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Alnwick
Northumberland 005 · 4 sub-areas · 6,738 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Retirees (66/100)Watch-out: Young professionals (47/100)Liveability 70/100 · Above medianResidential
Alnwick is a settled residential pocket of Northumberland. The bigger gravitational centre is Edinburgh, around 124 minutes away by direct train, but most days don't require leaving — local life is what people are here for. The population skews older, with a long-settled feel and a high share of retirees.
Liveability
70/100
Above median
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Alnwick?
A snapshot of Alnwick
Greenspace is on the doorstep — a park or playing field is within walking distance of most homes; Recorded crime is higher than the national norm — common for built-up urban areas, but worth weighing if you're looking for a quieter base; Transport links are limited — a car or e-bike is a practical assumption for most regular trips; rents are below the national norm, with a typical home letting at around £664 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 4 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Alnwick in Northumberland
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Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Alnwick?
- The median monthly rent across Alnwick is £664.
- How safe is Alnwick?
- Alnwick has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
- How well-connected is Alnwick?
- Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 64 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Alnwick?
- There are 5 schools within 2 km of Alnwick, of which 60% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 26346 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Alnwick?
- The most common council tax band in Alnwick is A, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,999. Council tax is set by Northumberland council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Alnwick to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Alnwick to central London is approximately 272 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
- Is gigabit broadband available in Alnwick?
- 100% of premises in Alnwick are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Alnwick?
- Alnwick sits in IMD decile 5 of 10, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of local areas nationally and 10 is the least deprived. The Index of Multiple Deprivation combines income, employment, education, health, crime, barriers and environment.
- What's the tenure mix in Alnwick?
- 49% of households in Alnwick are owner-occupied. The remainder is split between private renting and social housing — see the Demographics section for the full breakdown from Census 2021.
- What is the average property price in Alnwick?
- The average property price across Northumberland (the local authority covering Alnwick) is approximately £206,199, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
- Is Alnwick a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.35 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £30,456.)
- Which local areas are part of Alnwick?
- Alnwick contains 4 local areas: Northumberland 005B, Northumberland 005D, Northumberland 005A, Northumberland 005E.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Alnwick
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Alnwick?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Alnwick is £664. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
- Is Alnwick a safe place to live?
- Alnwick has a safety score of 35/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
- What schools are near Alnwick?
- 60% of schools within 2 km of Alnwick are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Alnwick?
- Public-transport commute time from Alnwick to central London is approximately 272 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Alnwick different from the rest of Northumberland?
- Alnwick contains 4 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
- Where does Alnwick rank in Northumberland?
- Alnwick scores 70/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Northumberland, see the Cities table on the Northumberland page.
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