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Thinking of living at NE46 3LJ? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Sele First School | Primary | 100 m | – |
| St Mary's Catholic First School, Hexham | Primary | 450 m | – |
| Hexham First School | Primary | 1.4 km | – |
| St Joseph's Catholic Middle School, Hexham | Secondary | 850 m | – |
| Queen Elizabeth High School | Secondary | 1000 m | Attainment 8: 50.7 · 16.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hexham Middle School | Secondary | 1000 m | – |
Every primary near NE46 3LJ, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golf | Tynedale Golf Club | 490 m | 4 |
| Tennis | Hexham Tennis Club | 350 m | 2 |
| Swimming | Wentworth Swimming Pool | 620 m | 2 |
| Bowls | Hexham House Bowling Club | 240 m | 1 |
| Cricket | Tynedale Cricket Club | 290 m | 1 |
| Athletics | Wentworth Leisure Centre | 640 m | 1 |
| Canoe | Hexham Canoe Club | 750 m | 1 |
| Squash | Hexham Golf Club Ltd | 890 m | 1 |
| Multi-sport | Dukeshouse Wood | 1.9 km | 1 |
| Climbing | Dukeshouse Wood | 1.9 km | 1 |
| Football | Dukeshouse Wood | 1.9 km | 1 |
| Fitness | Dukeshouse Wood | 1.9 km | 1 |
| Racecourse | Hexham RaceCourse | 2.5 km | 1 |
| Horse racing | Hexham Racecourse | 3.0 km | 1 |
Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Hexham, about a 10-minute walk (750 m), with 431k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Newcastle.
The nearest bus stop is Aldi, 300 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 683).
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 59 minutes away by public transport (32 by car).
The nearest primary school is The Sele First School, a few minutes' walk (100 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is St Joseph's Catholic Middle School, Hexham, 850 m away.
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Aldi, 350 m away, with Hexham Service Station closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Burn Brae Medical Group (850 m), with Tesco Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (400 m).
For a haircut, Studio 19 is 250 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Victoria Infirmary, 31 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 56% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 73% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 11 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 51 restaurants and cafés and 16 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Core Music is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and The Tannery the nearest pub (100 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 64 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
Much of it is protected: 40% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Hexham, Acomb).
There are 281 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 18% flats and 27% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
It's growing: about 142 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Hexham House Grounds, 200 m away; for exercise, No Limits (500 m).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 3.1 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Newcastle is 27 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 180 km.
58 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Neighbours tend to stay put: 43% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 29% are 65 or over.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.