NE61 1AQ

Morpeth North · Northumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Morpeth
Local authority
Northumberland
Postcode district
NE61
Postcode sector
NE61 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE61 1ER 39 m
NE61 1BX 61 m
NE61 1EA 83 m
NE61 1BU 85 m
NE61 1DA 87 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE61 1AQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE61
Postcode sector
NE61 1
Latitude
55.170887
Longitude
-1.693114
British National Grid easting
419,647
British National Grid northing
586,329

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Northumberland · E06000057
Parish or community
E04013352
Westminster constituency
North Northumberland · E14001397
Output area
E00139719
Lower layer super output area
Northumberland 016B · E01027453
Middle layer super output area
Northumberland 016 · E02005723

Postcode source versions

Explore NE61

47 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
25, Dawson Place, Morpeth, NE61 1AQ 19 June 2026 £115,000
10, Dawson Place, Morpeth, NE61 1AQ 1 May 2026 £108,000
25, Dawson Place, Morpeth, NE61 1AQ 17 July 2024 £115,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
6
Secondary
3
  1. St Roberts Catholic First School, Morpeth

    Academy converter

    332 m
  2. Morpeth Chantry Middle School

    Academy converter

    423 m
  3. The King Edward VI School

    Academy converter

    437 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,156
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 476
  • Anti social behaviour 142
  • Public order 141
  • Shoplifting 110
  • Criminal damage and arson 99

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
50

26 female, 24 male

Postcode households
32
Residents per household
1.6
NE61 1 residents
3,643

Age bands in NE61 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
10.1%

339 residents

Age 15 to 24
8%

268 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.7%

560 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.6%

992 residents

Age 65 and over
35.6%

1,193 residents

This postcode contained 1.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NE61 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • NPC CENTRAL NORTHUMBERLAND

    MORPETH SURGERY, WELLWAY, MORPETH, NE61 1BJ

    ODS code A84036

    267 m

  • GAS HOUSE LANE SURGERY

    MORPETH NHS CENTRE, THE MOUNT, MORPETH, NE61 1JX

    ODS code A84039

    623 m

  • GREYSTOKE SURGERY

    MORPETH NHS CENTRE, KINGS AVENUE, MORPETH, NE61 1JX

    ODS code A84031

    623 m

Nearby transport

  • Newgate Street

    BCT · Morpeth

    0.0 miles
  • Bullers Green

    BCT · Morpeth

    0.1 miles
  • Pottery Bank

    BCT · Morpeth

    0.2 miles
  • Pottery Bank

    BCT · Morpeth

    0.2 miles
  • Bus Station

    BCS · Morpeth

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Northumberland 016B, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,065 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
5 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
4
Low risk addresses
8
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £115,000 from 13 recorded sales in NE61 1AQ. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Northumberland is £213,452 in June 2026, up 12.6% year on year.

Schools

11 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 3 secondary schools. St Roberts Catholic First School, Morpeth is the nearest published school at 332 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

1,156 published events cover 12 months, averaging 96.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 476 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.