NE46 2BE postcode in Hexham, Northumberland

NE46 2BE is a postcode in Hexham, in the Hexham West ward of Northumberland. It is in the Hexham parliamentary constituency and the Northumbria police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

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 can get it. Northumberland: 82% Typical price £329,000 Homes sold in NE46 2, last 12 months. ▲ 6.1% on the year before Nearest station Hexham 1.4 km in a straight line

Where NE46 2BE is, and what is near it

Map of NE46 2BE and what is near it Map of NE46 2BE: its centre point, with the 175 other postcodes in the NE46 2 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 10 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. NE46 2AA: also in NE46 2NE46 2AB: also in NE46 2NE46 2AD: also in NE46 2NE46 2AE: also in NE46 2NE46 2AF: also in NE46 2NE46 2AG: also in NE46 2NE46 2AH: also in NE46 2NE46 2AJ: also in NE46 2NE46 2AL: also in NE46 2NE46 2AN: also in NE46 2NE46 2AP: also in NE46 2NE46 2AQ: also in NE46 2NE46 2AR: also in NE46 2NE46 2AS: also in NE46 2NE46 2AT: also in NE46 2NE46 2AU: also in NE46 2NE46 2AW: also in NE46 2NE46 2AX: also in NE46 2NE46 2AY: also in NE46 2NE46 2AZ: also in NE46 2NE46 2BA: also in NE46 2NE46 2BB: also in NE46 2NE46 2BD: also in NE46 2NE46 2BF: also in NE46 2NE46 2BG: also in NE46 2NE46 2BH: also in NE46 2NE46 2BJ: also in NE46 2NE46 2BL: also in NE46 2NE46 2BN: also in NE46 2NE46 2BQ: also in NE46 2NE46 2BS: also in NE46 2NE46 2BU: also in NE46 2NE46 2BW: also in NE46 2NE46 2BX: also in NE46 2NE46 2BY: also in NE46 2NE46 2DA: also in NE46 2NE46 2DB: also in NE46 2NE46 2DD: also in NE46 2NE46 2DE: also in NE46 2NE46 2DF: also in NE46 2NE46 2DG: also in NE46 2NE46 2DH: also in NE46 2NE46 2DL: also in NE46 2NE46 2DN: also in NE46 2NE46 2DP: also in NE46 2NE46 2DQ: also in NE46 2NE46 2DR: also in NE46 2NE46 2DS: also in NE46 2NE46 2DT: also in NE46 2NE46 2DU: also in NE46 2NE46 2DW: also in NE46 2NE46 2DY: also in NE46 2NE46 2DZ: also in NE46 2NE46 2EA: also in NE46 2NE46 2EB: also in NE46 2NE46 2EE: also in NE46 2NE46 2EJ: also in NE46 2NE46 2EL: also in NE46 2NE46 2EN: also in NE46 2NE46 2EP: also in NE46 2NE46 2EQ: also in NE46 2NE46 2ER: also in NE46 2NE46 2ES: also in NE46 2NE46 2ET: also in NE46 2NE46 2EU: also in NE46 2NE46 2EW: also in NE46 2NE46 2EX: also in NE46 2NE46 2EY: also in NE46 2NE46 2EZ: also in NE46 2NE46 2FB: also in NE46 2NE46 2FD: also in NE46 2NE46 2HA: also in NE46 2NE46 2HD: also in NE46 2NE46 2HE: also in NE46 2NE46 2HF: also in NE46 2NE46 2HG: also in NE46 2NE46 2HH: also in NE46 2NE46 2HL: also in NE46 2NE46 2HN: also in NE46 2NE46 2HP: also in NE46 2NE46 2HQ: also in NE46 2NE46 2HR: also in NE46 2NE46 2HS: also in NE46 2NE46 2HT: also in NE46 2NE46 2HU: also in NE46 2NE46 2HW: also in NE46 2NE46 2HX: also in NE46 2NE46 2HY: also in NE46 2NE46 2HZ: also in NE46 2NE46 2JA: also in NE46 2NE46 2JB: also in NE46 2NE46 2JD: also in NE46 2NE46 2JF: also in NE46 2NE46 2JG: also in NE46 2NE46 2JH: also in NE46 2NE46 2JJ: also in NE46 2NE46 2JL: also in NE46 2NE46 2JN: also in NE46 2NE46 2JQ: also in NE46 2NE46 2LP: also in NE46 2NE46 2LR: also in NE46 2NE46 2LS: also in NE46 2NE46 2LT: also in NE46 2NE46 2LU: also in NE46 2NE46 2LW: also in NE46 2NE46 2LX: also in NE46 2NE46 2LZ: also in NE46 2NE46 2NA: also in NE46 2NE46 2NB: also in NE46 2NE46 2NE: also in NE46 2NE46 2NF: also in NE46 2NE46 2NG: also in NE46 2NE46 2NH: also in NE46 2NE46 2NQ: also in NE46 2NE46 2NY: also in NE46 2NE46 2PA: also in NE46 2NE46 2PB: also in NE46 2NE46 2PD: also in NE46 2NE46 2PE: also in NE46 2NE46 2PF: also in NE46 2NE46 2PR: also in NE46 2NE46 2PZ: also in NE46 2NE46 2QA: also in NE46 2NE46 2QB: also in NE46 2NE46 2QD: also in NE46 2NE46 2QE: also in NE46 2NE46 2QF: also in NE46 2NE46 2RA: also in NE46 2NE46 2RB: also in NE46 2NE46 2RD: also in NE46 2NE46 2RE: also in NE46 2NE46 2RF: also in NE46 2NE46 2RG: also in NE46 2 Corbridge station 6.0 kmGP 6.5 kmHexham NE46 2BE Map of NE46 2BE and what is near it Map of NE46 2BE: its centre point, with the 175 other postcodes in the NE46 2 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 10 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Hexham West NE46 2BE
  • NE46 2BE
  • Other postcodes in NE46 2: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 10 bus stops
  • 1 EV charging point
  • 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 54.9659, longitude -2.1131)

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 2BE?

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 2BE?

Every home and business at NE46 2BE can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% 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 2BE?

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 NE46 2BE 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 2BE.

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 2BE: 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 2BE 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 2BE?

Homes in NE46 2 sold for a typical £329,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 40 sales, up 6.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£329,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£310,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 6.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £432,525 18 sales
  • Semi-detached £229,000 14 sales
  • Terraced £260,000 7 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 1 sale, too few to price

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 2BE

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in NE46 2BE 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

What council tax band are homes near NE46 2BE?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 690 homes in the neighbourhood around NE46 2BE. The largest share of them, 26%, are in council tax band E. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (33%). 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 2BE

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 £4,328 (band G); band E, the most common, is £3,174.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 120 (17%)£1,731
Band Babout 100 (14%)£2,020
Band Cabout 100 (14%)£2,308
Band Dabout 40 (6%)£2,597
Band Eabout 180 (26%)£3,174
Band Fabout 100 (14%)£3,751
Band Gabout 50 (7%)£4,328
Band Hwithheld£5,194

When the homes were built

  1. 9% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 7% 1919 to 1939
  4. 17% 1945 to 1964
  5. 33% 1965 to 1982
  6. 29% 1983 to 1999
  7. 1% 2000 to 2009
  8. 3% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

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 2BE is in (ONS area E01027489), 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 2BE?

The nearest open schools to NE46 2BE, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near NE46 2BE, 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 2BE?

The nearest railway station to the centre of NE46 2BE is Hexham Rail Station, 1.4 km away in a straight line.

  • Hexham Rail Station Railway station 1.4 kmCycle
  • Corbridge Rail Station Railway station 6.0 kmDrive

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

10 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest St Paul's Road, 71 m away.

More stations near NE46 2BE, 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 2BE?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of NE46 2BE, 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 2BE?

1 within 1 km 8 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of NE46 2BE, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 4 chargers · Type 2 1.0 kmWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 1.2 kmWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers · CHAdeMO, Type 2 tethered 1.2 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 NE46 2BE?

The nearest to the centre of NE46 2BE, 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 2BE?

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 2BE?

The nearest care homes to the centre of NE46 2BE, 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 2BE?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of NE46 2BE, 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 2BE?

The nearest vets to the centre of NE46 2BE 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 2BE in a conservation area?

The centre of NE46 2BE is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

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 2BE?

Police.uk records 63 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of NE46 2BE in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour20 reports
Violence and sexual offences12 reports
Public order7 reports
Shoplifting7 reports
Criminal damage and arson5 reports
Burglary3 reports

Also: other theft 3, other crime 3, vehicle 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 2BE

Ward
Hexham West
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
January 1980

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 2BQ40 mNE46 2AZ60 mNE46 2BL70 mNE46 2BD90 mNE46 2AX100 mNE46 2BA100 m
All of NE46

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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