Suburb · Northumberland

Cowpen

Blyth parish population 39,769 · Postcode NE24 · North East, England

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

Where the figures come from

  • Blyth parish
    Property, crime, broadband, food hygiene and businesses are for this whole area.
  • Cowpen
    Roughly where Cowpen is: the box Ordnance Survey draws round it. There is no official outline of Cowpen itself.
  • Centre of Cowpen
    Flood risk, planning, transport and weather are measured from here.
What each figure covers
At a glance
Property£139,000Median · 528 sales in 12 months▼-50% well below national averageBlyth parishView sales →
Crime123 / 1,0005,218 incidents in 12 months▼+30% well above national averageBlyth parishView breakdown →
Broadband163.6 MbpsAverage download (2023) · Up to 1000 Mbps now=-2% on par with national averageBlyth parishView coverage →
Schools11 schools7 primary, 2 other, 1 all-through, 1 secondary · latest Ofsted resultsBlyth parish and nearbyView schools →
Food hygiene90% top-rated212 of 236 businesses rated 5-star▲+15% notably above national averageBlyth parishView ratings →
Flood riskVery lowRiver Blyth · 885m from the centreCentre of CowpenView assessment →
Businesses1,018Top: Construction, Professional services, Retail & wholesale▼-70% well below national averageBlyth parishView directory →
Planning253Within 5 km, 12 months · 14 in last 30 days · 185 pending · 62 approved · Northumberland (County) councilWithin 5 km of CowpenView applications →
TransportBlyth Bebside1 km awayNearest to CowpenLive departures →
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