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Northumberland

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Most deprived 40–50%
Census 2021
320,567
Households
146,922
Crimes · Aug '26
2,385

Estimated population, mid-2025: 333,975 (ONS, published 29 Jul 2026)

146,922
Households
White Brit. · 96%
Ethnicity
Christian · 53%
Religion
Most deprived 40⁠–⁠50%
Avg IMD
2,385
Crimes · Aug '26
£210,000
Median property price · Sep 2025⁠–⁠Aug 2026 · 4,006 sales
£695
Average rent, August 2026
13,183
Postcodes

Sold prices in Northumberland

England & Wales
Property sales · Northumberland
HM Land Registry · Northumberland
Average price
£262,240
Median price: £210,000
Median +0.0% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 4,006 sales
View district NE61
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Sep '25 – Aug '26Aug '26: 120 sales · avg £257,271
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£271k£260k£249k
Sep '25Dec '25Mar '26Jun '26Aug '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Northumberland

England & Wales
Crime trends · Northumberland

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearSep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
685
YoY -10%
8904474
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
567
YoY +45%
5882940
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
84
YoY +20%
100500
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
98
YoY +42%
116580
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
210
YoY stable
2441220
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
299
YoY stable
3161603
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
318
YoY +99%
3181590
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other Theft
80
YoY -26%
142710
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Drugs
24
YoY -37%
72360
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Robbery
20
YoY —
20100
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

1 of 6 key categories improving · shoplifting up sharply · asb rising

2,385
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics in Northumberland

Ethnicity

Total residents: 320,567
White Brit.96.1%
Other White1.2%
+ other · 2.7%

Religion

Total residents: 320,567
Christian53.2%
No religion40.1%
Not answered5.0%
+ other · 1.6%

Age groups

Total residents: 320,567
50–6423.0%
35–4917.0%
65–7414.2%
25–3410.2%
75–848.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.3%

Households

Total households: 146,922
One person: other17.1%
One person: aged 66+15.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.5%
Single family household, all members 66+12.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.4%
+ 9 other households · 29.5%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Northumberland

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Most deprived 40–50%
Mean decile 5.41 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Most deprived 40–50% on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 5.41 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Flood risk in Northumberland

2% of postcodes (280 of 13183) are in Flood Zone 3 and 2% in Zone 2, measured at each postcode's centre (EA Flood Map for Planning). Not a property-level assessment.

  • Zone 3280 (2%)
  • Zone 2324 (2%)
  • Zone 112,579 (95%)

Environment Agency flood map for planning · © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right · Open Government Licence v3.0

Amenities in Northumberland

GPs make up most of the mapped places

55 GPs · 44 Museums · 21 Libraries · 135 in all

  • GPs55
  • Museums44
  • Libraries21
  • Hospitals15

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Private rents in Northumberland

Average rent, August 2026

£695/month

ONS Price Index of Private Rents — average monthly rent by bedroom.

£495
1 bed
£630
2 bed
£766
3 bed
£1,132
4 bed

ONS Price Index of Private Rents · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

School applications

We've matched this area to Northumberland.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Last published allocation

None of the schools listed here has a published last-distance figure, so we cannot compare a postcode with last year's allocation. We do not draw catchment maps in this list; where we hold a council's map, it is on the school's page.

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Admission appeals in Northumberland

Appeals lodged

114

Local authority × school phase. Not a figure for one school.

Primary
41 · 1.2% of admissions
Lodged
24 · 0.7% of admissions
Heard
7 · 29.2% of those heard
Successful

3,301 admissions

Infant
3 · 0.1% of admissions
Lodged
3 · 0.1% of admissions
Heard
3 · 100.0% of those heard
Successful

3,006 admissions

Secondary
73 · 1.7% of admissions
Lodged
54 · 1.2% of admissions
Heard
21 · 38.9% of those heard
Successful

4,354 admissions

EES admission appeals · Reporting year 2026 · as at 6 Aug 2026

Overview of Northumberland

Coordinates55.1805, -1.8002
Postcodes
13,183
Census 2021
320,567

Estimated population, mid-2025: 333,975 (ONS, published 29 Jul 2026)

Households (Census)
146,922
Recorded crime · Aug '26
2,385

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