops within 500 m of an address.

Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport)

GP practices and A&E

3 GP practices within 3.0 km of the centre of NE22. The nearest, Bedlingtonshire Med.group, has 12,970 registered patients and 2,505 patients per fully qualified GP, against an England median of 2,186.

PracticeFrom the centrePatientsPer qualified GP
Bedlingtonshire Med.group0.5 mi12,9702,505
The Gables Medical Group1.0 mi6,2651,637
Guidepost Medical Group1.7 mi8,0701,933

Nearest A&E: County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust, where 59.0% of type 1 attendances were seen within four hours in July 2026; then The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust at 57.9%.

How to read this

NHS England: patients registered at a GP practice (1 Aug 2026), the general practice workforce (July 2026), and A&E attendances by provider, monthly. Fully qualified GPs exclude trainees. Practices are matched by postcode.

Source: NHS England, monthly releases

Council tax and the council's finances

A Band D household in Northumberland pays £2,597 for 2026-27, all precepts included, a rise of 5.4% on the year before against an England median rise of 4.8%. Every band for Northumberland, and how it compares.

Band D bill a year at Northumberland, all precepts included, from MHCLG. Every year and its rise is in the table below.
YearBand D billRise
2021-22£2,055+3.5%
2022-23£2,142+4.2%
2023-24£2,248+4.9%
2024-25£2,355+4.8%
2025-26£2,465+4.7%
2026-27£2,597+5.4%

No exceptional financial support from government since 2020-21 and no section 114 notice on record for Northumberland, as at 7 Sep 2026.

How to read this

A home's own band is on its council tax bill, free to look up at gov.uk/council-tax-bands; the report shows every band's bill at the council beside the home's other checks.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, live council tax tables (Band D, area averages) and the Exceptional Financial Support lists published each year; section 114 notices as published by the councils.

Source: MHCLG live council tax tables and Exceptional Financial Support lists

Common questions about NE22

What is the average house price in NE22?

The average sold price in Northumberland is £212,563 as of July 2026, according to the UK House Price Index.

Are house prices rising in NE22?

Prices in Northumberland are up 7.3% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).

What do houses actually sell for in NE22?

The median of 103 recorded sales around central NE22 in the last 2 years is £118,000, ranging from £35,000 to £350,000 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data).

Are the schools good in NE22?

24 schools sit within 3 miles of central NE22, and 83% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

How much crime is there in NE22?

127 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central NE22 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime (Police.uk).

Is NE22 at risk of flooding?

Central NE22 sits in Zone 1 (low probability) for river and sea flooding (Environment Agency). Individual addresses vary, so check the full report for a specific property.

Is NE22 a good place to live?

That depends on what you need, so here is what the official data says rather than an opinion: 83% of nearby schools are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted; the median home sells for £118,000; the area sits in decile 4 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation; 127 crimes were recorded within about a mile. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.

Is NE22 safe?

127 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central NE22 in August 2026, according to Police.uk. The most common category was violent crime. Crime counts follow how many people are around, so a busy district records more than a quiet one of the same size.

Neighbouring districts

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