Northumberland
Northumberland is an area in Northumberland, England. No local facilities, bus stops, or railway stations are listed. No crime figures are provided. Covers 83 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.
On deprivation, Northumberland is around the average in England (IoD2019). It is home to around 320,569 residents at roughly 64 people per km².
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 121st of 294 English council areas — better than 59% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
12°COvercast
- Today: 18° / 11° · 18% rain
- Tomorrow: 20° / 12° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:34Sunset 19:32
12h 58m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
53US AQI · Moderate
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Newcastle Centre, United Kingdom
Crime
Road safety
409 reported road collisions (2024)
118 killed or seriously injured · 550 casualties · 12.8 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
2 food businesses within 2 miles
- 2 rated 4–5 ★ (2 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Source: OpenStreetMap
House prices
£213,452 average▲ 12.6% YoY
Across Northumberland · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£691 average monthly rent▲ 6.7% YoY
- 1 bed £492
- 2 bed £626
- 3 bed £762
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
5.7× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 5.7 times median annual pay (5.1× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
EV charging
1 charging location within ~8 km
- Fastest nearby: 22 kW
- Nearest: Rothbury Community Hospital (7.5 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Playgrounds1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
320,569 residents in Northumberland · 64/km²
- Under 16: 16%
- 16–64: 58%
- 65+: 25%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Around the average in England
Ranked 131 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
12% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,597 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (44% of 162,470)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
175 schools · 43,186 pupils
127 primary · 15 secondary · 33 other
Ofsted: 75 of 83 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (90%)
165inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Ashington AcademyGood
- Bedlington AcademyGood
- James Calvert Spence CollegeGood
- Ponteland High SchoolGood
- Queen Elizabeth High SchoolGood
- St Benet Biscop Catholic AcademyGood
- The Blyth AcademyGood
- Berwick AcademyRequires improvement
- Haydon Bridge High SchoolRequires improvement
- NCEA Duke's Secondary SchoolRequires improvement
- The Duchess's Community High SchoolRequires improvement
- Cramlington Learning Village
- Prudhoe Community High School
- Seaton Valley High School
- The King Edward VI School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Northumberland
Care & health services
271 CQC-registered services
- Care homes95
- GP practices43
- Dentists55
- Homecare agencies44
- Hospitals & hospices13
CQC ratings: 93% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 2 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Northumberland
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 6 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
489 applications decided
88.1% granted · 431 granted, 58 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Council control
Conservative (minority)
- Lab 8
- Con 28
- LD 3
- Grn 2
- Ref 18
- Oth 8
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
Local businesses
13,580 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
2,535 jobs advertised · £39,607 avg
e.g. Customer Service Specialist, Customer Service Advisor, Gopuff Delivery Drivers or Riders - Choose when you work
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£733 median full-time weekly pay
2.8% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£24,195 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
43% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 165,775 certificates
10.7% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Health
Life expectancy: 83.3 yrs women · 79.6 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 59.9 women · 59.8 men
73% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.7
- Feeling worthwhile8.0
- Happiness yesterday7.6
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.7
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in North Northumberland:
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office367 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership342 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership302 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s271 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases261 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Fontburn Halt railway station · 0.6 kmFontburn Halt was a weatherboard and corrugated-iron-built railway station in Northumberland, England, on the Rothbury Branch, built to serve the pre-existing Whitehouse lime works and later the Whitehouse Colliery, a…
Ewesley railway station · 1.3 kmEwesley station was a weather board and corrugated iron built railway station in Northumberland on the Rothbury Branch built to serve the local farming settlements.
- Fallowlees Flush · 2.3 km
Fallowlees Flush is the name given to a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in mid-Northumberland, England. The steeply sloping site has calcium-rich springs supporting vegetation rare in the county.
Greenleighton Quarry · 2.8 kmGreenleighton Quarry is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Northumberland, England. It is located near the village of Rothley. This protected area is renowned for its Brachiopod fossils and is owned by th…
Nunnykirk Hall · 3.0 kmNunnykirk Hall is a 19th-century country house and Grade I listed building in the civil parish of Nunnykirk, near the village of Netherwitton in the English county of Northumberland.
Hollinghill · 3.2 kmHollinghill or Hellinghill is a civil parish in the county of Northumberland, England. The parish includes the hamlet of Harwood. It is about 18 miles from Morpeth, part of the parish is in Northumberland National Par…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Towns in Northumberland
- Acklington
- Acomb
- Allendale Town
- Alnwick
- Amble
- Ashington (Northumberland)
- Backworth
- Bamburgh
- Beadnell
- Bedlington
- Belford
- Bellingham
- Berwick-upon-Tweed
- Blyth (Northumberland)
- Bomarsund
- Brunton
- Cambois
- Choppington
- Consett
- Corbridge
- Cornhill on Tweed
- Cramlington
- Dudley (North Tyneside)
- Ellington (Northumberland)
- Embleton
- Fair Moor
- Felton (Northumberland)
- Gilsland
- Hadston
- Haggerston
- Haltwhistle
- Haydon Bridge
- Heddon-on-the-Wall
- Hepscott
- Hexham
- Hipsburn
- Horsley (Northumberland)
- Humshaugh
- Lesbury
- Loanend
- Longframlington
- Longhorsley
- Longhoughton
- Lowick
- Lynemouth
- Medburn
- Morpeth
- New Hartley
- Newbiggin-by-the-Sea
- Newton Hall
- Norham
- Ogle
- Otterburn
- Ouston
- Ovingham
- Pegswood
- Ponteland
- Prudhoe
- Redburn
- Riding Mill
- Rothbury
- Seahouses and North Sunderland
- Seaton Delaval
- Seaton Sluice
- Seghill
- Shilbottle
- South Broomhill
- Stakeford
- Stamfordham
- Stannington
- Stocksfield
- Swarland
- Throckley
- Thropton
- Tranwell Woods
- Warkworth
- West Thirston
- Whittingham
- Widdrington Station
- Woodhorn
- Wooler
- Woolsington
- Wylam