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Ashington East
Northumberland 013 · 4 sub-areas · 9,657 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Solo renters (68/100)Watch-out: Young professionals (54/100)Liveability 85/100 · Top quartileResidential
Ashington East is a settled residential pocket of Northumberland. The bigger gravitational centre is Edinburgh, around 102 minutes away by direct train, but most days don't require leaving — local life is what people are here for.
Liveability
85/100
Top quartile
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Ashington East?
A snapshot of Ashington East
2 parks and 2 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; there's effectively nothing within walking distance — eating out, drinking and shopping mean a drive; 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; 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.
Ashington East in Northumberland
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Ashington East?
- The median monthly rent across Ashington East is £664.
- How safe is Ashington East?
- Ashington East 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 Ashington East?
- 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 21 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Ashington East?
- There are 8 schools within 2 km of Ashington East, of which 76% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 2460 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Ashington East?
- The most common council tax band in Ashington East is A, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,860. Council tax is set by Northumberland council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Ashington East to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Ashington East to central London is approximately 212 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 Ashington East?
- 100% of premises in Ashington East are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Ashington East?
- Ashington East sits in IMD decile 1 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 Ashington East?
- 41% of households in Ashington East 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 Ashington East?
- The average property price across Northumberland (the local authority covering Ashington East) 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 Ashington East 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 Ashington East?
- Ashington East contains 4 local areas: Northumberland 013F, Northumberland 013A, Northumberland 013B, Northumberland 013E.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Ashington East
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Ashington East?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Ashington East 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 Ashington East a safe place to live?
- Ashington East has a safety score of 18/100. 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 Ashington East?
- 76% of schools within 2 km of Ashington East are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Ashington East?
- Public-transport commute time from Ashington East to central London is approximately 212 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Ashington East different from the rest of Northumberland?
- Ashington East 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 Ashington East rank in Northumberland?
- Ashington East scores 85/100 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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