What the figures for Hamsterley cover
Every figure on this site comes from official or open public data. This page shows, for each one, the area it covers, the period, the source and when we last updated it.
Hamsterley is part of the Low Westwood built-up area.
Official statistics are published for parishes and census areas, not for every village and hamlet, so there are no separate figures for Hamsterley. Property, crime, broadband, food hygiene, businesses and population are for all of Low Westwood built-up area (1,018 residents). Flood risk, planning, transport and weather are measured from Hamsterley itself, and schools include the nearest to Hamsterley.
Figure by figure
| Figure | Covers | Period | Source | Last updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | Usual residents of the Low Westwood built-up area | Census 2021 | ONS Census 2021 | 1 Nov 2026 |
| Property | Residential sales at postcodes in the Low Westwood built-up area | 12 months to Sept 2026 | HM Land Registry Price Paid Data | 31 Oct 2026 |
| Crime | Crimes reported in the 2 neighbourhood areas (census LSOAs) covering the Low Westwood built-up area; the rate is per 1,000 residents of those areas | 12 months to Aug 2026 | police.uk | 31 Oct 2026 |
| Broadband | Postcodes in the Low Westwood built-up area | Speeds measured 2023, availability 2025 | Ofcom Connected Nations | 30 Sept 2026 |
| Schools | Open schools in the Low Westwood built-up area, plus the nearest others within 5 km of Hamsterley | Latest inspection for each school | DfE Get Information about Schools, Ofsted | 31 Oct 2026 |
| Food hygiene | Food businesses at postcodes in the Low Westwood built-up area | Latest inspection for each business | Food Standards Agency | 31 Oct 2026 |
| Businesses | Active companies with their registered office in the Low Westwood built-up area. A registered office is not always where a company trades. | Current register | Companies House | 31 Oct 2026 |
| Local trades | Active companies whose main activity is a trade, registered in the NE17 postcode district, those in the Low Westwood built-up area first | Current register | Companies House | 31 Oct 2026 |
| Planning | Applications within 5 km of the centre of Hamsterley | Last 12 months | PlanIt, from council planning registers | 2 Nov 2026 |
| Flood risk | The kilometre square around the centre of Hamsterley; nearest river measured from the centre | National assessment 2025 | Environment Agency (NaFRA2), OS Open Rivers | 30 Sept 2026 |
| Transport | The stations nearest to Hamsterley, with walking routes from its centre | Departures live | National Rail, NaPTAN, OpenStreetMap | Live |
| Weather | The location of Hamsterley | Live forecast | MET Norway | Live |
| National comparisons | England and Wales (broadband: the UK), worked out from the same datasets as the local figures | Same periods as above | Our own calculation | 31 Oct 2026 |
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