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Alnwick: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Alnwick neighbourhood of Northumberland, England (ONS area Northumberland 005). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes NE66, NE70. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near NE66 1AG.

A middle-income neighbourhood, changing little against Northumberland

Alnwick is a middle-income neighbourhood; it is changing little against Northumberland (few signs of gentrification: 1 of 18 signals rising, 2 falling). Houses here typically resell for £205,000 and flats for £137,550 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Schools nearby are improving slower than the council's and the nearest railway station, Alnmouth, is 4.8 km from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£205,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +28% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£137,550

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +31% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Middle income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Few signs

Weighted balance -0.07; 1 of 18 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 9 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 3 to 9.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£43,400

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Schools getting better

Slower than the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Alnwick sits in Northumberland

  • Typical house price: joint 17th highest of 38 neighbourhoods in Northumberland
  • Typical flat price: 5th highest of the 19 neighbourhoods in Northumberland with enough flat sales for one
  • Average household income: 14th lowest of 38 neighbourhoods in Northumberland

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 13 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Alnwick

House prices: Alnwick against Northumberland: This neighbourhood £42k (1995) to £197k (2026); Northumberland £46k (1995) to £215k (2026).£64k£193k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£197kNorthumberland£215k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across Northumberland, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).
Flat prices: Alnwick against Northumberland: This neighbourhood £27k (1997) to £152k (2025); Northumberland £28k (1997) to £104k (2026).£43k£136k2026202120162011200620011997This neighbourhood£152kNorthumberland£104k
Median resale price of flats each year here and across Northumberland, 1997 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 13 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

1 of 18 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Northumberland, 2 the other way and 15 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

  • Air quality

Falling behind the borough

  • Schools improving
  • Homes selling

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Alnmouth Railway station, 4.8 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 3.3 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: LNER, TransPennine Express and CrossCountry to Edinburgh (62 to 69 min); CrossCountry, LNER, TransPennine Express and Northern to Newcastle (about 29 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

  • Nearest state primary school Swansfield Park Primary School 190 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Dec 2023).
  • Nearest state secondary school The Duchess's Community High School 1.4 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Requires improvement (Oct 2021).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (11 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Alnwick

What is the typical house price in Alnwick?

£205,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +28% against 2017-2019.

How does Alnwick compare with the rest of Northumberland?

Typical house price: joint 17th highest of 38 neighbourhoods in Northumberland. Typical flat price: 5th highest of the 19 neighbourhoods in Northumberland with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 14th lowest of 38 neighbourhoods in Northumberland.

Is Alnwick an affluent area?

Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Alnwick gentrifying?

Few signs. Weighted balance -0.07; 1 of 18 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Alnwick?

Alnmouth. Railway station, 4.8 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 3.3 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: LNER, TransPennine Express and CrossCountry to Edinburgh (62 to 69 min); CrossCountry, LNER, TransPennine Express and Northern to Newcastle (about 29 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Alnwick?

Nearest state primary school. Swansfield Park Primary School. 190 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Dec 2023). Nearest state secondary school. The Duchess's Community High School. 1.4 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Requires improvement (Oct 2021).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.