MAPLE STREET, NE63 0BH House Prices & Local Information

NE63 0BH is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Maple Street, 0.7km from Hirst in Ashington (Northumberland). Administratively it sits within Hirst ward and the Wansbeck constituency.

This is a well-established rental postcode — a family-oriented neighbourhood with a mix of housing types. Work and footfall patterns mark this as a non-metropolitan suburban areas zone — white, female workforce with low qualifications, working locally. This is a stable, socially diverse area (average age 38) — accessible for a wide range of households, from young families to empty nesters. 44% of homes are privately rented — a strong rental market with good supply for incoming tenants.

Safety: Crime rates are above average at 91 incidents per 1,000 residents — worth reviewing the crime breakdown below. Property: With prices averaging £68k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area, up 1.5% year-on-year. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for NE63 0BH are sourced from Output Area E00140201 (shared with 4 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.