Property market | £195,417 for a semi-detached property | |
Airport access | Closest airport is Newcastle (7.5 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 | Population of 9,951 | 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 (7.5 miles) | |
42.3mbps average broadband speeds (average broadband for UK) | |
Median age is 48.4 | 9,951 | 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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West Bedlington has a few stores nearby for groceries, including: Aldi Schalksmuhle Rd Bedlington, Lidl Red House Farm Bedlington, Morrisons Red House Farm Bedlington. There are a few pubs and bars nearby, including: Astons Late Bar, Bedlington Masonic Hall, Breakers Pool Bar & Lounge, The Red Lion, The Wharton Arms. Regarding restaurants and other types of eateries, there are a few nearby, including: Ashianna, Heaven & Earth, Lairds House, Plessey Wood Country Park, Ristorante Verdi, Sweechoo Chinese Restaurant, The Mustard Seed. We found one nearby cafe: Grays Cafe Bar. West Bedlington has a range of train stations and schools nearby, as shown in the map below.
The property market in West Bedlington 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 West Bedlington 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 West Bedlington, 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 West Bedlington, or click here to browse the longer list of West Bedlington property transactions from 2023.
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West Bedlington has a healthy number of schools nearby to choose from. There are a mix of both primary and secondary schools nearby, including Cleaswell Hill School, which was was rated as outstanding in 2017. 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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Cleaswell Hill School | Primary & Secondary Community special school - Mixed | Yes - 2017 |
St Bede's Catholic Primary School | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | Yes - 2015 |
Bedlington West End Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Choppington Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Mowbray Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Burnside Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Cramlington Northburn Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Bedlington Whitley Memorial Church of England Primary School | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | No |
Howard House School | Primary & Secondary Other independent special school - Mixed | No |
Meadowdale Academy | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | No |
St Benet Biscop Catholic Academy | Secondary school Academy converter - Mixed | No |
School | Type | Latest Rating | Parent View Reviews (if available) | Ofsted Report (if available) | Address |
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Cleaswell Hill School Save school | Primary & Secondary Community special school - Mixed | 1: Outstanding (3/3/2017) | 45 submissions 91.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Choppington |
Choppington Primary School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (3/27/2019) | Ofsted Report Link | Choppington | |
Mowbray Primary School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (1/29/2020) | Ofsted Report Link | Choppington | |
Burnside Primary School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (3/21/2012) | Ofsted Report Link | Cramlington | |
Cramlington Northburn Primary School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (3/14/2013) | 69 submissions 74.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Cramlington |
Bedlington Whitley Memorial Church of England Primary School Save school | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | 2: Good (6/24/2015) | Ofsted Report Link | Bedlington | |
Howard House School Save school | Primary & Secondary Other independent special school - Mixed | 2: Good (06/05/2022) | Ofsted Report Link | Bedlington | |
Meadowdale Academy Save school | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | 2: Good (6/20/2013) | Ofsted Report Link | Bedlington | |
St Bede's Catholic Primary School Save school | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | 2: Good (9/22/2016) | 20 submissions 95.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Bedlington |
Bedlington West End Primary School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (2/5/2015) | Ofsted Report Link | Bedlington | |
St Benet Biscop Catholic Academy Save school | Secondary school Academy converter - Mixed | 3: Requires Improvement (3/6/2019) | Ofsted Report Link | Bedlington |
School | Type |
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Cleaswell Hill School Ofsted report Save school | Primary & Secondary Latest rating - 1: Outstanding (3/3/2017) 45 submissions 91.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Choppington Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (3/27/2019) |
Mowbray Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (1/29/2020) |
Burnside Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (3/21/2012) |
Cramlington Northburn Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (3/14/2013) 69 submissions 74.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Bedlington Whitley Memorial Church of England Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (6/24/2015) |
Howard House School Ofsted report Save school | Primary & Secondary Latest rating - 2: Good (06/05/2022) |
Meadowdale Academy Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (6/20/2013) |
St Bede's Catholic Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (9/22/2016) 20 submissions 95.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Bedlington West End Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (2/5/2015) |
St Benet Biscop Catholic Academy Ofsted report Save school | Secondary school Latest rating - 3: Requires Improvement (3/6/2019) |
Station | Distance from West Bedlington | Commute options |
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Cramlington A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +26% from the previous year. | 4 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 |
Morpeth A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +6% from the previous year. | 5 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 |
Manors A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +33% from the previous year. | 14 miles |
- York (1 change(s) - 74 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 106 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Edinburgh Waverley (1 change(s) - 108 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 174 mins - TransPennine Express) 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). West Bedlington 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 West Bedlington.
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 Pont, River Blyth | Rivers Pont and Blyth 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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West Bedlington, Northumberland Affordability: Very affordable Hot property market | Semi-detached: £195,417 Detached: £360,191 | 74 | Primary: 5Secondary: 2 | 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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West Bedlington, Northumberland Affordability: Very affordable Hot property market | Semi-detached: £195,417 Detached: £360,191 | 74 | Primary: 5Secondary: 2 |
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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