Widdrington Station’s story
No listed buildings inside Widdrington Station’s built-up area
7% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Widdrington StationNorthumberland
Private rents average £695 a month. With 2,495 residents, it is a village in Northumberland, North East.
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Photo: C G Burke · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
2,495
Census 2021 · Northumberland council
Median home
£176K
183 sales in 3 years
Median age
46.7
25% are 65+ · Northumberland 25%
Degree level
23%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
10%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Widdrington Station a good place to live?
Buying a home costs less than in most towns (A): the median home sold for £175,745, 3.8 years of area income. Where it falls short is jobs & income (D−) — the mean household earns £41,423 a year. Natural hazards are less of a worry than in most UK towns (A). It lags on health as well — life expectancy 77.2 for men, 82.7 for women.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · income and life expectancy, ONS · claimants, DWP · flood risk, Environment Agency. An overall grade needs 2,500 residents, so Widdrington Station is graded subject by subject only.
Northumbria Police published 34 of the 36 months; rates are per year over the months published. The state schools in and within 3 km of this town had fewer than 30 pupils in published KS2 or GCSE results, too few to grade, so it has no School Grade.
What makes Widdrington Station stand out
The 3 things Widdrington Station does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
10% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
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.
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
37% below the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
How Widdrington Station grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Widdrington Station is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Jobs & incomeGraded on incomes, poverty and employmentD−Open →Hazard risk0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaAOpen →Cost of livingHomes are very affordable for local incomesAOpen →HealthNear the bottom of the towns comparedDOpen →WalkabilityGraded on how easily people get around without a carCOpen →SafetyMore crime than in most townsCOpen →
SchoolsNot graded yet–
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
History0 listed buildingsD−Open →Outdoors88% live within 400 m of a park; 1 ha of public green space per 1,000 residentsC+Open →Civic life1.2 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 Widdrington Station.
History
Widdrington Station has fewer old homes than Northumberland’s towns or England’s towns: 7% 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 Widdrington Station’s built-up area.
0listed buildingsD−History Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II0
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
7%
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
Schools
The schools around Widdrington Station
The town has one school, shown below. Its one primary school teaches 156 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grange View Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 156 | – |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
HousingCost of living grade A
Widdrington Station gets an A for cost of living grade
Private renters make up 15% of households, about level with Northumberland’s towns (15%) and below England’s towns (21%). 66% of households are owner-occupiers. Also worth knowing: 183 standard sales inside Widdrington Station’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 put the median at £175,745.
£176Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Widdrington Station£176K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £210,183 | 81 |
| Semi-detached | £154,995 | 72 |
| Terraced | £118,000 | 29 |
66%
of households own their home · England 61%
15%
rent privately · England 21%
£695
average private rent a month, Northumberland council area
£2,585
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Health
Widdrington Station’s life expectancy trails 78% of UK towns
At the census, 21% of people here had a disability, about level with Northumberland’s towns (22%) and above England’s towns (17%). The nearest A&E to Widdrington Station is Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, 11.5 miles away. One GP practice serves the town; 83% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. 77% of people in Widdrington Station rate their own health good or very good.
77%good or very good healthDHealth Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 77%Fair 16%Bad or very bad 7%
| Census 2021 | Widdrington Station | Northumberland | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 77% | 78% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.8% | 6.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 21% | 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.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade D−
Commuters in Widdrington Station travel far: only 6% go under 5 km, fewer than in Northumberland’s towns and across England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 21% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 10% of commuters at the census. Unemployment benefit claims came to 3.4% of 16 to 64s in 2026, higher than both Northumberland’s towns (2.5%) and England’s towns (2.3%). About 3% of its commuters stay in Widdrington Station for work. There are 0.1 jobs in Widdrington Station for each resident in work.
10%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving87%
On foot5%
Bus5%
Train1%
6%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
21%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£41K
mean household income, before tax
3.4%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
C
Walkability: more walkable than 28% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Safety
Burglary and damage hit Widdrington Station harder than Northumberland’s towns or England’s towns: 13.3 per 1,000 residents a year
Violent crime ran at 30.3 per 1,000 residents a year, above both Northumberland’s towns (24.8) and England’s towns (22). Over the year to August 2026, 110 offences were reported in Widdrington Station, along with 51 incidents of anti-social behaviour. For its size, Widdrington Station records more crime per resident than 86% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people. Violence and sexual offences accounted for 42% of recorded crime.
30.3violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearCSafety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 14% 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 & sexual46
Damage & arson15
Public order14
Burglary12
Other crime8
Vehicle crime5
Shoplifting3
Other theft3
Anti-social51
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.
30.3
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
13.3
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
21.5
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
110
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.
Who lives here
Fewer people in Widdrington Station hold a degree than in Northumberland’s towns or England’s towns: 23%
15% are under 15, near Northumberland’s towns (15%) and lower than England’s towns (18%). Over-65s are 25% of the population. Ages in Widdrington Station split evenly at 46.7: half are older, half younger. The 15-to-24 age group makes up nearly one in ten residents.
46.7median age
Widdrington StationNorthumberlandEngland
Ages · share of residents
25%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications21%
Apprenticeship8%
A levels or similar20%
Degree level23%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Widdrington Station | Northumberland | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 15% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 9.4% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 22% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 28% | 25% |
| 65+ | 25% | 25% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.8% | 7.1% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 23% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Northumberland and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Widdrington Station
14pages on Widdrington Station
The big questions
SafetyC30.3 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingAMedian home £176K · rent £695 a monthHousing38 sold in 12 months · busiest street Charles DriveSchools1 state schoolHealthDLife expectancy 77.2 (men), 82.7 (women)Work & commuteD−39% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsA0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Widdrington Station’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
EllingtonLynemouthHadstonSouth BroomhillPegswoodAshingtonNewbiggin-by-the-SeaWiddrington Station
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Widdrington Station | 2,495 | — | — | A | C | D |
| Ellington | 2,131 | 2.3 | — | A− | B− | C− |
| Lynemouth | 1,685 | 3.4 | — | A | D | D |
| Hadston | 2,713 | 3.8 | C | A | D | D |
| South Broomhill | 1,520 | 4.1 | — | B | C− | D |
| Pegswood | 3,302 | 4.3 | B | A | C | C |
| Ashington | 28,279 | 4.5 | C− | A | D− | D− |
| Newbiggin-by-the-Sea | 5,951 | 5.3 | D | A | D | D− |
Ellington, Lynemouth and South Broomhill have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Widdrington Station
Is Widdrington Station expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £175,745, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £118,000, semi-detached houses £154,995 and detached houses £210,183.
Does Widdrington Station flood?
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
About Widdrington Station
Village in Northumberland, England
Widdrington Station is a built-up area of 2,495 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
- 2,495 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Northumberland
- County
- Northumberland
- Region
- North East
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km²)
- ONS code
- E63000032
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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