Around average
IMD England
Around average · 6.3 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
North East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for NE39 1HE
Postcode
NE39 1HE
Coordinates
54.9006, -1.7793
Grid reference
NZ142562
Easting
414,250
Northing
556,234
Region
North East
Plus Code
9C6WW62C+77
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Hamsterley Mill
Travel to Work
Newcastle
ITL Region
County Durham
National Park
Non-National Park
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.
18328
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 18328 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 & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near NE39 1HE
England & WalesCrime trends · near NE39 1HE
Counts are for Derwent & Pont Valley electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
36
YoY -18%
644322
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
20
YoY stable
35228
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
6
YoY —
1271
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
1061
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
19
YoY +73%
19125
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.96.8%
Other White1.4%
+ other · 1.7%
Religion
Christian56.0%
No religion36.9%
Not answered5.4%
+ other · 1.7%
Age groups
50–6425.1%
35–4916.6%
65–7414.8%
25–349.2%
75–849.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.2%
Households
All members 66+16.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children14.8%
Other14.4%
Any member 66+13.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.8%
+ 7 other households · 29.6%
Administrative Information
County Durham
Local Authority
Council AreaBlaydon and Consett E14001106
Constituency
E14001106Durham
Police Force
England
Ward
Derwent & Pont Valley
Constituency code
E14001106
EU Electoral Region
North East
Parish
County Durham, unparished area
International Territorial Level
County Durham
Health & NHS
North East
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandNorthern
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
County Durham
Sub ICB Location
NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB - 84H
Cancer Alliance
Northern
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
County Durham 003D E01020655
E01020655MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
County Durham 003 E02004298
E02004298LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
County Durham 003D E01020655
E01020655MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
County Durham 003 E02004298
E02004298Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural village E1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
Sun & Time Information
6:08 AM
Sunrise
5:44 PM
Sunset
11 hours 36 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:08 AM
Sunset (today)
5:44 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 36 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode NE39 1HE introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural village E1. IMD England rank: 18328
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01020655 and MSOA E02004298 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode NE39 1HE 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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