Least deprived 40–50%
IMD England
Around average · 5.7 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£144,250
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 5,862 sales
-1.9%
Last 12 full months vs the prior 12
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.
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 & WalesProperty sales · NE39 1HH
HM Land Registry · County Durham
Average price
£172,764
Median price: £144,250
Median -1.9% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 5,862 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Mar '24 – Feb '25Feb '25: 1 sales · avg £517,500
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£518k£444k£370k
Mar '24Oct '24Feb '25
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near NE39 1HH
England & WalesCrime trends · near NE39 1HH
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 year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
32
YoY +19%
644321
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
13
YoY -55%
35228
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
4
YoY —
1271
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
741
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
8
YoY —
19124
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
36
YoY +140%
442812
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '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
50–6425.0%
35–4916.6%
65–7414.8%
25–349.2%
75–849.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.2%
Households
Single family household, all members 66+16.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children14.8%
One person: other14.2%
One person: aged 66+13.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.6%
+ 9 other households · 30.2%
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 8.6 km straight lineabout 107 min
Wylam Station
Rail · at
- 8.7 km straight lineabout 108 min
Blaydon Rail Station
Rail
- 9.0 km straight lineabout 112 min
Prudhoe Station
Rail · westbound
Bus stops
- 308 m straight lineabout 4 min
Hagg Farm
Bus · W-bound · west
- 357 m straight lineabout 4 min
Longclose
Bus · W-bound · west
- 366 m straight lineabout 5 min
Hagg Farm
Bus · E-bound · east
- 368 m straight lineabout 5 min
Longclose
Bus · E-bound · east
- 487 m straight lineabout 6 min
High Hamsterley Road
Bus · SW-bound · south-west
Coordinates & Location for NE39 1HH
Postcode
NE39 1HH
Coordinates
54.8995, -1.7842
Grid reference
NZ139561
Easting
413,941
Northing
556,103
Region
North East
Plus Code
9C6WV6X8+Q8
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
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
7:39 AM
Sunrise
6:04 PM
Sunset
10 hours 25 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:39 AM
Sunset (today)
6:04 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 25 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 1HH 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.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01020655 and MSOA E02004298 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 18328
Present — Active
Postcode NE39 1HH 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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