NE46 1QS postcode in Hexham, Northumberland

NE46 1QS is a postcode in Hexham, in the Hexham North ward of Northumberland. It is in the Hexham parliamentary constituency and the Northumbria police force area, and has been in use since April 1986. It is a large-user postcode, which Royal Mail gives to a single address that gets a lot of mail.

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 0% of homes and businesses can get it. Northumberland: 82% Typical price £270,000 Homes sold in NE46 1, last 12 months. ▲ 14.9% on the year before Nearest station Hexham 300 m in a straight line

Where NE46 1QS is, and what is near it

Map of NE46 1QS and what is near it Map of NE46 1QS: its centre point, with the 225 other postcodes in the NE46 1 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 18 bus stops and 8 EV charging points (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. NE46 1AB: also in NE46 1NE46 1AF: also in NE46 1NE46 1AJ: also in NE46 1NE46 1AP: also in NE46 1NE46 1AR: also in NE46 1NE46 1AT: also in NE46 1NE46 1AW: also in NE46 1NE46 1BA: also in NE46 1NE46 1BB: also in NE46 1NE46 1BF: also in NE46 1NE46 1BG: also in NE46 1NE46 1BH: also in NE46 1NE46 1BJ: also in NE46 1NE46 1BL: also in NE46 1NE46 1BX: also in NE46 1NE46 1BY: also in NE46 1NE46 1BZ: also in NE46 1NE46 1DL: also in NE46 1NE46 1DN: also in NE46 1NE46 1DP: also in NE46 1NE46 1DR: also in NE46 1NE46 1DS: also in NE46 1NE46 1DT: also in NE46 1NE46 1DU: also in NE46 1NE46 1DW: also in NE46 1NE46 1DX: also in NE46 1NE46 1DY: also in NE46 1NE46 1EH: also in NE46 1NE46 1EN: also in NE46 1NE46 1EP: also in NE46 1NE46 1ET: also in NE46 1NE46 1EX: also in NE46 1NE46 1EZ: also in NE46 1NE46 1HA: also in NE46 1NE46 1HB: also in NE46 1NE46 1HD: also in NE46 1NE46 1HE: also in NE46 1NE46 1HG: also in NE46 1NE46 1HH: also in NE46 1NE46 1HJ: also in NE46 1NE46 1HL: also in NE46 1NE46 1HN: also in NE46 1NE46 1HP: also in NE46 1NE46 1HQ: also in NE46 1NE46 1HR: also in NE46 1NE46 1HS: also in NE46 1NE46 1HW: also in NE46 1NE46 1HY: also in NE46 1NE46 1HZ: also in NE46 1NE46 1JA: also in NE46 1NE46 1JB: also in NE46 1NE46 1JE: also in NE46 1NE46 1JF: also in NE46 1NE46 1JG: also in NE46 1NE46 1JH: also in NE46 1NE46 1JJ: also in NE46 1NE46 1JL: also in NE46 1NE46 1JN: also in NE46 1NE46 1JQ: also in NE46 1NE46 1LN: also in NE46 1NE46 1LS: also in NE46 1NE46 1LU: also in NE46 1NE46 1LW: also in NE46 1NE46 1LY: also in NE46 1NE46 1LZ: also in NE46 1NE46 1ND: also in NE46 1NE46 1NF: also in NE46 1NE46 1NG: also in NE46 1NE46 1NH: also in NE46 1NE46 1NJ: also in NE46 1NE46 1NQ: also in NE46 1NE46 1NR: also in NE46 1NE46 1NT: also in NE46 1NE46 1NU: also in NE46 1NE46 1NW: also in NE46 1NE46 1NX: also in NE46 1NE46 1NY: also in NE46 1NE46 1PA: also in NE46 1NE46 1PB: also in NE46 1NE46 1PF: also in NE46 1NE46 1PH: also in NE46 1NE46 1PL: also in NE46 1NE46 1PN: also in NE46 1NE46 1PQ: also in NE46 1NE46 1PS: also in NE46 1NE46 1PU: also in NE46 1NE46 1QB: also in NE46 1NE46 1QD: also in NE46 1NE46 1QF: also in NE46 1NE46 1QJ: also in NE46 1NE46 1QL: also in NE46 1NE46 1QN: also in NE46 1NE46 1QQ: also in NE46 1NE46 1RN: also in NE46 1NE46 1UU: also in NE46 1NE46 1UY: also in NE46 1NE46 1WY: also in NE46 1NE46 1XA: also in NE46 1NE46 1XB: also in NE46 1NE46 1XD: also in NE46 1NE46 1XF: also in NE46 1NE46 1XG: also in NE46 1NE46 1XH: also in NE46 1NE46 1XQ: also in NE46 1 Hexham First School 600 mSchool 1.4 kmGP 5.2 kmHexham NE46 1QS Map of NE46 1QS and what is near it Map of NE46 1QS: its centre point, with the 225 other postcodes in the NE46 1 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 18 bus stops and 8 EV charging points (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Hexham East NE46 1QS
  • NE46 1QS
  • Other postcodes in NE46 1: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 18 bus stops
  • 8 EV charging points
  • 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 54.9708, longitude -2.0947)

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; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after NE46 1QS?

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 NE46 1QS?

Every home and business at NE46 1QS can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)0% can get it

Northumberland: 82%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Northumberland: 96%

The line marks the figure across Northumberland.

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 NE46 1QS?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for NE46 1QS.

Check the bin days for NE46 1QS on BinDayBuddy

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 NE46 1QS 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 NE46 1QS.

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 NE46 1QS: 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 NE46 1QS 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 NE46 1QS?

Homes in NE46 1 sold for a typical £270,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 53 sales, up 14.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£270,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£235,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 14.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £365,000 23 sales
  • Semi-detached £246,500 6 sales
  • Terraced £216,750 8 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £155,500 16 sales

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

Across the whole NE46 district: a typical £310,000 from 178 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 NE46 1QS

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in NE46 1QS from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around 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

Food hygiene ratings at NE46 1QS

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at NE46 1QS. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near NE46 1QS?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 760 homes in the neighbourhood around NE46 1QS. Over half of them (67%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (59%). 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 NE46 1QS

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 £2,597 (band D); band A, the most common, is £1,731.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 510 (67%)£1,731
Band Babout 170 (22%)£2,020
Band Cabout 60 (8%)£2,308
Band Dabout 20 (3%)£2,597
Band Ewithheld£3,174
Band Fwithheld£3,751
Band Gwithheld£4,328
Band Hwithheld£5,194

When the homes were built

  1. 1% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 59% 1919 to 1939
  4. 9% 1945 to 1964
  5. 5% 1965 to 1982
  6. 8% 1983 to 1999
  7. 8% 2000 to 2009
  8. 3% 2010 to 2019
  9. 8% 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 NE46 1QS is in (ONS area E01027493), 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 NE46 1QS?

The nearest open schools to NE46 1QS, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near NE46 1QS, 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 NE46 1QS?

The nearest railway station to the centre of NE46 1QS is Hexham Rail Station, 300 metres away in a straight line.

  • Hexham Rail Station Railway station 300 mWalk
  • Corbridge Rail Station Railway station 4.9 kmCycle

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

18 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Bus Station, 73 m away.

More stations near NE46 1QS, 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 NE46 1QS?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of NE46 1QS, 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 NE46 1QS?

8 within 1 km 8 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of NE46 1QS, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 200 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 200 mWalk
  • Electric Blue Charging point · 2 chargers 250 mWalk

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 NE46 1QS?

The nearest to the centre of NE46 1QS, 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 NE46 1QS?

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 NE46 1QS?

The nearest care homes to the centre of NE46 1QS, 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 NE46 1QS?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of NE46 1QS, 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 NE46 1QS?

The nearest vets to the centre of NE46 1QS 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 NE46 1QS in a conservation area?

The centre of NE46 1QS 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 NE46 1QS?

Police.uk records 92 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of NE46 1QS in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences39 reports
Anti-social behaviour22 reports
Public order8 reports
Shoplifting7 reports
Criminal damage and arson5 reports
Burglary3 reports

Also: other theft 3, vehicle crime 2, other crime 2, drugs 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 NE46 1QS

Ward
Hexham North
Parish
Hexham
Region
North East
Country
England
Built-up area
Hexham
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
April 1986

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

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

NE46 1QJ40 mNE46 1HG50 mNE46 1HE60 mNE46 1HB80 mNE46 1QL90 mNE46 1QQ130 m
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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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