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A town of 2,888 in Northumberland, North East.
Corbridge grades A+ overall against UK towns: better than 95% of UK towns, and #1 of 20 in Northumberland. Its strongest subject is schools (A+): primary results beat 96% of towns in England. Its weakest is cost of living (C): median sale £396,250, 8.5 years of area income; rent £695 a month.
Northumbria Police published 34 of the 36 months; rates are per year over the months published.
The 3 things Corbridge does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Corbridge is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 61 buildings inside Corbridge’s built-up area, 3 of them Grade I, and 4 scheduled monuments.
23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
The archive holds 2 old photos and postcards going back to 1882.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Corbridge.
Corbridge sits above both Northumberland’s towns (25%) and England’s towns (18%) on this measure. Under-15s account for 12% of the population. Corbridge has a median age of 57.9.
53% women, 47% men
About 88 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Corbridge | Northumberland | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 15% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 5.9% | 9.4% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 22% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 28% | 25% |
| 65+ | 38% | 25% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.7% | 7.1% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 14% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 42% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Northumberland and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Corbridge Middle School’s results beat 83% of schools in England like it. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corbridge (VA) Church of England First SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 143 | – |
| Corbridge Middle SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 367 | A− |
Burglary and damage came to 4.2 per 1,000 residents a year, below both Northumberland’s towns (10.6) and England’s towns (9.4). Violent crime runs at 10.8 per 1,000 residents a year. Police recorded 75 crimes inside Corbridge’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 22 reports of anti-social behaviour.
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
Women here live to 86.6 on average and men to 82.1 (2019–23). The nearest A&E to Corbridge is Royal Victoria Infirmary, 15.7 miles away. One GP practice serves the town; 95% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey.
| Census 2021 | Corbridge | Northumberland | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 80% | 78% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.8% | 6.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 22% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
That puts Corbridge above both Northumberland’s towns (45) and England’s towns (39). Corbridge’s listed buildings include Church of St Andrew, Grade I. Corbridge has 61 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 3 Grade I, 2 Grade II*.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
On this, Corbridge is above both Northumberland’s towns (65%) and England’s towns (61%). Private renters make up 13% of households. Corbridge is the second most expensive of the 20 towns in Northumberland, at £396,250.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £525,000 | 66 |
| Semi-detached | £350,000 | 37 |
| Terraced | £340,000 | 40 |
| Flat or maisonette | £133,000 | 27 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 38% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
In the comparison, Corbridge comes below both Northumberland’s towns (34%) and England’s towns (45%). 18% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Corbridge. Best known first.
Castle · English HeritageAydon Castle1 km outside town, to the northeast
CastleDilston Castle1.6 km outside town, to the southwest
CastleBeaufront Castle2.3 km outside town, to the northwest
CastleHalton Castle2.5 km outside town, to the northHistoric siteHistoric site · English HeritageCorbridge Roman Town Fort300 m outside town, to the westCastleCastleMoot Hall4.9 km outside town, to the westPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
61 listed buildings in Corbridge, 3 of them Grade I.
Vicars Pele: Photo: RHaworth · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Low Hall: Photo: Les Hull · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Church of St Andrew: Photo: Mike Quinn · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Black Bull Inn: Photo: Victuallers · CC BY-SA 4.0
21 notable people were born in Corbridge.
Steve Bruce: Ronnie Macdonald, CC BY 2.0 · David Mackenzie: Thierry Sollerot from Vernon (Eure, Hte Normandie), FRANCE, CC0 · Keith Armstrong: Don Bigileone, CC BY 2.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corbridge | 2,888 | — | A+ | C | A | A |
| Hexham | 10,945 | 3.7 | B+ | B− | C | B− |
| Acomb | 1,155 | 4 | — | B+ | A− | B− |
| Stocksfield | 1,944 | 5.2 | — | B− | A+ | A |
| Ovingham | 1,155 | 5.9 | — | A− | B− | B |
| Prudhoe | 10,285 | 6.5 | B− | A | C | C− |
| Wylam | 1,661 | 7.6 | — | C+ | A+ | B+ |
| Chopwell | 2,530 | 8.9 | D | B | D− | D |
Acomb, Stocksfield, Ovingham and Wylam have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Primary results beat 96% of towns in England (Department for Education, Key Stage 2). Corbridge has 2 state schools; places are handled by Northumberland council.
Police recorded 75 crimes inside Corbridge’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, 40% of them violence and sexual offences, a police category that includes harassment and stalking.
That is 8.7 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I buildings include Church of St Andrew. It also has 4 scheduled monuments.
Town in Northumberland, England
Corbridge is a built-up area of 2,888 people, in the Northumberland council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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