Hadston
Hadston is a town in Northumberland, England, with a population of around 3,570. It has 1 pharmacy, around 3 restaurants and cafés, 8 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Acklington, 3.9 km away. There were around 32 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 Hadston area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Northumberland area is around the average in England (IoD2025). 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 125th of 294 English council areas — better than 57% 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°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 11° / 9° · 68% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 10° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:19Sunset 16:20
9h 1m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
30US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Newcastle Centre, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 5.0 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 3.8% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
32 reported · August 2026▼ 26% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences11
- Anti-social behaviour8
- Public order5
- Criminal damage & arson3
4 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Morpeth · Northumbria
Local policing priorities
- Youth related and vehicular anti-social behaviour in the Morpeth and Ponteland
- Retail Crime in Morpeth and Ponteland
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
345 reported road collisions (2025)
132 killed or seriously injured · 459 casualties · 10.8 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
31 food businesses within 2 miles
- 29 rated 4–5 ★ (26 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Acklington (3.4 km)
- 10 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Acklington (3.4 km):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£213,113 average▲ 4.5% YoY
Across Northumberland · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£695 average monthly rent▲ 6.9% YoY
- 1 bed £495
- 2 bed £630
- 3 bed £766
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
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
Property sales
4,778 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
EV charging
5 charging locations within ~8 km
- 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Morrisons Amble (3.9 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Sports pitches9
- Playgrounds5
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)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK13,999
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK9,562
- Net moves+4,437
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Around the average in England
Ranked 128 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
11% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
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%)
165 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Ashington AcademyGood
- Bedlington AcademyGood
- Coquet Community SchoolGood
- 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
269 CQC-registered services
- Care homes94
- GP practices43
- Dentists54
- Homecare agencies43
- 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
- 1 listed building within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
482 applications decided
89.2% granted · 430 granted, 52 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
David Smith
Labour
North Northumberland
Recent votes:
- AyeRailways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion)
- NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8
- NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6
- NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Conservative (minority)
- Lab 10
- Con 28
- LD 3
- Grn 2
- Ref 18
- Oth 8
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools2
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies1
- Parks & greens3
- Restaurants & cafés3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
13,790 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Local economy
£733 median full-time weekly pay
2.9% 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
63% low-carbon electricity
Imports 37% · Nuclear 33% · Wind 29%
1 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
Health services
4 GP surgeries · 4 pharmacies in NE65
- Npc Rothbury
- Npc Amble & Broomhill
- Hmp Northumberland
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in North Northumberland:
- The North Of England A1 Safety Guarantee: Action Immediate Protection.3,095 local signatures · 5,253 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases262 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills232 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks230 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately167 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Hadston · 0.1 kmHadston is a village in the civil parish of East Chevington, in Northumberland, England, about 2.5 miles (4 km) south of Amble. In 2011 Hadston had a population of 2,708.
East Chevington · 0.7 kmEast Chevington is a parish in Northumberland, England, and was a village until it disappeared in the 1900s.
Broomhill railway station (Northumberland) · 1.3 kmBroomhill railway station served the village of Broomhill in Northumberland, England, a former pit village. The station was on a short branch line of about 5 miles (8 km) which linked the town of Amble with the East C…
Broomhill, Northumberland · 1.6 kmBroomhill is a village in Northumberland, England. It lies to the south-west of Amble, a short distance inland from the North Sea.
Togston · 1.6 kmTogston is a settlement and civil parish about 10 miles from Morpeth, in the county of Northumberland, England. The parish includes the hamlet of North Togston. In 2011 the parish had a population of 315. The parish b…
Druridge Bay Country Park · 1.7 kmDruridge Bay Country Park is adjacent to Druridge Bay between Amble and Cresswell, on the coastline of Northumberland, England. The country park was opened officially in 1989, but works had been ongoing since the 1970…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Hadston?
- Hadston is a town in Northumberland, England, in the Northumberland local authority.
- What is the population of Hadston?
- Hadston has an approximate settlement population of 3,570.
- How deprived is Hadston?
- The Northumberland local authority, which includes Hadston, is around the average in England on the IoD2025.