Cornhill on Tweed
Cornhill on Tweed is a village in Northumberland, England, with a population of around 347. There are five bus stops in the area, and the nearest railway station is Etal, 6.3 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Cornhill on Tweed area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Northumberland area is around the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 320,569 residents at roughly 64 people per km².
- Council
- Northumberland
- County
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- Berwick-upon-Tweed
- Police force
- Northumbria
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
10°COvercast
- Today: 17° / 10° · 21% rain
- Tomorrow: 19° / 11° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:33Sunset 19:36
13h 3m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
38US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Newcastle Centre, United Kingdom
Crime
1 reported · July 2026
- Violence & sexual offences1
Neighbourhood team: Berwick · Northumbria
Local policing priorities
- Vehicle-related anti-social behaviour
- Rural and wildlife crime
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
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
39 food businesses within 2 miles
- 30 rated 4–5 ★ (3 top)
- 2 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Etal (6.3 km)
- 5 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
4 charging locations within ~8 km
- 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: High Street Coldstream (1.8 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches3
- Playgrounds2
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
- 11 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
Your MP
David Smith
Labour
North Northumberland
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- NoClosure motion
- NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
Source: UK Parliament
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
- Schools1
- Parks & greens2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
13,580 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
19 jobs advertised · £41,146 avg
e.g. Deliver with Uber Eats - Sign Up and Start Earning, Class 1 Driver, Apprentice Field Service Engineer
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
Grid electricity
100% low-carbon electricity
Nuclear 57% · Wind 43%
0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity
Latest estimate for South Scotland · National Grid ESO
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
- Coldstream railway station · 0.3 km
Coldstream railway station was a train station that served the town of Coldstream, in Berwickshire, Scotland until 1964; however, the station was sited across the River Tweed in Northumberland, England. It was a stop…
Cornhill-on-Tweed · 0.5 kmCornhill-on-Tweed is a small village and civil parish in Northumberland, England about 1 mile (1.6 km) to the east of Coldstream, Scotland. The hamlets of West Learmouth and East Learmouth are located to the south and…
- Campfield Kettle Hole · 1.2 km
Campfield Kettle Hole is the name given to a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in north Northumberland, England. The site is thought to be the remains of a kettle hole, a pond formed in the void remaining a…
Coldstream Bridge · 1.4 kmColdstream Bridge, linking Coldstream, Scottish Borders with Cornhill-on-Tweed, Northumberland, is an 18th-century Category A/Grade II* listed bridge between England and Scotland, across the River Tweed. The bridge ca…
- Barelees Pond · 1.5 km
Barelees Pond is the name given to a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in north Northumberland, England. The site is a kettle hole, a deep pond formed in the void remaining after a submerged glacial calf bloc…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Cornhill on Tweed?
- Cornhill on Tweed is a town in Northumberland, England, in the Northumberland local authority.
- What is the population of Cornhill on Tweed?
- Cornhill on Tweed has an approximate settlement population of 347.
- How deprived is Cornhill on Tweed?
- The Northumberland local authority, which includes Cornhill on Tweed, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.