Postcode NE22 7AQ is located in a rural village, within the Sleekburn area of Northumberland in the North East region, and forms part of the Guide Post & Stakeford area. It has high deprivation and high crime levels, with around 80.9 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, about 31% below the North East average of 117 per 1,000. The average income per household in Guide Post & Stakeford is £40,704 per year. The median sale price in Sleekburn is £125,000 (around £136 per square foot), with typical sale prices between £75,000 and £205,000. The nearest station is Bedlington, about 1 miles away. There are 4 primary and no secondary schools in the area.
Guide Post & Stakeford has a high level of deprivation, ranked at position 12,195 out of 32,844 areas in England, placing it within the top 37% most deprived areas in England.
Guide Post & Stakeford has a high crime rate, with approximately 80.9 reported incidents per 1,000 population each year.
Approximately 6.1% of homes on this street are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. Across the surrounding area, around 19.8% of dwellings are socially rented.
The average income per household in Guide Post & Stakeford is £40,704 per year.
No significant noise sources from railways or roads near NE22 7AQ.
Guide Post & Stakeford near NE22 7AQ has no flood risk (less than 0.1% chance of a flood each year) from rivers and sea.
The nearest station is Bedlington located about 1 miles away. There are no other stations nearby.
Based on 53 recent sales, the median property price is £125,000 (about £136 per square foot) in Sleekburn area, with individual transactions ranging from £36,755 up to £295,000.
| Type | Sales | Median | £/sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 13 | £250,000 | £220 |
| Semi-Detached | 12 | £110,000 | £130 |
| Terraced | 25 | £105,000 | £126 |
| Flats | 3 | £45,000 | £106 |
Sale price
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £155,000 | £42,500 | £86,750 | £76,250 |
| 2017 | £164,500 | £66,250 | £68,000 | £79,950 |
| 2018 | £180,000 | £50,000 | £92,000 | £70,000 |
| 2019 | £208,750 | £60,000 | £80,000 | £71,000 |
| 2020 | £212,500 | £53,750 | £129,475 | £85,000 |
| 2021 | £231,601 | £32,500 | £110,000 | £93,250 |
| 2022 | £237,500 | £51,350 | £98,250 | £91,000 |
| 2023 | £275,000 | £182,000 | £119,500 | £92,500 |
| 2024 | £235,000 | £182,000 | £108,000 | £105,000 |
| 2025 | £244,975 | £48,000 | £126,500 | £115,000 |
| 2026 | £257,000 | £45,000 | £86,250 | £98,500 |
Price per sq ft
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £149 | £55 | £104 | £97 |
| 2017 | £149 | £111 | £76 | £87 |
| 2018 | £126 | £43 | £110 | £84 |
| 2019 | £159 | £99 | £98 | £72 |
| 2020 | £174 | £77 | £156 | £90 |
| 2021 | £177 | £55 | £129 | £116 |
| 2022 | £206 | £73 | £124 | £108 |
| 2023 | £222 | £302 | £169 | £112 |
| 2024 | £216 | £332 | £143 | £126 |
| 2025 | £223 | £102 | £148 | £123 |
| 2026 | £210 | — | £104 | £102 |
There were 7 recent sold properties in the last 18 months near NE22 7AQ.
| Date | Address | Type | Tenure | Price | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Apr 2026 | 22, Thornley Terrace, Bedlington, NE22 7AQ | Terraced | Freehold | £105,000 | |
| 10 Oct 2025 | 25, Thornley Terrace, Bedlington, NE22 7AQ | Terraced | Freehold | £87,000 | |
| 30 Jun 2025 | 24, Thornley Terrace, Bedlington, NE22 7AQ | Terraced | Freehold | £98,625 | |
| 06 Mar 2026 | 8, Prospect Cottages, Bedlington, NE22 7AF | Detached | Freehold | £257,000 | |
| 01 Sept 2025 | 4, Prospect Cottages, Bedlington, NE22 7AF | Semi-Detached | Freehold | £165,000 |
In the NE22 7AQ postcode area, located within Guide Post & Stakeford, there are 4 primary and 0 secondary schools in close proximity.
Annual council tax rates for Northumberland district.
Council tax bands are based on the value of your property. Most homes fall into bands A to D.
Elected local representatives for NE22 7AQ, including ward councillors and the local member of parliament.
Roger Spriddell
Sleekburn - Elected 1 May 2025
Ian Lavery
Blyth and Ashington - Elected 4 Jul 2024
The area around NE22 7AQ records about 81 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, which is a high crime rate for England: it scores 8 out of 10 on the Area360 crime scale, where 10 is the highest crime level. Across North East as a whole the rate is about 117 per 1,000. The most common offences locally are violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting.
The median sale price around NE22 7AQ in Sleekburn is £125,000 (about £136 per square foot) based on 53 registered sales according to HM Land Registry data.
There are 5 schools close to NE22 7AQ, including Stakeford Primary School (Good), Mowbray Primary School (Good) and Cleaswell Hill School (Outstanding). Ratings are from the latest Ofsted inspections.
NE22 7AQ scores 7 out of 10 on the deprivation scale, where 10 is the most deprived. Its neighbourhood ranks 12,195 of 32,844 in England on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation (rank 1 is the most deprived).
The Member of Parliament for Blyth and Ashington covering NE22 7AQ is Ian Lavery (Labour Party), elected at the 2024 general election. The area is represented by 1 local councillor: Roger Spriddell (Reform UK).