Northumberland Local Information
Practical local information for Northumberland: bin collection days, parking, council tax bands and planning, each one linked back to the official source.
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Northumberland Roadworks This Week: B6309 Shut, A1 at 40mph
From Monday the B6309 at Stocksfield is shut until 11 December, and the A1 stays 40mph both sides of Morpeth. Every Northumberland closure to 18 October.
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Northumberland bin days: bank holidays put you back a day
Bank holidays push every Northumberland collection a day later. Glass and food waste are not taken from the kerb, garden waste is £59, three tips shut midweek.
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Parking in Northumberland: free in town, £9.50 at the coast
Council car parks in Morpeth, Alnwick, Hexham and Berwick are free, but five towns need a £1 disc or it is a £50 fine. On the coast Beadnell is £9.50 all day.
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Northumberland council tax 2026-27: band D is £2,493.67
Band D is £2,493.67 before any parish precept, £150 above the England average. Full A to H table, the town adding £198.51, and the support scheme that changed.
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Northumberland House Prices: £212,563 Average, Up 7.3%
The average Northumberland home sold for £212,563 in July 2026, up 7.3% in a year and the North East's highest. Median sold prices for all ten main postcodes.
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Northumberland train times: Newcastle £2.40, London 3 hours
Every Northumberland Line station is £2.40 single to Newcastle. Journey times from 12 stations, plus direct London trains from Morpeth, Alnmouth and Berwick.
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Things to do in Northumberland: 10 days out, priced
Alnwick Castle is £19.25 until 1 September and residents get 25% off. Ten Northumberland days out with 2026 prices, checked at each venue this week.
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Northumberland planning: 34,000 homes, target doubles
The county must plan for about 1,700 homes a year, roughly double the current Local Plan. What that means for the Green Belt, and the schemes already moving.
Bins
Northumberland Christmas bin collections 2026/27
Christmas and New Year's Day fall on Fridays this year, when Northumberland does not collect. The Monday 28 December bank holiday is the one to watch.
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Northumberland tip opening times: 12 sites, 5 open daily
All 12 Northumberland tips open at 8am. Winter closing is 6pm from 1 November. Morpeth, Ponteland and five more open Friday to Monday only. Full list.
Schools
Northumberland term dates 2026/27: half term 26 to 30 Oct
Northumberland schools break for October half term on Friday 23 October and for Christmas on 18 December. Every 2026/27 holiday, plus school INSET days.
Half term
Northumberland October half term 2026: 10 things on
Half term is 26 to 30 October; schools shut on Friday 23rd. Woodhorn's light maze, Bamburgh's Gory Stories, Hexham Spook Night and seven more, with prices.
Trains
Northumberland Christmas trains 2026: none on 25 or 26 Dec
No trains on Christmas Day and, Northern says, generally none on Boxing Day. Early finishes on Christmas Eve; the 28 December bank holiday service is TBC.