South Broomhill’s story
No listed buildings inside South Broomhill’s built-up area
28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →South BroomhillNorthumberland
Private rents average £695 a month. It is a village of 1,520 residents in Northumberland, North East.
Population
1,520
Census 2021 · Northumberland council
Median home
£265K
14 sales in 3 years
Median age
39
12% are 65+ · Northumberland 25%
Degree level
17%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
18%
of commuters · England 27%
Is South Broomhill a good place to live?
South Broomhill’s best grade is for hazard risk (A). Buying the median home, at £265,000, takes 5.7 years of household income in the Northumberland council area. Residents’ health trails most towns: life expectancy 77.2 for men, 82.7 for women. Safety lags: police record 46.8 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, and 1.6 home and vehicle crimes. Against UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people, it has more crime per resident than 90%.
Figures: flood risk, Environment Agency · life expectancy and incomes, ONS · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. South Broomhill has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Northumbria Police published 34 of the 36 months; rates are per year over the months published. No state school with published KS2 or GCSE results is in or within 3 km of this town, so it has no School Grade.
What makes South Broomhill stand out
The 3 things South Broomhill does most differently from other towns.
Degree level, 16+
Education
17% have a degree
Degree-level qualifications, residents 16+ (England’s towns 34%)
Northumberland 29%.
Homes built before 1919
History
28% of homes built before 1919
Against 15% in the typical UK town
Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period.
Rent against income, UK towns
Renting
£695 a month
Average private rent, 18% of what households in the area earn: less than in 96% of UK towns
ONS private rents, Northumberland council area.
How South Broomhill grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far South Broomhill is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
HealthAmong the weakest of the towns comparedDOpen →Hazard risk0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaAOpen →SafetyGraded on crime per residentC−Open →Jobs & incomeAbout average among the towns comparedC+Open →Cost of livingBased on what homes cost against what households earnBOpen →
SchoolsNot graded yet–
WalkabilityNot graded yet–
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
History0 listed buildingsC−Open →Outdoors0% live within 400 m of a park; 0 ha of public green space per 1,000 residentsD−Open →Civic life1.3 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryDOpen →
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in South Broomhill.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in South Broomhill than in Northumberland’s towns or England’s towns: 2% are under 15
Typical age in South Broomhill: 39, the median. People 65 and over make up 12% of the town, lower than both Northumberland’s towns (25%) and England’s towns (18%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 6.7% of the town.
39median age
South BroomhillNorthumberlandEngland
Ages · share of residents
12%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications25%
Apprenticeship8%
A levels or similar13%
Degree level17%
Women and men · all residents
11% women, 89% men
About 12 women for every 100 men. Across England, 51% of residents are women. A large institution, such as a prison, barracks, boarding school, university or care home, can tilt a town’s split: the census counts the people living there as residents.
| South Broomhill | Northumberland | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 2% | 15% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 6.7% | 9.4% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 56% | 22% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 28% | 25% |
| 65+ | 12% | 25% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 8.3% | 7.1% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 13% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 17% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Northumberland and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Schools
The schools around South Broomhill
South Broomhill’s two primaries have 211 pupils between them. Below is one of its 2 schools, and why it was picked.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Row Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 131 | – |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsSee all 2 schools →
Health
More people in South Broomhill live with a disability than in Northumberland’s towns or across England’s towns: 45%
At the census, 10% of people here described their health as bad or very bad. 63% of South Broomhill’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, lower than both Northumberland’s towns (78%) and England’s towns (82%). Seeing a GP means leaving South Broomhill: the nearest practice is 3.3 miles away.
63%good or very good healthDHealth Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 63%Fair 26%Bad or very bad 10%
| Census 2021 | South Broomhill | Northumberland | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 63% | 78% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 10% | 6.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 45% | 22% | 17% |
77.2
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
82.7
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Because the census answers ignore age, a younger population lifts them; that is why the Health Grade is built on age-adjusted measures like life expectancy and early deaths.
History
South Broomhill keeps more of its old housing than Northumberland’s towns or England’s towns: 28% built before 1919
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Historic England’s list has no building inside South Broomhill’s built-up area.
0listed buildingsC−History Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II0
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
28%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
0
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Safety
Crime per resident in South Broomhill is higher than in 77% of UK towns
Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 0.2 reports per 1,000, lower than both Northumberland’s towns (16.9) and England’s towns (7.8). South Broomhill logged 99 reported offences in a year (to August 2026), plus 1 complaints of anti-social conduct. Violence and sexual offences accounted for 57% of recorded crime.
46.8violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearC−Safety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 10% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: more crime than most for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual56
Other crime22
Public order7
Drugs6
Damage & arson5
Burglary2
Other theft1
Shoplifting0
Anti-social1
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.
46.8
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
1.6
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
0.2
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
99
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C+
Only 10% of South Broomhill’s commuters work within 5 km, fewer than in Northumberland’s towns or England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 32% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
1.2% of 16 to 64s claimed unemployment benefits in 2026, below Northumberland’s towns (2.6%) and England’s towns (2.3%) alike. Driving is how 63% of commuters got to work at the census. A household here earns £41K a year before tax, on average.
18%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving63%
On foot15%
Bus2%
Bicycle1%
10%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
32%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£41K
mean household income, before tax
1.2%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
HousingCost of living grade B
More households own their home in South Broomhill than in Northumberland’s towns or across England’s towns: 84%
Social housing holds 3% of households. 13% rent privately, below Northumberland’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (21%) alike. The £265,000 median rests on 14 standard sales inside the built-up area (September 2023 to August 2026).
£265Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
South Broomhill£265K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £270,000 | 7 |
84%
of households own their home · England 61%
13%
rent privately · England 21%
£695
average private rent a month, Northumberland council area
£2,568
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about South Broomhill
14pages on South Broomhill
The big questions
SafetyC−46.8 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingBMedian home £265K · rent £695 a monthHousing5 sold in 12 monthsSchools2 state schoolsHealthDLife expectancy 77.2 (men), 82.7 (women)Work & commuteC+77% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsA0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
South Broomhill’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
HadstonFeltonAmbleWarkworthWiddrington StationShilbottleEllingtonSouth Broomhill
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Broomhill | 1,520 | — | — | B | C− | D |
| Hadston | 2,713 | 1.5 | C | A | D | D |
| Felton | 1,270 | 2.9 | — | C+ | A+ | B− |
| Amble | 5,852 | 3.1 | C− | B+ | C− | C |
| Warkworth | 1,412 | 3.1 | — | C | B+ | C+ |
| Widdrington Station | 2,495 | 4.1 | — | A | C | D |
| Shilbottle | 1,787 | 5.6 | — | A− | A− | C |
| Ellington | 2,131 | 5.8 | — | A− | B− | C− |
Felton, Warkworth, Widdrington Station, Shilbottle and Ellington have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about South Broomhill
Who lives in South Broomhill?
At the 2021 Census, 6.7% of South Broomhill’s 1,520 residents were 15 to 24 and 12% were 65 or over, against 12% and 18% across England’s towns.
Is South Broomhill safe?
Burglary was rare, with 2 reports in the year.
Does South Broomhill flood?
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
About South Broomhill
Village in Northumberland, England
South Broomhill is a built-up area of 1,520 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
- Population
- 1,520 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Northumberland
- County
- Northumberland
- Region
- North East
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km²)
- ONS code
- E63000028
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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