Newton Hall
Newton Hall is a town or village in Northumberland, England. It has around 4 bus stops and is near Stocksfield railway station, which is 4 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Newton Hall 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
- Hexham
- 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
19°CSunny
- Today: 21° / 12° · 15% rain
- Tomorrow: 17° / 10° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:36Sunset 19:29
12h 53m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
42US AQI · Good
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
17 food businesses within 2 miles
- 16 rated 4–5 ★ (14 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Stocksfield (4.0 km)
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Stocksfield (4.0 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 156.9p · Esso (9.2 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · Asda (10.1 km)
4 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
9 charging locations within ~8 km
- 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: Newton (1.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches7
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
- Within the Green Belt
- 10 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
- Schools1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
13,580 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
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 Hexham:
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership376 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office368 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership302 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases256 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills248 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Newton, Northumberland · 1.1 kmNewton is a village and former civil parish, now the parish of Bywell, in Northumberland, England. It is situated close to the A69 road, 3 miles (5 km) north of Stocksfield and 13 miles (21 km) west of Newcastle upon…
Ovington, Northumberland · 2.9 kmOvington is a village and civil parish in the south of Northumberland, England. It is located on a hill above the north bank of the River Tyne.
Milecastle 18 · 3.2 kmMilecastle 18 (East Wallhouses) was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. It is located to the west of the settlement of East Wallhouses in Northumberland and is visible as a platform in the ground. The milecastle…
Bywell Bridge · 3.4 kmBywell Bridge is a 19th-century stone bridge across the River Tyne. It is a Grade II listed building.
Bywell Castle · 3.4 kmBywell Castle is situated in the village of Bywell overlooking the River Tyne, four miles east of Corbridge, Northumberland, England. It is a Grade I listed building and a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
Milecastle 19 · 3.5 kmMilecastle 19 (Matfen Piers) was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. Sited just to the east of the hamlet of Matfen Piers, the milecastle is today covered by the B6318 Military Road. The milecastle is notable fo…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Newton Hall?
- Newton Hall is a town in Northumberland, England, in the Northumberland local authority.
- How deprived is Newton Hall?
- The Northumberland local authority, which includes Newton Hall, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.