NE42 5FA postcode in Northumberland, England

NE42 5FA is a postcode in Northumberland, in the Prudhoe South ward. It is in the Hexham parliamentary constituency and the Northumbria police force area, and has been in use since April 2020.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at NE42 5FA can get it Across Northumberland: 82% Typical price £188,500 Homes sold in NE42 5, last 12 months. ▲ 7.7% on the year before Nearest station Prudhoe 2.2 km in a straight line

Where NE42 5FA is, and what is near it

Map of NE42 5FA and what is near it Map of NE42 5FA: its centre point, with the 193 other postcodes in the NE42 5 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. A695 NE42 5AA: also in NE42 5NE42 5AB: also in NE42 5NE42 5AD: also in NE42 5NE42 5AE: also in NE42 5NE42 5AF: also in NE42 5NE42 5AG: also in NE42 5NE42 5AH: also in NE42 5NE42 5AJ: also in NE42 5NE42 5AL: also in NE42 5NE42 5AP: also in NE42 5NE42 5AQ: also in NE42 5NE42 5AR: also in NE42 5NE42 5AS: also in NE42 5NE42 5AT: also in NE42 5NE42 5AU: also in NE42 5NE42 5AW: also in NE42 5NE42 5AX: also in NE42 5NE42 5AY: also in NE42 5NE42 5AZ: also in NE42 5NE42 5BA: also in NE42 5NE42 5BB: also in NE42 5NE42 5BD: also in NE42 5NE42 5BE: also in NE42 5NE42 5BG: also in NE42 5NE42 5BH: also in NE42 5NE42 5BJ: also in NE42 5NE42 5BL: also in NE42 5NE42 5BN: also in NE42 5NE42 5BP: also in NE42 5NE42 5BQ: also in NE42 5NE42 5BS: also in NE42 5NE42 5BU: also in NE42 5NE42 5BW: also in NE42 5NE42 5BX: also in NE42 5NE42 5BY: also in NE42 5NE42 5BZ: also in NE42 5NE42 5DA: also in NE42 5NE42 5DB: also in NE42 5NE42 5DD: also in NE42 5NE42 5DF: also in NE42 5NE42 5DG: also in NE42 5NE42 5DH: also in NE42 5NE42 5DL: also in NE42 5NE42 5DN: also in NE42 5NE42 5DP: also in NE42 5NE42 5DQ: also in NE42 5NE42 5DR: also in NE42 5NE42 5DS: also in NE42 5NE42 5DU: also in NE42 5NE42 5DW: also in NE42 5NE42 5EA: also in NE42 5NE42 5EP: also in NE42 5NE42 5ER: also in NE42 5NE42 5ES: also in NE42 5NE42 5EY: also in NE42 5NE42 5EZ: also in NE42 5NE42 5FU: also in NE42 5NE42 5FW: also in NE42 5NE42 5FX: also in NE42 5NE42 5FY: also in NE42 5NE42 5FZ: also in NE42 5NE42 5GA: also in NE42 5NE42 5GB: also in NE42 5NE42 5GG: also in NE42 5NE42 5GH: also in NE42 5NE42 5HD: also in NE42 5NE42 5HE: also in NE42 5NE42 5HF: also in NE42 5NE42 5HG: also in NE42 5NE42 5HH: also in NE42 5NE42 5HJ: also in NE42 5NE42 5HN: also in NE42 5NE42 5HP: also in NE42 5NE42 5HQ: also in NE42 5NE42 5HT: also in NE42 5NE42 5HW: also in NE42 5NE42 5JR: also in NE42 5NE42 5JS: also in NE42 5NE42 5JT: also in NE42 5NE42 5JU: also in NE42 5NE42 5JX: also in NE42 5NE42 5JY: also in NE42 5NE42 5JZ: also in NE42 5NE42 5LA: also in NE42 5NE42 5LB: also in NE42 5NE42 5LD: also in NE42 5NE42 5LE: also in NE42 5NE42 5LF: also in NE42 5NE42 5LG: also in NE42 5NE42 5LH: also in NE42 5NE42 5LJ: also in NE42 5NE42 5LL: also in NE42 5NE42 5LN: also in NE42 5NE42 5LP: also in NE42 5NE42 5LQ: also in NE42 5NE42 5LR: also in NE42 5NE42 5LS: also in NE42 5NE42 5LU: also in NE42 5NE42 5LW: also in NE42 5NE42 5LX: also in NE42 5NE42 5LY: also in NE42 5NE42 5NJ: also in NE42 5NE42 5NL: also in NE42 5NE42 5NN: also in NE42 5NE42 5NP: also in NE42 5NE42 5NY: also in NE42 5NE42 5PB: also in NE42 5NE42 5PE: also in NE42 5NE42 5PF: also in NE42 5NE42 5PG: also in NE42 5NE42 5PH: also in NE42 5NE42 5PJ: also in NE42 5NE42 5PL: also in NE42 5NE42 5PN: also in NE42 5NE42 5PP: also in NE42 5NE42 5PQ: also in NE42 5NE42 5PS: also in NE42 5NE42 5PT: also in NE42 5NE42 5PU: also in NE42 5NE42 5PW: also in NE42 5NE42 5PX: also in NE42 5NE42 5PY: also in NE42 5NE42 5PZ: also in NE42 5NE42 5QB: also in NE42 5 2 schools, 1.3 kmWylam station 2.6 kmPrudhoe South NE42 5FA Map of NE42 5FA and what is near it Map of NE42 5FA: its centre point, with the 193 other postcodes in the NE42 5 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. 2 schools, 1.3 kmWylam station 2.6 kmPrudhoe South NE42 5FA
  • NE42 5FA
  • Other postcodes in NE42 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 54.9550, longitude -1.8359)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after NE42 5FA?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at NE42 5FA?

Every home and business at NE42 5FA can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

NE42 5FA 100% Northumberland 82%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

NE42 5FA 100% Northumberland 96%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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

When are the bins collected at NE42 5FA?

BinDayBuddy does not read Northumberland County Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Northumberland County Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is NE42 5FA at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include NE42 5FA.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

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

From surface water, across Northumberland

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for NE42 5FA: 6,722 properties in Northumberland are at high risk (3% of all its properties). All the figures for Northumberland

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of NE42 5FA is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near NE42 5FA?

Homes in NE42 5 sold for a typical £188,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 66 sales, up 7.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£188,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£175,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 7.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £296,000 22 sales
  • Semi-detached £138,500 22 sales
  • Terraced £131,600 15 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £90,000 7 sales

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

Across the whole NE42 district: a typical £175,000 from 135 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in NE42 5FA

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in NE42 5FA from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 18 December 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

What council tax band are homes near NE42 5FA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 920 homes in the neighbourhood around NE42 5FA. The largest share of them, 30%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (42%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around NE42 5FA

Band D in Northumberland for 2026‑27: £2,597. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,731 (band A) to £3,751 (band F); band B, the most common, is £2,020.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 140 (15%)£1,731
Band Babout 280 (30%)£2,020
Band Cabout 160 (17%)£2,308
Band Dabout 200 (22%)£2,597
Band Eabout 90 (10%)£3,174
Band Fabout 50 (5%)£3,751
Band Gwithheld£4,328
Band Hfewer than 5£5,194

When the homes were built

  1. 2% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 12% 1919 to 1939
  4. 42% 1945 to 1964
  5. 2% 1965 to 1982
  6. 8% 1983 to 1999
  7. Withheld 2000 to 2009
  8. 16% 2010 to 2019
  9. 15% 2020 or later

Averages for Northumberland before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of NE42 5FA is in (ONS area E01027499), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near NE42 5FA?

The nearest open schools to NE42 5FA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near NE42 5FA, and how we find them

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

Where is the nearest station to NE42 5FA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of NE42 5FA is Prudhoe Rail Station, 2.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Prudhoe Rail Station Railway station 2.2 kmCycle
  • Wylam Rail Station Railway station 2.6 kmCycle

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

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near NE42 5FA, and how we find them

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

Which GP surgeries are near NE42 5FA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of NE42 5FA, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near NE42 5FA?

0 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of NE42 5FA, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • EVCharge.Online Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 3.5 kW 2.7 kmCycle
  • AMP EV Charging point · 3 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 50 kW 2.7 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near NE42 5FA?

The nearest to the centre of NE42 5FA, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to NE42 5FA?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near NE42 5FA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of NE42 5FA, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near NE42 5FA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of NE42 5FA, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near NE42 5FA?

The nearest vets to the centre of NE42 5FA on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is NE42 5FA in a conservation area?

The centre of NE42 5FA is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near NE42 5FA?

Police.uk records 38 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of NE42 5FA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences13 reports
Anti-social behaviour9 reports
Criminal damage and arson5 reports
Shoplifting5 reports
Other theft3 reports
Public order2 reports

Also: other crime 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

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

The official record for NE42 5FA

Ward
Prudhoe South
Parish
Prudhoe
Region
North East
Country
England
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
April 2020

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

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

NE42 5EZ60 mNE42 5GA70 mNE42 5GB70 mNE42 5GS70 mNE42 5BP100 mNE42 5BX110 m
All of NE42

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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