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Northumberland 041
Northumberland 041 · 8 sub-areas · 12,838 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Couples (78/100)Watch-out: Young professionals (61/100)Liveability 99/100 · Best 5% nationallyResidential
Northumberland 041 is a settled residential pocket of Northumberland. The bigger gravitational centre is Edinburgh, around 96 minutes away by direct train, but most days don't require leaving — local life is what people are here for.
Liveability
99/100
Best 5% nationally
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Northumberland 041?
A snapshot of Northumberland 041
3 parks and 3 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; 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 8 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Northumberland 041 in Northumberland
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Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Northumberland 041?
- The median monthly rent across Northumberland 041 is £664.
- How safe is Northumberland 041?
- Northumberland 041 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 Northumberland 041?
- 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 15 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Northumberland 041?
- There are 9 schools within 2 km of Northumberland 041, of which 78% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 1383 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Northumberland 041?
- The most common council tax band in Northumberland 041 is A, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,997. Council tax is set by Northumberland council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Northumberland 041 to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Northumberland 041 to central London is approximately 206 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 Northumberland 041?
- 100% of premises in Northumberland 041 are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Northumberland 041?
- Northumberland 041 sits in IMD decile 6 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 Northumberland 041?
- 69% of households in Northumberland 041 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 Northumberland 041?
- The average property price across Northumberland (the local authority covering Northumberland 041) 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 Northumberland 041 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 Northumberland 041?
- Northumberland 041 contains 8 local areas: Northumberland 041B, Northumberland 041A, Northumberland 041H, Northumberland 041F, Northumberland 041G…
FAQ
Frequently asked about Northumberland 041
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Northumberland 041?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Northumberland 041 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 Northumberland 041 a safe place to live?
- Northumberland 041 has a safety score of 58/100. 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 Northumberland 041?
- 78% of schools within 2 km of Northumberland 041 are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Northumberland 041?
- Public-transport commute time from Northumberland 041 to central London is approximately 206 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Northumberland 041 different from the rest of Northumberland?
- Northumberland 041 contains 8 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 Northumberland 041 rank in Northumberland?
- Northumberland 041 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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