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Northumberland: its 38 neighbourhoods compared
Typical resale prices, how affluent each neighbourhood is today and the signs of change against Northumberland as a whole, from official records, as of 11 October 2026. Typical house prices run from £67,750 in Ashington Hirst to £530,000 in Darras Hall, Stamfordham & Heddon.
A&E patients seen within 4 hours
78.6%
Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the A&E nearest most of the council's residents, in September 2026 (England 61%). The NHS standard is 95%.
Category 2 calls (emergencies such as strokes and heart attacks): ambulance response
21 min 9 s
Mean, North East Ambulance Service, Sep 2026 (England 31 min 18 s).
Fire engines at dwelling fires
9 min 49 s
Average from the call, 2025/26 (England 8 min 15 s).
Homes at high or medium flood risk
0.6%
1,057 homes from rivers and the sea in the Environment Agency's data of June 2026; 4th of 12 councils in North East.
Households in fuel poverty
9.3%
2024, England's own measure; 5th highest of 12 in North East.
Extra deaths in winter
22.9%
Average winter rise in deaths, 2014/15 to 2018/19 (England 21.4%).
Neighbourhoods in Northumberland
| Neighbourhood | Typical house | Typical flat | Affluence today | Signs of gentrification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alnwick | £205,000 | £137,550 | Middle income | Few signs |
| Amble, Shilbottle & Swarland | £245,000 | £110,000 | Middle income | Few signs |
| Ashington East | £148,000 | – | Middle income | Moving the other way |
| Ashington Hirst | £67,750 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Moving the other way |
| Ashington West & South | £140,000 | £73,000 | Below average income | Moving the other way |
| Bedlington Station & Sleekburn | £118,000 | £61,000 | Below average income | Clear signs |
| Bedlington Town | £205,000 | – | Below average income | Mixed signs |
| Bellingham, Otterburn & Redesdale | £210,000 | – | Middle income | Moving the other way |
| Berwick-upon-Tweed Town | £145,002 | £125,000 | Below average income | Some signs |
| Berwick-upon-Tweed West & Holy Island | £272,500 | – | Affluent | Mixed signs |
| Blyth Cowpen | £105,000 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Mixed signs |
| Blyth Isabella | £125,000 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Few signs |
| Blyth Newsham | £175,000 | £63,500 | Middle income | Some signs |
| Blyth South | £180,000 | – | Affluent | Mixed signs |
| Blyth Town | £140,000 | £72,000 | Below average income | Few signs |
| Cramlington North & East | £203,000 | £85,000 | Affluent | Few signs |
| Cramlington South | £185,500 | £83,000 | Middle income | Few signs |
| Cramlington Town & Beaconhill | £163,250 | £80,225 | Below average income | Clear signs |
| Darras Hall, Stamfordham & Heddon | £530,000 | – | Affluent | Mixed signs |
| Guide Post & Stakeford | £150,000 | £35,000 | Below average income | Mixed signs |
| Haltwhistle & Bardon Mill | £170,000 | – | Below average income | Mixed signs |
| Haydon Bridge & Allendale | £300,000 | – | Affluent | Mixed signs |
| Hexham & Acomb | £295,000 | £135,000 | Middle income | Few signs |
| Holywell & Hartley | £227,500 | – | Middle income | Clear signs |
| Longhorsley, Hepscott & Capheaton | £367,500 | – | Affluent | Mixed signs |
| Longhoughton & Alnmouth | £370,000 | – | Affluent | Mixed signs |
| Morpeth Central & East | £182,000 | £155,950 | Below average income | Moving the other way |
| Morpeth North & Pegswood | £240,000 | £181,000 | Middle income | Few signs |
| Morpeth South & West | £316,000 | – | Affluent | Some signs |
| Newbiggin | £129,950 | – | Below average income | Strong signs |
| Ponteland | £447,500 | £163,500 | Affluent | Few signs |
| Prudhoe | £174,500 | £90,000 | Below average income | Few signs |
| Rothbury & Longframlington | £300,000 | – | Middle income | Few signs |
| Seahouses, Belford & Wooler | £263,000 | £185,000 | Middle income | Some signs |
| Seaton Delaval & Seghill | £180,000 | £71,000 | Below average income | Few signs |
| Stocksfield, Riding Mill & Corbridge | £396,375 | £134,000 | Among the most affluent | Clear signs |
| Widdrington, Lynemouth & Hadston | £160,000 | – | Middle income | Few signs |
| Wylam & Ovingham | £265,000 | – | Middle income | Few signs |
Prices are each neighbourhood's median resale price of houses and of flats over its latest three-year window; a dash means too few sales. Affluence today and the gentrification reading are from each neighbourhood's own page, where every figure has its source. Where these readings sit among every neighbourhood: the gentrification league table.
A&E waiting times at the hospitals nearest Northumberland's residents
| A&E | Nearest to | Seen within 4 hours | Nation | Waited over 12 hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital | 226,671 residents (870 m from the nearest) | 78.6% in September 2026 | England 61% | 0.4% |
| Royal Victoria Infirmary | 60,939 residents (11.6 km from the nearest) | 63.7% in September 2026 | England 61% | 2.3% |
| Borders General Hospital | 26,243 residents (46.6 km from the nearest) | 67.9% in September 2026 | Scotland 60.6% | 7.1% |
| Cumberland Infirmary | 6,718 residents (33.4 km from the nearest) | 41.8% in September 2026 | England 61% | 12.8% |
Each of the council's neighbourhoods (middle layer super output areas) is matched to its nearest major A&E in a straight line, not by travel time or catchment. The NHS standard is 95% within 4 hours. A&E waiting times: NHS England, A&E Attendances and Emergency Admissions, Emergency Care Data Set performance (experimental statistics); Welsh Government, StatsWales, emergency department performance; Public Health Scotland, monthly A&E activity and waiting times. All Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ambulance response times
- Ambulance service Northumberland is covered by North East Ambulance Service. Response times are published for the whole service, not by council.
- Category 2 calls (emergencies such as strokes and heart attacks), latest 21 min 9 s (North East Ambulance Service, Sep 2026); England 31 min 18 s; the standard is 18 minutes.
GP appointments: how soon people are seen
- GP appointments Not available yet: the council figures job has not loaded them.
Fire and rescue response times
- Response to dwelling fires, 2025/26 9 min 49 s on average over 130 fires; England 8 min 15 s. The service covers Northumberland and its neighbours; no figure is published by council.
- Response to all primary fires, 2025/26 12 min 15 s on average; England 9 min 25 s.
Homes at risk of flooding
- Homes at high or medium risk from rivers and the sea 1,057 (0.6% of the council's homes) in the Environment Agency's data of June 2026, with flood defences.
- Where it ranks 4th highest share of 12 councils in North East.
Rivers and sea for the property and its postcode: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea, Properties and Postcodes in Areas at Risk, Open Government Licence v3.0. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved. Some of the data in the database has been produced using data licensed from the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, © NERC. © Crown Copyright and Database Rights 2025 OS AC0000807064. Homes: Valuation Office Agency, council tax stock of properties, March 2026.
Fuel poverty
- Households in fuel poverty, 2024 9.3% (about 14,474 households); England 10.0%, North East 9.2%.
- Where it ranks 5th highest of 12 councils in North East.
- Measured how England's own measure, so not comparable with the other nations' figures.
Extra deaths in winter
- Five winters before the pandemic (2014/15 to 2018/19) Deaths in winter were on average 22.9% higher than in the rest of the year here (England 21.4%); our own average of the five winters' indexes.
- Latest winter, 2020/21 31.2% more deaths than in the rest of the year (England 35.4%), in the second winter of the pandemic.
Postcode districts in Northumberland
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