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Find your town in Northumberland

Northumberland has 20 towns of 2,500 or more and 50 villages and smaller places. Towns are graded against towns across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland on cost of living, safety, schools, health and more.

20graded towns

3grade A− or better

50villages and smaller places

Blythlargest · 39,731

How Northumberland compares: its report card →

#1 in NorthumberlandCorbridgeA⁺

#2 in NorthumberlandPontelandA

#3 in NorthumberlandHaltwhistleA⁻

Hexham, Beaumont Street and Market Place

#4 in NorthumberlandHexhamB⁺

Northumberland at a glance

What Northumberland is like

The typical Northumberland town grades highest on cost of living and walkability against towns across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and lowest on jobs & income. Choose a subject to find the towns that do best on it.

The typical town, subject by subjectThe median Northumberland town against UK towns · the line marks the typical UK town

How Northumberland’s towns grade overall20 graded towns

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3 of 20 (15%) grade A− or better, against 25% of UK towns.

Every town ranked by scoreThe full Northumberland list, with what drives each grade Compare two townsSide by side, subject by subject

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20 towns · ordered by Northumberland rank

A⁺

Corbridge

Town · 2,888 people · #102 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁺SchoolsASafetyLowestCCost of living

Ponteland

Town · 10,149 people · #268 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAHealthAJobs & incomeLowestC⁻Cost of living

A⁻

Haltwhistle

Town · 3,646 people · #407 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁺SchoolsAWalkabilityLowestDJobs & income

B⁺

Hexham

Town · 10,945 people · #737 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁺WalkabilityA⁻SchoolsLowestCSafety

Pegswood

Town · 3,302 people · #785 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAHazard riskACost of livingLowestC⁻Jobs & income

Morpeth

Town · 14,419 people · #942 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁻SchoolsB⁺WalkabilityLowestDSafety

B⁻

Cramlington

Large town · 28,846 people · #959 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁻Cost of livingB⁺Hazard riskLowestCHealth

B⁻

Seaton Sluice

Town · 2,957 people · #967 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAHazard riskBSafetyLowestCHealth

B⁻

Seaton Delaval

Town · 8,012 people · #1,003 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁻Cost of livingB⁺SchoolsLowestC⁻Health

B⁻

Prudhoe

Town · 10,285 people · #1,068 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestACost of livingB⁺WalkabilityLowestC⁻Health

C⁺

Alnwick

Town · 8,432 people · #1,339 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAWalkabilityAHazard riskLowestDSafety

Hadston

Town · 2,713 people · #1,472 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestACost of livingAHazard riskLowestD⁻Jobs & income

Seghill

Town · 2,799 people · #1,479 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁻Cost of livingBHazard riskLowestDHealth

Berwick-upon-Tweed

Town · 13,181 people · #1,499 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAWalkabilityACost of livingLowestDSchools

Blyth

Large town · 39,731 people · #1,532 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestACost of livingB⁺WalkabilityLowestDHealth

Bedlington

Town · 16,186 people · #1,590 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestACost of livingAHazard riskLowestDHealth

C⁻

Stakeford

Town · 8,197 people · #1,647 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestACost of livingBHazard riskLowestDHealth

C⁻

Amble

Town · 5,852 people · #1,695 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAWalkabilityB⁺Cost of livingLowestD⁻Schools

C⁻

Ashington

Large town · 28,279 people · #1,781 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestACost of livingA⁻WalkabilityLowestD⁻Safety

Newbiggin-by-the-Sea

Town · 5,951 people · #1,936 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestACost of livingB⁺WalkabilityLowestD⁻Health

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Northumberland lists

Every list ranks the same 2,500+ towns, so a town’s rank means the same thing on each.

All Northumberland rankings →

Best places to live20 towns · #1 Corbridge Most affordable towns20 towns · #1 Hadston Safest towns20 towns · #1 Corbridge Towns with the best schools19 towns · #1 Haltwhistle Healthiest towns20 towns · #1 Ponteland Best towns for jobs & income20 towns · #1 Ponteland Most walkable towns20 towns · #1 Hexham Towns with the lowest flood risk20 towns · #1 Alnwick and 4 more Best towns for the outdoors20 towns · #1 Hadston Most historic towns20 towns · #1 Berwick-upon-Tweed and Hexham Towns with the most civic life20 towns · #1 Haltwhistle Towns with the highest household incomes20 towns · #1 PontelandDescribed, no letters Towns with the lowest council tax20 towns · #1 HadstonDescribed, no letters Towns with the mildest winters20 towns · #1 Newbiggin-by-the-SeaDescribed, no letters Towns with the warmest summers20 towns · #1 CorbridgeDescribed, no letters Towns with the coolest summers20 towns · #1 HaltwhistleDescribed, no letters Towns with the fewest frosts20 towns · #1 Newbiggin-by-the-SeaDescribed, no letters Driest towns20 towns · #1 CorbridgeDescribed, no letters Wettest towns20 towns · #1 HaltwhistleDescribed, no letters

Villages and small towns

50 smaller places in Northumberland

Places of 1,000 to 2,500 people have subject grades on their pages, but no overall grade or rank. The search at the top finds these too.

29 places under 1,000 people

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Sources: TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only · ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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