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NE26 4QX

POSTCODE

NE26 4QX is a postcode in Hartley.

Small user postcodeQuality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)Updated 2026-08-01
Coordinates
55.0828, -1.4723
OS grid NZ337766 (433,789, 576,606)
IMD England
5/10
#14043
Crime · Aug '26
Around average · 5.9 per 1k
MoM -3% vs Jul '26
Plus Code
9C7W3GMH+43
Most deprived 40⁠–⁠50%
IMD England
Around average · 5.9 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
North East
Region

Deprivation Index (IMD)

IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
14043
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 14043 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.

Property sales (Land Registry)

England & Wales
See sold prices in NE26

Police Recorded Crime near NE26 4QX

England & Wales
Crime trends · near NE26 4QX

Counts are for Hartley electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
8
YoY —
1470
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
9
YoY —
21110
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY —
320
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
3
YoY —
320
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
740
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
6
YoY -40%
1370
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

1 of 6 key categories improving

28
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,492
White Brit.97.2%
+ other · 2.8%

Religion

Total residents: 1,492
Christian53.9%
No religion39.0%
Not answered6.0%
+ other · 1.1%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,491
50–6423.3%
35–4916.6%
65–7415.7%
75–8411.6%
25–348.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 24.8%

Households

Total households: 756
One person: aged 66+24.6%
One person: other17.1%
Single family household, all members 66+11.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children7.4%
+ 9 other households · 27.9%

Getting around

Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.

Stations

  • Newsham Rail Station

    Rail

    4.0 km straight lineabout 50 min

  • Newsham Railway Station

    Rail · Main Entrance

    4.0 km straight lineabout 50 min

  • Seaton Delaval Railway Station

    Rail · Main Entrance

    4.3 km straight lineabout 53 min

Bus stops

  • Post Office

    Bus · opp · south

    111 m straight lineabout 1 min

  • Post Office

    Bus · N-Bound · north

    182 m straight lineabout 2 min

  • Millway

    Bus · near · north

    210 m straight lineabout 3 min

  • Millway

    Bus · opp · south

    268 m straight lineabout 3 min

  • Roundabout

    Bus · southbound · south-east

    522 m straight lineabout 7 min

Coordinates & Location for NE26 4QX

England
Country
Northumberland
Local Authority
Hartley
Ward
Newcastle
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
NE26 4QX
Coordinates
55.0828, -1.4723
Grid reference
NZ337766
Easting
433,789
Northing
576,606
Region
North East
Plus Code
9C7W3GMH+43
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Seaton Sluice
Travel to Work
Newcastle
ITL Region
Northumberland
National Park
Non-National Park

Flood zone

Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning)

Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning). This is the Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning zone at the ONS postcode centroid, not a property-level assessment. Source: Environment Agency flood map for planning, © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · Open Government Licence v3.0

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Administrative Information

Northumberland
Local Authority
Council Area
Cramlington and Killingworth E14001183
Constituency
E14001183
Northumbria
Police Force
England
Ward
Hartley
Constituency code
E14001183
EU Electoral Region
North East
Parish
Seaton Valley
International Territorial Level
Northumberland

Health & NHS

North East
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS England
Northern
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
North East
NHS Region
North East and Yorkshire
Integrated Care Board
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Northumberland
Sub ICB Location
NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB - 00L
Cancer Alliance
Northern

Statistical Areas

LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Northumberland 030C E01027419
E01027419
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Northumberland 030 E02005717
E02005717
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Northumberland 030C E01027419
E01027419
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Northumberland 030 E02005717
E02005717
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1

Sun & Time Information

7:48 AM5:51 PM
7:48 AM
Sunrise
5:51 PM
Sunset
10 hours 3 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:48 AM
Sunset (today)
5:51 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 3 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode NE26 4QX introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01027419 and MSOA E02005717 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 14043
Present — Active
Postcode NE26 4QX is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live

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