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Wooler

Wooler is a village in Northumberland, England, with a population of around 1,983. It has 1 pharmacy, around 11 restaurants and cafés, 3 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is not listed. The average sold house price is around £196,742. There were around 6 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly shoplifting. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Wooler 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
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

14°COvercast

  • Today: 20° / 12° · 33% rain
  • Tomorrow: 16° / 10° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:36Sunset 19:30

12h 54m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

46US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Newcastle Centre, United Kingdom

Crime

11 reported · July 2026

  • Violence & sexual offences4
  • Anti-social behaviour3
  • Criminal damage & arson3
  • Other theft1

Neighbourhood team: Berwick · Northumbria

Local policing priorities

  • Vehicle-related anti-social behaviour
  • Rural and wildlife crime

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

42 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 37 rated 4–5 ★ (33 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

Flood data temporarily unavailable.

Buses & trains

  • 3 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

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

EV charging

3 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Bus Station Car Park, Wooler (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches7
  • 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)

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 (Wooler)
  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 32 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

David Smith

Labour

North Northumberland

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoClosure motion
  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

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

  • Schools1
  • Pharmacies1
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens3
  • Restaurants & cafés12

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

13,580 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

27 jobs advertised · £25,807 avg

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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

53% low-carbon electricity

Imports 47% · Wind 25% · Nuclear 14% · Biomass 10%

14 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 North Northumberland:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Wooler · 0.2 km

    Wooler is a town in Northumberland, England on the edge of the Northumberland National Park, near the Cheviot Hills. It is a popular base for walkers and is referred to as the "Gateway to the Cheviots". As well as sho…

  • Wooler railway station · 0.3 km

    Wooler railway station served the town of Wooler, in Northumberland, England. It was a stop on the Cornhill Branch, which ran between Alnwick and Cornhill Junction on the Kelso line near Coldstream.

  • St Ninian's Catholic Church, Wooler · 0.3 km

    St Ninian’s church is a Catholic place of worship situated on Burnhouse Road in the town of Wooler in Northumberland, England. It is a Grade II listed building and is within the Catholic Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle.

  • Ad Gefrin Distillery · 0.3 km

    The Ad Gefrin Distillery is a distillery in Wooler, Northumberland, England.

  • Cheviot Fringe · 0.5 km

    Cheviot Fringe is a geographical region and a Natural England designated National Character Area located in the county Northumberland in northern England. The region consists of the undulating lowlands between the Che…

  • Earle, Northumberland · 1.9 km

    Earle is a village and civil parish in county of Northumberland, England. It has around 20 inhabitants and is about 2 miles (3 km) from Wooler. It is a popular walking area with many walks passing through Earle on the…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Wooler?
Wooler is a town in Northumberland, England, in the Northumberland local authority.
What is the population of Wooler?
Wooler has an approximate settlement population of 1,983.
How deprived is Wooler?
The Northumberland local authority, which includes Wooler, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.