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Blyth South
Northumberland 026 · 4 sub-areas · 6,222 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Couples (89/100)Watch-out: Investors / BTL (60/100)Liveability 99/100 · Best 5% nationallyResidential
Blyth South is a settled residential pocket of Northumberland. The bigger gravitational centre is Edinburgh, around 101 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; most homes are owner-occupied, so turnover is low and many residents have been here a long time.
Liveability
99/100
Best 5% nationally
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Blyth South?
A snapshot of Blyth South
Day-to-day life sits close to greenery — a park or playing field is within easy walking distance of most addresses; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; 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.
Blyth South in Northumberland
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Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Blyth South?
- The median monthly rent across Blyth South is £664.
- How safe is Blyth South?
- Blyth South 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 Blyth South?
- 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 13 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Blyth South?
- There are 7 schools within 2 km of Blyth South, of which 57% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 1532 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Blyth South?
- The most common council tax band in Blyth South is B, with the typical Band D annual charge around £2,210. Council tax is set by Northumberland council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Blyth South to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Blyth South to central London is approximately 199 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 Blyth South?
- 100% of premises in Blyth South are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Blyth South?
- Blyth South sits in IMD decile 10 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 Blyth South?
- 90% of households in Blyth South 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 Blyth South?
- The average property price across Northumberland (the local authority covering Blyth South) 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 Blyth South 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 Blyth South?
- Blyth South contains 4 local areas: Northumberland 026B, Northumberland 026C, Northumberland 026A, Northumberland 026D.
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Frequently asked about Blyth South
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Blyth South?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Blyth South 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 Blyth South a safe place to live?
- Blyth South has a safety score of 95/100. 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 Blyth South?
- 57% of schools within 2 km of Blyth South are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Blyth South?
- Public-transport commute time from Blyth South to central London is approximately 199 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Blyth South different from the rest of Northumberland?
- Blyth South 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 Blyth South rank in Northumberland?
- Blyth South scores 99/100 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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