Bellingham
Strong on safety and schools, with transport to consider
Bellingham at a glance
- House prices
- £200,000
- Lower prices20th percentile
- Schools
- 99th percentile
- Strong
- Transport
- 1st percentile
- Weak
- Crime rate
- 42.2 per 1,000 residents
- Strong78th percentile
- Flood risk
- 4.3% of the area in flood zones
- Middle46th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Bellingham a good place to live?
Bellingham may be a good fit for people who value lower crime, stronger school performance and lower house prices. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England. Transport access appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Northumberland below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- People prioritising lower crime
- Families who care about school performance
- Buyers looking for lower house prices
Watch out for
- Transport access appears weaker than most neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Bellingham
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 42.2 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 78th percentile nationally
Lower crime than most neighbourhoods nationally.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Bellingham
House prices
- Median sale price
- £200,000
- Percentile
- 20th percentile nationally
House prices appear lower than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 41 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Bellingham
Schools
99th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Bellingham
Flood risk
4.3% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 3.6% of the area. That is the 46th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Bellingham
Transport
1st percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Bellingham a good place to live?
Bellingham may be a good fit for people who value lower crime, stronger school performance and lower house prices. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England. Transport access appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Bellingham safe?
Bellingham ranks in the 78th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Bellingham?
The median sale price was £200,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 20th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Bellingham?
Schools rank in the 99th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Bellingham?
Nearby public profiles include Berwick West with Ord in Northumberland and Alnwick Hotspur in Northumberland.
