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Cramlington

Cramlington is a town in Northumberland, England, with a population of around 33,180. It has around 44 bus stops, the nearest railway station being Cramlington 1 km away, along with 4 GP surgeries, 3 pharmacies, and around 16 restaurants and cafés. The average sold house price is around £210,558. There were around 157 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Cramlington 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
Blyth Valley
Police force
Northumbria
54/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 121st of 294 English council areas — better than 59% of them.

Low crime49
Home affordability87
Affordable rents97
Good schools59
Life expectancy39
Low deprivation41
Employment62
Low council tax13

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

18°COvercast

  • Today: 19° / 13° · 15% rain
  • Tomorrow: 22° / 14° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:33Sunset 19:31

12h 58m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

50US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Newcastle Centre, United Kingdom

Crime

199 reported · July 2026 11% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences50
  • Anti-social behaviour49
  • Shoplifting41
  • Criminal damage & arson14

Neighbourhood team: Cramlington · Northumbria

Local policing priorities

  • Tackle anti-social behaviour at the Brockwell Centre, Cramlington. Local residents and shopkeepers have made multiple reports to police r…
  • Anti-social behaviour on motorbikes

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

153 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 146 rated 4–5 ★ (134 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Cramlington (1.0 km)
  • 44 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Cramlington (1.1 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£213,452 average 12.6% YoY

Across Northumberland · to 2026-06

Detached£375,682
Semi-detached£205,876
Terraced£172,264
Flat£106,020

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 156.9p · BP (7.1 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 188.7p · Asda (11.9 km)

25 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

41 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 18 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Cramlington, Smithy Square 1 (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres5
  • Gyms2
  • Sports pitches49
  • Playgrounds15

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)

A £1,731
B £2,020
C £2,308
D £2,597
E £3,174
F £3,751
G £4,328
H £5,194

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

  • In a conservation area (Cramlington Village)
  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 9 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

Emma Foody

Labour (Co-op)

Cramlington and Killingworth

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145

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

  • Schools11
  • GPs & clinics6
  • Pharmacies4
  • Supermarkets5
  • Parks & greens15
  • Restaurants & cafés35

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

13,580 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

243 jobs advertised · £39,765 avg

e.g. Contact Centre Agent, Sales Associate, Apprentice Sales Advisor

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

37% low-carbon electricity

Imports 63% · Nuclear 18% · Biomass 13% · Solar 3%

18 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for North East England · 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 Cramlington and Killingworth:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Cramlington · 0.5 km

    Cramlington is a town and civil parish in Northumberland. It is 6 miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne. The name suggests a probable founding by the Danes or Anglo-Saxons.

  • Seaton Valley · 0.5 km

    Seaton Valley is a civil parish at the south eastern corner of Northumberland, and northern North Tyneside, consisting of five villages lying between Cramlington, Blyth and Whitley Bay. The largest village is Seaton D…

  • Parkside Middle School, Cramlington · 0.6 km

    Parkside Middle School was a school in Cramlington, United Kingdom from its foundation in 1909 until 2008, when it closed as middle school functions in the town were transferred to Cramlington Learning Village.

  • Cramlington railway station · 1.0 km

    Cramlington is a railway station on the East Coast Main Line, which runs between London King's Cross and Edinburgh Waverley. The station, situated 9 miles 74 chains north of Newcastle, serves the town of Cramlington i…

  • Cramlington Learning Village · 1.2 km

    Cramlington Learning Village, formerly Cramlington Community High School, is a large high school with academy status in Cramlington, Northumberland, England; it is a comprehensive school of around 2100 students.

  • Stonelaw Middle School · 1.2 km

    Stonelaw County Middle School was a middle school in Cramlington, Northumberland, England, normally referred to as Stonelaw.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Cramlington?
Cramlington is a town in Northumberland, England, in the Northumberland local authority.
What is the population of Cramlington?
Cramlington has an approximate settlement population of 33,180.
How deprived is Cramlington?
The Northumberland local authority, which includes Cramlington, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.