NE46 4AY postcode in Northumberland, England

NE46 4AY is a postcode in Northumberland, in the Humshaugh ward. It is in the Hexham parliamentary constituency and the Northumbria police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Low flood risk 2 of 25 homes and businesses at low risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 91% of homes and businesses at NE46 4AY can get it Across Northumberland: 82% Typical price £338,000 Homes sold in NE46 4, last 12 months. ▼ 13.4% on the year before Nearest station Hexham 8.8 km in a straight line

Where NE46 4AY is, and what is near it

Map of NE46 4AY and what is near it Map of NE46 4AY: its centre point, with the 229 other postcodes in the NE46 4 sector, 2 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. NE46 4AA: also in NE46 4NE46 4AB: also in NE46 4NE46 4AD: also in NE46 4NE46 4AE: also in NE46 4NE46 4AF: also in NE46 4NE46 4AG: also in NE46 4NE46 4AH: also in NE46 4NE46 4AJ: also in NE46 4NE46 4AL: also in NE46 4NE46 4AN: also in NE46 4NE46 4AP: also in NE46 4NE46 4AQ: also in NE46 4NE46 4AR: also in NE46 4NE46 4AS: also in NE46 4NE46 4AT: also in NE46 4NE46 4AU: also in NE46 4NE46 4AW: also in NE46 4NE46 4AX: also in NE46 4NE46 4AZ: also in NE46 4NE46 4BA: also in NE46 4NE46 4BB: also in NE46 4NE46 4BD: also in NE46 4NE46 4BE: also in NE46 4NE46 4BR: also in NE46 4NE46 4BU: also in NE46 4NE46 4DD: also in NE46 4NE46 4DF: also in NE46 4NE46 4FD: also in NE46 4NE46 4HL: also in NE46 4NE46 4HN: also in NE46 4NE46 4TE: also in NE46 4NE46 4TF: also in NE46 4NE46 4TG: also in NE46 4NE46 4TH: also in NE46 4NE46 4TQ: also in NE46 4 Humshaugh NE46 4AY Map of NE46 4AY and what is near it Map of NE46 4AY: its centre point, with the 229 other postcodes in the NE46 4 sector, 2 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Humshaugh NE46 4AY
  • NE46 4AY
  • Other postcodes in NE46 4: press one for its page
  • 2 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 55.0506, longitude -2.1283)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after NE46 4AY?

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 4AY?

91% of the homes and businesses at NE46 4AY can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 91% gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

NE46 4AY 91% Northumberland 82%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

NE46 4AY 91% 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 NE46 4AY?

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 4AY at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

Low risk

The Environment Agency counts 25 homes and businesses at NE46 4AY. 2 are in an area at low risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.

25 homes and businesses at NE46 4AY Low: 2Not in an area at risk: 23

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.

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 4AY: 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 4AY is in one of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for it at 18:02 on 23 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 18:02 on 23 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near NE46 4AY?

Homes in NE46 4 sold for a typical £338,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 26 sales, down 13.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£338,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£390,179 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 13.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £510,000 9 sales
  • Semi-detached £235,000 9 sales
  • Terraced £176,500 8 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 4AY

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in NE46 4AY 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 4AY?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 560 homes in the neighbourhood around NE46 4AY. The largest share of them, 23%, are in council tax band F. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (44%). 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 4AY

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 £5,194 (band H); band F, the most common, is £3,751.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 30 (5%)£1,731
Band Babout 90 (16%)£2,020
Band Cabout 80 (14%)£2,308
Band Dabout 70 (13%)£2,597
Band Eabout 70 (13%)£3,174
Band Fabout 130 (23%)£3,751
Band Gabout 80 (14%)£4,328
Band Habout 10 (2%)£5,194

When the homes were built

  1. 44% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 6% 1919 to 1939
  4. 6% 1945 to 1964
  5. 7% 1965 to 1982
  6. 22% 1983 to 1999
  7. 2% 2000 to 2009
  8. 13% 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 4AY is in (ONS area E01027495), 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 4AY?

The nearest open schools to NE46 4AY, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near NE46 4AY, 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 4AY?

The nearest railway station to the centre of NE46 4AY is Hexham Rail Station, 8.8 km away in a straight line.

  • Hexham Rail Station Railway station 8.8 kmDrive
  • Haydon Bridge Rail Station Railway station 11.3 kmDrive

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 NE46 4AY, 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 4AY?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of NE46 4AY, 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 4AY?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of NE46 4AY on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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 4AY?

The nearest to the centre of NE46 4AY, 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 4AY?

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 vets are near NE46 4AY?

The nearest vets to the centre of NE46 4AY 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 4AY in a conservation area?

The centre of NE46 4AY 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 4AY?

Police.uk records no crimes within a mile of the centre of NE46 4AY in the latest month it has published.

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 4AY

Ward
Humshaugh
Parish
Humshaugh
Region
North East
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, 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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Nearby postcodes

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

NE46 4AZ340 mNE48 4BX360 mNE48 4AF480 mNE48 4AH510 mNE48 4BH510 mNE48 4AG520 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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