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TD5 8AR area guide

Who lives in TD5 8AR, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Seahouses, Belford & Wooler
Council: Northumberland
Region: North East
Neighbourhood population: 1,791 (2024)

TD5 8ARKelso

At a glance

What TD5 8AR is like

TD5 8AR is a postcode in the Seahouses, Belford & Wooler area of Northumberland. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,791 people. 47.8% of households own their home, 46.7% rent privately and 5.5% are in social housing. The largest age group is 60–64, and 53.9% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is less than half the England and Wales average. Homes in TD5 sold for a median of £140,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How TD5 8AR compares

Headline figures for TD5 8AR, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

5.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

3/ 10

Lower than most: 12.9 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore

£140,000

Median over 1 sale in TD5.

TransportMore

0.0/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 0 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

6 schools nearby. None has a published inspection grade.

Household incomeMore

£39,346

Average annual income before tax, higher than 10% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where TD5 8AR differs most from the national average.

01
A big private rental marketPositive
46.7% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England. Tenant demand is established here.
02
Low crimePositive
12.9 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year, against 31.1 across England and Wales.
03
An older population
30.3% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.

Questions

TD5 8AR FAQs

Is TD5 8AR a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 12.9 per 1,000 people a year, band 3 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10 (poor).

How much does a house cost in TD5 8AR?

The median sale price over the last year was £140,000.

Homes in TD5 sold for a median of £140,000 across 1 sale in the year to August 2026. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.

Is TD5 8AR safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.9 offences per 1,000 people a year around TD5 8AR, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 3 of 10.

Who lives in TD5 8AR?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 60–64, at 11.3% of residents. 47.8% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (50.6%).

Which council covers TD5 8AR?

The local authority for TD5 8AR is Northumberland.

TD5 8AR comes under Northumberland in the North East. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is TD5 8AR?

Connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10.

There are 0 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.0 out of 10 (poor).

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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