Backworth

Backworth is covered by postcode district NE27. It is in the North Tyneside council area, England.

Typical price £318,500 Homes sold in Backworth, last 12 months. ▲ 14.8% on the year before Gigabit broadband 67 of 87 postcodes where every home and business can get it Flooding Some at medium risk 2 of 90 postcodes have a home or business in an area at risk; 2 homes and businesses at high or medium risk Schools 2 1 primary school and 1 secondary school at its postcodes

Every postcode in Backworth, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in Backworth, by flood risk Of the 90 postcodes in Backworth that ONS places, 2 are at medium risk at worst and 88 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Backworth. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. A19A186 NE27 0AA: not on the flood risk listNE27 0AB: not on the flood risk listNE27 0AD: not on the flood risk listNE27 0AE: not on the flood risk listNE27 0AG: not on the flood risk listNE27 0AH: not on the flood risk listNE27 0AJ: not on the flood risk listNE27 0AL: not on the flood risk listNE27 0AN: not on the flood risk listNE27 0AP: not on the flood risk listNE27 0AQ: not on the flood risk listNE27 0AR: not on the flood risk listNE27 0AS: not on the flood risk listNE27 0AT: not on the flood risk listNE27 0AU: not on the flood risk listNE27 0AW: not on the flood risk listNE27 0AX: not on the flood risk listNE27 0AY: not on the flood risk listNE27 0AZ: not on the flood risk listNE27 0BA: not on the flood risk listNE27 0BB: not on the flood risk listNE27 0BD: not on the flood risk listNE27 0BF: not on the flood risk listNE27 0BN: not on the flood risk listNE27 0FB: not on the flood risk listNE27 0FF: not on the flood risk listNE27 0FG: not on the flood risk listNE27 0FT: not on the flood risk listNE27 0FW: not on the flood risk listNE27 0FX: not on the flood risk listNE27 0FZ: not on the flood risk listNE27 0GD: not on the flood risk listNE27 0GF: not on the flood risk listNE27 0GG: not on the flood risk listNE27 0GH: not on the flood risk listNE27 0GJ: not on the flood risk listNE27 0GL: not on the flood risk listNE27 0GP: not on the flood risk listNE27 0GQ: not on the flood risk listNE27 0GR: not on the flood risk listNE27 0GS: not on the flood risk listNE27 0GT: not on the flood risk listNE27 0GU: not on the flood risk listNE27 0GX: not on the flood risk listNE27 0GY: not on the flood risk listNE27 0HB: not on the flood risk listNE27 0HE: not on the flood risk listNE27 0JD: not on the flood risk listNE27 0JE: not on the flood risk listNE27 0JF: not on the flood risk listNE27 0JH: not on the flood risk listNE27 0JQ: not on the flood risk listNE27 0JR: not on the flood risk listNE27 0JS: not on the flood risk listNE27 0JT: not on the flood risk listNE27 0JU: not on the flood risk listNE27 0JX: not on the flood risk listNE27 0JY: not on the flood risk listNE27 0RL: not on the flood risk listNE27 0RN: not on the flood risk listNE27 0RP: not on the flood risk listNE27 0RT: not on the flood risk listNE27 0RU: not on the flood risk listNE27 0RX: not on the flood risk listNE27 0RY: not on the flood risk listNE27 0RZ: not on the flood risk listNE27 0SA: not on the flood risk listNE27 0SB: not on the flood risk listNE27 0SD: not on the flood risk listNE27 0SE: not on the flood risk listNE27 0SF: not on the flood risk listNE27 0SG: not on the flood risk listNE27 0SH: not on the flood risk listNE27 0SJ: not on the flood risk listNE27 0SP: not on the flood risk listNE27 0SR: not on the flood risk listNE27 0SS: not on the flood risk listNE27 0SW: not on the flood risk listNE27 0XD: not on the flood risk listNE27 0XE: not on the flood risk listNE27 0XF: not on the flood risk listNE27 0XG: not on the flood risk listNE27 0XH: not on the flood risk listNE27 0XJ: not on the flood risk listNE27 0XL: not on the flood risk listNE27 0XN: not on the flood risk listNE27 0XP: not on the flood risk listNE27 0XQ: not on the flood risk listNE27 0GN: medium flood risk at worstNE27 0GW: medium flood risk at worst Backworth Map of every postcode in Backworth, by flood risk Of the 90 postcodes in Backworth that ONS places, 2 are at medium risk at worst and 88 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Backworth. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. A186 Backworth
  • A home or business at high risk: 0
  • At medium risk at worst: 2
  • At low risk at worst: 0
  • At very low risk only: 0
  • Not on the at-risk list: 88

Of the 90 postcodes in Backworth that ONS places, 2 are at medium risk at worst and 88 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. No boundary is drawn.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 55.0394, longitude -1.5285. Open this area on OpenStreetMap

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

The postcodes at medium risk at worst

Beside each: how many of its homes and businesses the Environment Agency puts at that risk.

NE27 0GN1 at medium riskNE27 0GW1 at medium risk

What is it like to live in Backworth?

Homes sold for a typical £318,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 14.8% on the 12 months before. At 67 of the 87 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 2 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 2 of its 90 postcodes. It has 1 primary school and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. The nearest GP practice is Northumberland Park Medical Group, 1.4 km from the middle. The nearest railway station is Northumberland Park (Tyne & Wear), 850 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.

We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.

Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources

What do homes cost in Backworth?

Homes in Backworth sold for a typical £318,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 44 sales, up 14.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£318,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£277,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 14.8% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £417,500 25 sales
  • Semi-detached £275,000 9 sales
  • Terraced £121,250 6 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 4 sales, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole NE27 district, Backworth's main postcode district: a typical £230,000.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Backworth: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Are new homes being built in Backworth?

4 of the 90 postcodes now in use in Backworth came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 56 homes sold in Backworth were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the NE27 district, 3%.

The newest postcodes

NE27 0SWsince April 2023NE27 0SSsince February 2023NE27 0XJsince March 2021NE27 0SPsince January 2021

A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.

New homes among the homes sold

PeriodIn BackworthAcross the NE27 district
The 12 months to August 2026 0 of 44 (0%) 2 of 209 (Under 1%)
The 12 months to August 2025 0 of 56 (0%) 7 of 242 (3%)

Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What broadband can you get in Backworth?

Ofcom reports on 87 of the 90 postcodes in Backworth. At 67 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit67 of 87
Postcodes where every home can get superfast85 of 87

Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Check one address on Ofcom's checker

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Backworth at risk of flooding?

2 of the 90 postcodes in Backworth have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 2 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk, at 2 of 90 postcodes Medium: 2Low: 2

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are in Backworth?

The open schools at the postcodes in Backworth. A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.

Primary

Secondary

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Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

How far is the station from Backworth?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Backworth is Northumberland Park (Tyne & Wear) Rail Station, 850 m away in a straight line.

  • Northumberland Park (Tyne & Wear) Rail Station Railway station 850 mWalk
  • Seaton Delaval Rail Station Railway station 4.0 kmCycle
  • Cramlington Rail Station Railway station 7.0 kmDrive
  • Northumberland Park (Tyne & Wear Metro Station) Underground, metro or tram 900 mWalk
  • Shiremoor (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) Underground, metro or tram 1.5 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are in Backworth?

There is no GP practice at the postcodes in Backworth. These are the nearest to its middle, in a straight line. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Backworth safe? Crime recorded around it

Police.uk records 941 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Backworth over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.

Each month, September 2025 to August 2026

  1. 88 September 2025
  2. 79 October 2025
  3. 77 November 2025
  4. 94 December 2025
  5. 26 January 2026
  6. 65 February 2026
  7. 85 March 2026
  8. 103 April 2026
  9. 74 May 2026
  10. 87 June 2026
  11. 95 July 2026
  12. 68 August 2026

By kind, over the 12 months

Violence and sexual offences249 reports
Shoplifting180 reports
Anti-social behaviour160 reports
Criminal damage and arson84 reports
Public order61 reports
Other theft54 reports
Burglary48 reports
Vehicle crime45 reports

Also: other crime 21, robbery 16, drugs 15, bicycle theft 4, possession of weapons 3, theft from the person 1.

Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.

Crime around one postcode

Source: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Who runs Backworth?

Council
North Tyneside
Parliamentary constituency
Cramlington and Killingworth
Police force area
Northumbria
Region
North East
Country
England
MP
Emma Foody (Labour (Co-op))

All 90 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources

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Backworth postcodes

90 postcodes in use in Backworth, by district:

NE27 postcode district,90 postcodes

That district is in the NE postcode area.

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Places near Backworth

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Backworth's £318,500. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Shiremoor1.5 km, £181,000Killingworth2.6 km, £165,000Seghill3.1 km, £160,000Longbenton3.4 km, £210,000Seaton Delaval3.5 km, £180,000Dudley, North Tyneside4.3 km, £147,250Wallsend4.4 km, £160,000Whitley Bay4.4 km, £342,000 All places A to Z

Questions about Backworth

What is it like to live in Backworth?
Homes sold for a typical £318,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 14.8% on the 12 months before. At 67 of the 87 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 2 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 2 of its 90 postcodes. It has 1 primary school and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. The nearest GP practice is Northumberland Park Medical Group, 1.4 km from the middle. The nearest railway station is Northumberland Park (Tyne & Wear), 850 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
What is the postcode for Backworth?
Backworth is covered by postcode district NE27, across 90 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Which council is Backworth in?
Backworth is in the North Tyneside council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Who is the MP for Backworth?
Backworth is in the Cramlington and Killingworth parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Emma Foody (Labour (Co-op)), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
How much are houses in Backworth?
Homes in Backworth sold for a typical £318,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 44 sales, up 14.8% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
What schools are in Backworth?
In Backworth, primary schools at its postcodes include Backworth Park Primary School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Parkside House School. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
Does Backworth have a railway station?
Yes: Northumberland Park (Tyne & Wear) is 850 metres from the centre point of the postcodes in Backworth, in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Backworth?
Ofcom reports on 87 of the 90 postcodes in Backworth. At 67 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Is Backworth at risk of flooding?
2 of the 90 postcodes in Backworth have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 2 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
Are new homes being built in Backworth?
4 of the 90 postcodes now in use in Backworth came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 56 homes sold in Backworth were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the NE27 district, 3%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

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