Northumberland
9 datasets are currently published for Northumberland. 1 more is on this site for other parts of the UK but not published here: the tender single-bid rate (same near-zero Scottish coverage as tender awards — Find a Tender / Contracts Finder carry almost no Scottish notices).
Each figure below comes from a different official publisher and was last confirmed on a different date — click through to any one for its own source and "as of" date.
How Northumberland compares with the other local authority districts
- Claimant count per 1,000 residents: ranked 233rd of 361 (16.0 per 1,000 residents).
- Median sale price: joint 264th of 318 (shared with 6 other local authority districts) (£195,000).
- Persistent pupil absence: ranked 82nd of 132 (17.8%).
A rank is a position among the local authority districts on one measure, in the latest figures. It is not a verdict on how well an area is doing.
- Claimant count by age — Northumberland: 5,360, July 2026 (+1.3% year on year, from 5,290). 5,360 people were claiming Universal Credit while required to seek work, or Jobseeker's Allowance. Aged 25-49 accounted for the largest share (2,820, 53%). Next largest was Aged 50+ (1,300). The largest year-on-year movement was Aged 16-24, 7% higher (1,240). Source: Office for National Statistics, Claimant Count (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- Claimant count — Northumberland: 5,355, July 2026 (+1.2% year on year, from 5,290). Source: Office for National Statistics, Claimant Count (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- Council contract award value — Northumberland: £1,666,546, calendar year 2026. Source: UK Find a Tender Service — OCDS award notices. Licence: licence terms.
- House Price Index — Northumberland: 113.3, June 2026 (+12.5% year on year, from 100.7). Source: HM Land Registry, Office for National Statistics, Registers of Scotland and Land & Property Services Northern Ireland — UK House Price Index. Licence: licence terms.
- Median sale price — Northumberland: £195,000, Q2 2026 (+8.3% year on year, from £180,000). Source: HM Land Registry — Price Paid Data. Licence: licence terms.
- Persistent pupil absence — Northumberland: 17.8%, 2024/25 (-2.4 percentage points year on year, from 20.2%). Source: Department for Education — Explore Education Statistics. Licence: licence terms.
- Planning applications granting new dwellings — Northumberland: 46, Q1 2026 (-16.4% year on year, from 55). Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government — Planning Application Statistics (PS2). Licence: licence terms.
- Population estimate — Northumberland: 333,975, 2025 (+1.0% year on year, from 330,615). Source: Office for National Statistics, Population Estimates (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- Road collisions — Northumberland: 345, 2025 (-15.6% year on year, from 409). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19). Licence: licence terms.
Public procurement
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