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Heddon-on-the-Wall

Heddon-on-the-Wall is a village in Northumberland, England, with a population of around 1,318. It has around 1 restaurant and café, 9 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Wylam, 2.7 km away. There were around 6 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Vehicle crime. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Heddon-on-the-Wall 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
Hexham
Police force
Northumbria
54/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 125th of 294 English council areas — better than 57% of them.

Low crime49
Home affordability87
Affordable rents96
Good schools59
Life expectancy35
Low deprivation43
Employment60
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

9°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 10° / 7° · 55% rain
  • Tomorrow: 10° / 7° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:17Sunset 16:24

9h 7m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

21US 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

13 reported · August 2026▲ 333% YoY

  • Anti-social behaviour3
  • Public order3
  • Violence & sexual offences3
  • Burglary2

Neighbourhood team: East Tynedale · Northumbria

Local policing priorities

  • E-scooter and off road motorcycle disorder. Areas such as Wagonway Wylam, Prudhoe and those used in urban high pedestrian areas.
  • Shoplifting, in particular those on retail premises Prudhoe, local Co-ops in the area, Wylam, Corbridge, Prudhoe and independent stores i…

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

76 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 67 rated 4–5 ★ (62 top)
  • 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Wylam (2.7 km)
  • 9 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Wylam (2.7 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£213,113 average▲ 4.5% YoY

Across Northumberland · to 2026-08

Detached£371,788
Semi-detached£206,101
Terraced£172,838
Flat£106,485

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 156.9p · BP (7.5 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · Esso (3.3 km)

11 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

24 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 13 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 150 kW
  • Nearest: Clara Vale Village Hall (1.8 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches4
  • Golf courses2
  • 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)

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)

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%)

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
  • 22 listed buildings 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

Joe Morris

Labour

Hexham

Recent votes:

  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief)
  • AyeBudget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period
  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates)
  • AyeDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026

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

  • Schools1
  • Parks & greens3
  • Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

13,790 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

4 jobs advertised · £48,968 avg

e.g. Software Architect, Air Conditioning Engineer, Early Years Educator

Source: Adzuna

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

58% low-carbon electricity

Imports 42% · Nuclear 35% · Wind 20% · Solar 3%

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

11 GP surgeries · 6 pharmacies in NE15

  • Throckley Primary Care Centre
  • Betts Avenue Medical Group
  • Newburn Surgery

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Hexham:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

  • Milecastle 12 · 0.2 km

    Milecastle 12 (Heddon) was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. Its remains lay under Town Farm, Heddon-on-the-Wall, (just opposite the farm house) with nothing visible on the surface.

  • Heddon-on-the-Wall · 0.3 km

    Heddon-on-the-Wall is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, England, located on Hadrian's Wall. Heddon-on-the-Wall is roughly 9 miles (14 km) west of the centre of Newcastle upon Tyne, and just outside Throckl…

  • Close House, Northumberland · 1.1 km

    Close House is a country estate near Heddon-on-the-Wall, Northumberland. The estate contains a Grade II* listed former mansion house, which is currently a private residence, and Close House Golf Club.

  • British Masters · 1.3 km

    The Husqvarna British Masters is a professional golf tournament. It was founded in 1946 as the Dunlop Masters and was held every year up to 2008, except for 1984. Dunlop's sponsorship ended in 1982, and the name spons…

  • Milecastle 13 · 1.3 km

    Milecastle 13 (Rudchester Burn) was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. Its remains exist as a low platform south of the B6318 Military Road.

  • Heddon-on-the-Wall railway station · 1.6 km

    Heddon-on-the-Wall railway station served the village of Heddon-on-the-Wall, Northumberland, England from 1881 to 1958.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Heddon-on-the-Wall?
Heddon-on-the-Wall is a town in Northumberland, England, in the Northumberland local authority.
What is the population of Heddon-on-the-Wall?
Heddon-on-the-Wall has an approximate settlement population of 1,318.
How deprived is Heddon-on-the-Wall?
The Northumberland local authority, which includes Heddon-on-the-Wall, is around the average in England on the IoD2025.