Widdrington Station
Widdrington Station is a village in Northumberland, England. It has 1 supermarket and 1 restaurant and café. There are 11 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Widdrington, 0.2 km away. There were around 14 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 Widdrington Station 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
12°COvercast
- Today: 14° / 12° · 19% rain
- Tomorrow: 20° / 13° · Sunny
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
38US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Newcastle Centre, United Kingdom
Crime
14 reported · July 2026▼ 63% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences6
- Anti-social behaviour4
- Public order3
- Robbery1
Neighbourhood team: Morpeth · Northumbria
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
19 food businesses within 2 miles
- 18 rated 4–5 ★ (18 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Widdrington (0.2 km)
- 11 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Widdrington (0.3 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: 165.9p · Asda (6.6 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Morrisons (8.9 km)
4 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
16 charging locations within ~8 km
- 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Lynemouth (5.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres2
- Sports pitches5
- Playgrounds7
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
- 7 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
- GPs & clinics1
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens1
- Restaurants & cafés2
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 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
- Widdrington Station and Stobswood · 0.2 km
Widdrington Station and Stobswood is a civil parish in the county of Northumberland, England. It has a population of 2,767 and is 6 miles (9.7 km) north-northeast of Morpeth. It includes the settlements of Widdrington…
Widdrington railway station · 0.2 kmWiddrington is a railway station on the East Coast Main Line, which runs between London King's Cross and Edinburgh Waverley. The station, situated 23 miles 20 chains north of Newcastle, serves the villages of Stobswoo…
A1068 road · 1.6 kmThe A1068 is a road in northern England that runs from Seaton Burn in North Tyneside to Alnwick in Northumberland. The section between Ellington and Alnmouth is signposted as part of the Northumberland Coastal Route.
Ulgham · 1.9 kmUlgham is a small village in Northumberland, England. The name Ulgham is pronounced 'Uffam': [ˈʊfəm] (locally), [ˈʌfəm] (RP). It is known as the 'village of the owls'.
- Widdrington Castle · 1.9 km
Widdrington Castle is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and the site of a former medieval tower house and castle at Widdrington, Northumberland, England of which only earthworks now remain. The location is within a mile or…
Widdrington Village · 2.2 kmWiddrington is a village and a civil parish in the county of Northumberland, England. It borders Tritlington and West Chevington and East Chevington parishes to the north, the North Sea to the east, Cresswell and Elli…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Widdrington Station?
- Widdrington Station is a town in Northumberland, England, in the Northumberland local authority.
- How deprived is Widdrington Station?
- The Northumberland local authority, which includes Widdrington Station, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.