Property market | £195,417 for a semi-detached property | |
Airport access | Closest airport is Newcastle (11.9 miles) | |
Broadband | 42.3mbps average broadband speeds (average broadband for UK) | |
Ethnic diversity | White: 97.6% residents (vs 81.7% England & Wales) Other: 2.4% residents (vs 18.3% England & Wales) | |
Socio-economic status | Ranked 367 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 105 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Wansbeck level) | |
Community | Median age is 48.4 | Happiness is Above Average for Northumberland, Average for UK | |
Crime | 3.0 burglaries per 1k people (Northumberland) | |
Commute (approx) | - York (71 mins) - Edinburgh Waverley (74 mins) | |
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£195,417 for a semi-detached property | |
Closest airport is Newcastle (11.9 miles) | |
42.3mbps average broadband speeds (average broadband for UK) | |
Median age is 48.4 | Happiness is Above Average for Northumberland, Average for UK | |
Ranked 367 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 105 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Wansbeck level) | |
3.0 burglaries per 1k people (Northumberland) | |
- York (71 mins) - Edinburgh Waverley (74 mins) | |
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Ashington has a good numbers of stores nearby to choose from, including: Aldi High Market Ashington, Asda Ashington Superstore, Iceland Ashington, Lidl Hirst Ashington, Morrisons Daily Stakeford Gordon Terrace. There are many pubs and bars nearby, including: Ashington Masonic Hall, Ashington Royal British Legion, Block & Tackle, Half Moon Inn, Hop 77, New Grand Street, Pigeon & Whippet, The Conchie Public ... (see map below for more bars and associated links). Regarding restaurants and other types of eateries, we found many nearby, including: Admiral, Ameera, Ashington Academy, Banana Beach, Bettinis, Brightside, Colliers, Cream Curls, Deli Express, Eats & Treats, Expresso Amusements, La Cu... (see map below for more). There are a few cafes and coffee shops nearby, including: Coffee Central, Crossroads Coffee Shop, HVS Coffee Shop, Wansbeck Cafe. Ashington has a range of train stations and schools nearby, as shown in the map below.
The property market in Ashington has had a steep increase over the last few years and accelerating growth. Based on data published on 15 November 2023, on average a detached house costs £360,191, which is up 7.8% on last year. A semi-detached house on average costs £195,417 (up 5.0% on last year) , a terraced house £160,234 (up 4.0% on last year) and a flat £101,585. Renting a two bedroom flat will cost you approximately £465 per month. Property prices in Ashington are similar to the average property prices across Northumberland and are slightly lower compared to other locations with a similar density in England. When looking at the annual change in property prices in Ashington, prices have risen at a similar rate compared to the annual average price change seen across the Northumberland region.
Property data is based on Northumberland level pricing data and is as at September 2023 (publicised 15 November 2023)
Detached and Semi-detached House Trend (£) to September 2023
County | Avg Detached Price | Annual Change | Avg Semi-Detached Price | Annual Change |
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Rutland | £557,774 | +11.3% | £341,529 | +11.7% |
Northumberland | £333,743 | +7.3% | £183,403 | +6.1% |
Lancashire | £326,887 | +4.3% | £195,848 | +3.4% |
Leicestershire | £432,076 | +3.9% | £262,308 | +3.0% |
Derbyshire | £340,545 | +3.7% | £209,276 | +2.9% |
Oxfordshire | £706,629 | +3.5% | £450,305 | +3.5% |
Merseyside | £340,051 | +3.4% | £214,398 | +2.4% |
Gloucestershire | £536,963 | +3.4% | £330,457 | +3.4% |
Nottinghamshire | £334,429 | +2.8% | £206,257 | +2.8% |
Wiltshire | £521,688 | +2.7% | £328,877 | +3.0% |
Greater Manchester | £396,806 | +2.7% | £254,125 | +2.3% |
West Yorkshire | £351,673 | +2.5% | £210,889 | +2.0% |
West Midlands | £407,684 | +2.2% | £245,250 | +2.4% |
East Riding of Yorkshire | £326,098 | +2.2% | £203,163 | +2.1% |
Staffordshire | £364,884 | +2.1% | £221,783 | +2.1% |
Herefordshire | £434,518 | +2.1% | £276,148 | +2.2% |
South Yorkshire | £284,409 | +2.0% | £182,869 | +1.9% |
West Sussex | £686,980 | +1.9% | £441,716 | +2.3% |
Kent | £619,795 | +1.8% | £386,201 | +1.4% |
Shropshire | £404,408 | +1.8% | £252,891 | +1.8% |
Warwickshire | £515,326 | +1.8% | £299,238 | +1.3% |
Devon | £503,963 | +1.6% | £337,624 | +2.3% |
North Yorkshire | £422,027 | +1.5% | £265,231 | +1.2% |
Norfolk | £406,137 | +1.4% | £267,820 | +1.2% |
North Northamptonshire | £426,370 | +1.3% | £254,947 | +1.2% |
Buckinghamshire | £853,940 | +1.2% | £460,891 | +1.2% |
West Northamptonshire | £478,844 | +0.9% | £279,006 | +0.7% |
Hampshire | £628,455 | +0.6% | £386,140 | +1.0% |
Lincolnshire | £307,354 | +0.6% | £205,466 | +1.4% |
Worcestershire | £455,558 | +0.6% | £276,201 | +0.9% |
Essex | £586,972 | +0.4% | £379,804 | 0.0% |
Somerset | £465,131 | +0.3% | £296,160 | +0.7% |
Suffolk | £454,636 | +0.2% | £283,920 | +0.6% |
East Sussex | £595,763 | +0.1% | £385,074 | +0.4% |
Cambridgeshire | £486,349 | 0.0% | £330,028 | +0.2% |
Surrey | £957,680 | -0.2% | £546,201 | +0.7% |
Isle of Wight | £435,441 | -0.4% | £298,787 | 0.0% |
Hertfordshire | £939,983 | -0.7% | £542,021 | -0.2% |
Cornwall | £453,159 | -1.1% | £300,170 | -0.6% |
Dorset | £528,863 | -1.3% | £348,080 | -0.8% |
Recent property transactions in the area
Listed below are some recent property purchases in the area, to give you an idea of the market. Click on a postcode if you would like to see data on that specific area of Ashington, or click here to browse the longer list of Ashington property transactions from 2023.
Ashington has a healthy number of schools nearby to choose from. There are a mix of both primary and secondary schools nearby, including Rosewood Independent School (Independent school) which is both a primary and secondary school and is based in YMCA Northumberland, Ashington. Example schools in the area are listed below, with some information on their rating and access criteria.
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School | Type | Outstanding? |
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Stakeford Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Linton Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Bothal Primary School | Primary Foundation school - Mixed | No |
Ringway Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
St Aidan's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | No |
Central Primary School | Primary Foundation school - Mixed | No |
NCEA Duke's Secondary School | Secondary school Academy sponsor led - Mixed | No |
Gust Independent School | Primary & Secondary Other independent special school - Mixed | No |
Ashington Academy | Secondary school Academy sponsor led - Mixed | No |
Buzz Learning Independent Specialist School | Secondary school Other independent special school - Mixed | No |
NCEA Bishop's Primary School | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | No |
NCEA Castle School | Primary & Secondary Academy special converter - Mixed | No |
Rosewood Independent School | Primary & Secondary Other independent school - Mixed | No |
School | Type | Latest Rating | Parent View Reviews (if available) | Ofsted Report (if available) | Address |
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Ashington Academy Save school | Secondary school Academy sponsor led - Mixed | 2: Good (3/24/2022) | 153 submissions 85.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Ashington |
Buzz Learning Independent Specialist School Save school | Secondary school Other independent special school - Mixed | 2: Good (13/02/2020) | Ofsted Report Link | Northumberland | |
NCEA Bishop's Primary School Save school | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | 2: Good (10/19/2022) | 51 submissions 94.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Ashington |
Ringway Primary School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (5/2/2019) | Ofsted Report Link | Choppington | |
Stakeford Primary School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (3/30/2017) | 12 submissions 91.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Choppington |
Linton Primary School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (6/26/2019) | Ofsted Report Link | Morpeth | |
NCEA Castle School Save school | Primary & Secondary Academy special converter - Mixed | 2: Good (11/9/2022) | 38 submissions 87.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Ashington |
Bothal Primary School Save school | Primary Foundation school - Mixed | 2: Good (4/25/2018) | Ofsted Report Link | Ashington | |
Rosewood Independent School Save school | Primary & Secondary Other independent school - Mixed | 3: Requires Improvement (30/09/2021) | Ofsted Report Link | Ashington | |
Central Primary School Save school | Primary Foundation school - Mixed | 3: Requires Improvement (10/11/2019) | Ofsted Report Link | Ashington | |
Gust Independent School Save school | Primary & Secondary Other independent special school - Mixed | 3: Requires Improvement (17/02/2022) | Ofsted Report Link | Ashington | |
NCEA Duke's Secondary School Save school | Secondary school Academy sponsor led - Mixed | 4: Inadequate (3/4/2020) | 50 submissions 72.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Ashington |
St Aidan's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School Save school | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | Ashington |
School | Type |
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Ashington Academy Ofsted report Save school | Secondary school Latest rating - 2: Good (3/24/2022) 153 submissions 85.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Buzz Learning Independent Specialist School Ofsted report Save school | Secondary school Latest rating - 2: Good (13/02/2020) |
NCEA Bishop's Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (10/19/2022) 51 submissions 94.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Ringway Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (5/2/2019) |
Stakeford Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (3/30/2017) 12 submissions 91.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Linton Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (6/26/2019) |
NCEA Castle School Ofsted report Save school | Primary & Secondary Latest rating - 2: Good (11/9/2022) 38 submissions 87.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Bothal Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (4/25/2018) |
Rosewood Independent School Ofsted report Save school | Primary & Secondary Latest rating - 3: Requires Improvement (30/09/2021) |
Central Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 3: Requires Improvement (10/11/2019) |
Gust Independent School Ofsted report Save school | Primary & Secondary Latest rating - 3: Requires Improvement (17/02/2022) |
NCEA Duke's Secondary School Ofsted report Save school | Secondary school Latest rating - 4: Inadequate (3/4/2020) 50 submissions 72.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
St Aidan's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary |
Station | Distance from Ashington | Commute options |
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Morpeth A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +6% from the previous year. | 6 miles |
- York (82 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Edinburgh Waverley (121 mins - London North Eastern Railway - £481 monthly fare) View details - Leeds (106 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Glasgow Queen Street (1 change(s) - 143 mins - ScotRail) View details - Glasgow Central (1 change(s) - 153 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 178 mins - TransPennine Express) View details |
Cramlington A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +26% from the previous year. | 8 miles |
- York (1 change(s) - 84 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Edinburgh Waverley (1 change(s) - 97 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 116 mins - CrossCountry) View details |
The table below lists ethnicities living in the local authority (Northumberland) as per the data published in December 2022. Source: ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk
Ethnicity | % of Northumberland residents | Benchmark:% of England & Wales residents |
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White | 97.6% | 81.7% |
Asian | 1.1% | 9.3% |
Mixed | 0.8% | 2.9% |
Other | 0.3% | 2.1% |
Black | 0.2% | 4.0% |
The table below lists the types of occupations that residents have, at the Wansbeck consituency level. Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
Type of occupation | % of residents (over 16 years old) | Rank within England & Wales |
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Intermediate occupations | 12.8% | |
Small employers and own account workers | 7.9% | |
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 9.6% | 367 out of 573 |
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 19.5% | |
Lower supervisory and technical occupations | 7.1% | |
Semi-routine occupations | 14.0% | |
Routine occupations | 13.5% | |
Never worked / long-term unemployed | 11.2% | 105 out of 573 |
Full-time students | 4.4% |
Relative to the UK average, the average broadband download speed in Northumberland is slow (42mbps). Ashington is consistent with this, with average download speeds of 42.3mbps. You can also view really detailed broadband information at the Wansbeck level, via data.parliament.uk, here.
Average speed | 42.3 mbps |
% households with superfast broadband access | 96.8% |
% households unable to access decent broadband | 0.1% |
Crime stats were found at the Northumberland level:
Type | Northumberland | UK |
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Total Crimes (per thousand people) | 74 | 93 |
Burglaries (per thousand people) | 3 | 5 |
Public Order Offences (per thousand people) | 9 | 10 |
Bicycle Thefts (per thousand people) | 0 | 1 |
Violence Against People (per thousand people) | 30 | 36 |
We use an API provided by Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to identify any live flood warnings to be aware of and we also provide insight into whether flooding could occur from rivers, sea and groundwater within 1km of Ashington.
There are no live flood warnings in the area, according to our interpretation of the DEFRA API.
The areas in the table below have been identified by the DEFRA API as areas where it is possible for flooding to occur from rivers, sea and in some locations, groundwater. Some of these areas will have measures in place to minimise the risk of flooding and they may be monitored by the Flood Warning Service.
Area | Cause | Description |
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North East | North Sea | North Sea from Berwick to St Mary's Lighthouse |
North East | River Wansbeck, River Font, Hart Burn | Rivers Wansbeck, Font, Hart Burn and their tributaries |
North East | River Lyne, Sleek Burn, Seaton Burn | Coastal rivers in South Northumberland including the River Lyne, Sleek Burn and Seaton Burn |
Name | Property market | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby | Socio Economic |
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Ashington, Northumberland Affordability: Very affordable Hot property market | Semi-detached: £195,417 Detached: £360,191 | 74 | Primary: 7Secondary: 6 | 9.6% residents in higher managerial positions 11.2% residents long-term unemployed |
Allendale Town, Northumberland Affordability: Very affordable Hot property market | Semi-detached: £195,417 Detached: £360,191 | 74 | Primary: 1Secondary: | N/A |
Corbridge, Northumberland Affordability: Very affordable Hot property market | Semi-detached: £195,417 Detached: £360,191 | 74 | Primary: 2Secondary: 1 | 16.8% residents in higher managerial positions 6.8% residents long-term unemployed |
Shotley Bridge, Northumberland Affordability: Very affordable Hot property market | Semi-detached: £195,417 Detached: £360,191 | 74 | Primary: 5Secondary: 1 | 16.8% residents in higher managerial positions 6.8% residents long-term unemployed |
Name | Property | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby |
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Ashington, Northumberland Affordability: Very affordable Hot property market | Semi-detached: £195,417 Detached: £360,191 | 74 | Primary: 7Secondary: 6 |
Allendale Town, Northumberland Affordability: Very affordable Hot property market | Semi-detached: £195,417 Detached: £360,191 | 74 | Primary: 1Secondary: |
Corbridge, Northumberland Affordability: Very affordable Hot property market | Semi-detached: £195,417 Detached: £360,191 | 74 | Primary: 2Secondary: 1 |
Shotley Bridge, Northumberland Affordability: Very affordable Hot property market | Semi-detached: £195,417 Detached: £360,191 | 74 | Primary: 5Secondary: 1 |
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