Blyth and Ashington

House prices

Updated Mar 2026

Detached Semi-detached Terraced Flat

Property type	Latest	YoY	Since 1995	vs England
Detached	£263k	+1.2%	+281%	-38%
Semi-detached	£159k	+1.0%	+272%	-43%
Terraced	£117k	+6.6%	+334%	-53%
Flat	£62k	-5.4%	+182%	-74%

Schools

Updated Apr 2026

10 nearest schools offering GCSEs · results 2024–25

School	Distance	Admissions	Attainment 8	English & Maths 5+
Bedlington Academy	1.0 mi	Non-sel	47.4	44%

Rents

	Yours	Trend	Position
All bedrooms	£659
1 bed	£468
2 bed	£596
3 bed	£726
4+ bed	£1,081

Crime

Reported crimes per month

	Yours	Trend	Position
All crime	1
Violence & sexual offences	107
Burglary	8
Anti-social behaviour	130

GP practices

Updated Apr 2026

Name	Type	Distance
THE GABLES MEDICAL GROUP	GP practice	1.0 mi
GUIDEPOST MEDICAL GROUP	GP practice	2.2 mi
SEATON PARK MEDICAL GROUP	GP practice	2.1 mi
BEDLINGTONSHIRE MED.GROUP	GP practice	2.4 mi
RAILWAY MEDICAL GROUP	GP practice	4.2 mi

Transport

Updated Apr 2026

Name	Type	Distance
Bedlington Rail Station	Rail station	0.9 mi
Bedlington Railway Station	Rail station	0.9 mi
Blyth Bebside Rail Station	Rail station	2.6 mi
Blyth Bebside Railway Station	Rail station	2.6 mi
Ashington Rail Station	Rail station	3.2 mi

Broadband

Availability of fast broadband

	Yours	Trend	Position
Superfast (30Mbps+)	99.4%
Gigabit	94.8%
Full fibre (FTTP)	94.8%

Mobile coverage

	Yours	Trend	Position
Indoor 4G (all operators)	89.5%
Indoor voice (all)	98.2%
5G outdoor (any)	—

Deprivation

Updated Oct 2025

	More deprivedLess deprived	Blyth and Ashington average (lo–hi)
Overall		32% (0–97)
Income		34% (0–98)
Employment		27% (0–90)
Education		33% (1–90)
Health		20% (0–73)
Crime		26% (0–100)
Housing & services		80% (22–100)
Living environment		58% (2–100)

Your MP

Updated Apr 2026

Ian Lavery MP

Labour

Blyth and Ashington

ian.lavery.mp@parliament.uk

https://www.ianlavery.co.uk/

Green spaces

Updated Apr 2026

Name	Type	Distance
Greenspace access point	Play space	0.6 mi
Greenspace access point	Playing field	0.6 mi
Greenspace access point	Play space	0.6 mi
Greenspace access point	Playing field	0.7 mi
Greenspace access point	Play space	0.8 mi

Listed buildings

Updated Apr 2026

Name	Grade	Distance
Farmbuildings to North-east of Sleekburn Cottage Farmhouse	II	0.9 mi
Sleekburn Cottage Farmhouse	II	0.9 mi
Stakeford and Bomarsund War Memorial	II	0.8 mi
Choppington War Memorial	II	2.3 mi
Church of St Paul the Apostle	II	2.0 mi

Companies

	Yours	Trend	Position
Active companies	11,968
Total registered	12,881
Dormant	292
New (last year)	1,637
New (last 5 years)	5,452

Air quality

	Yours	Trend	Position
PM2.5	5
PM10	10
NO₂	5
NOₓ	6

Road casualties

	Yours	Trend	Position
All collisions	2
Fatal	0
Serious	0
Killed/serious	0
Pedestrian	1
Cyclist	1

Traffic

	Yours	Trend	Position
All motor vehicles	2,082,700,000
Cars & taxis	1,587,000,000

Flood risk

	Yours	Trend	Position
Rivers & sea	0

Bathing water

Updated Nov 2025

Name	Distance
Newbiggin South	4.6 mi
Newbiggin North	5.0 mi
Blyth South Beach	6.9 mi
Seaton Sluice	8.8 mi
Druridge Bay South	9.9 mi

Population

	Yours	Trend	Position
Total population	1,594

Age structure

	Yours	Trend	Position
Aged 0–15	13.3%
Aged 16–64	61.1%
Aged 65+	25.6%

Ethnic group

	Yours	Trend	Position
White	98.8%
Asian	0.5%
Black	0.2%
Mixed	0.1%
Other	0.4%

Housing tenure

	Yours	Trend	Position
Owner-occupied	65.1%
Social rented	16.5%
Private rented	18.4%

Accommodation type

	Yours	Trend	Position
Detached	27.0%
Semi-detached	20.5%
Terraced	41.5%
Flat / maisonette	7.8%

Car availability

	Yours	Trend	Position
No car or van	19.7%
1 car or van	45.5%
2+ cars or vans	34.8%

Economic activity

	Yours	Trend	Position
Economically active	55.9%
Unemployed	3.3%

Qualifications

	Yours	Trend	Position
No qualifications	23.0%
Degree or above	20.9%

Health

	Yours	Trend	Position
Life expectancy	—
Obesity prevalence	67.1%
Smoking prevalence	8.0%
Infant mortality	3.3

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