Hamlet · Northumberland

Higham Dykes

Ponteland parish population 11,671 · Postcode NE20 · North East, England

Higham Dykes is part of the parish of Ponteland. There are no separate figures for Higham Dykes, so property, crime, broadband, food hygiene and businesses below are for all of Ponteland parish. Flood risk, planning, transport and weather are measured from Higham Dykes itself. What each figure covers

Where the figures come from

  • Ponteland parish
    Property, crime, broadband, food hygiene and businesses are for this whole area.
  • Higham Dykes
    Roughly where Higham Dykes is: the box Ordnance Survey draws round it. There is no official outline of Higham Dykes itself.
  • Centre of Higham Dykes
    Flood risk, planning, transport and weather are measured from here.
What each figure covers
At a glance
Property£450,000Median · 176 sales in 12 months▲+61% well above national averagePonteland parishView sales →
Crime38 / 1,000444 incidents in 12 months▲-60% well below national averagePonteland parishView breakdown →
Broadband67.6 MbpsAverage download (2023) · Up to 1000 Mbps now▼-59% well below national averagePonteland parishView coverage →
Schools7 schools5 primary, 1 other, 1 secondary · latest Ofsted resultsPonteland parish and nearbyView schools →
Food hygiene94% top-rated59 of 63 businesses rated 5-star▲+19% notably above national averagePonteland parishView ratings →
Flood riskVery lowMill Burn · 361m from the centreCentre of Higham DykesView assessment →
Businesses1,033Top: Real estate, Professional services, Construction▲+8% above national averagePonteland parishView directory →
Planning209Within 5 km, 12 months · 13 in last 30 days · 137 pending · 59 approved · Northumberland (County) councilWithin 5 km of Higham DykesView applications →
TransportNewcastle Airport Metro6.6 km awayNearest to Higham DykesLive departures →
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