NE61 1BF

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 1DF 33 m
NE61 1DD 36 m
NE61 1DQ 55 m
NE61 1DG 83 m
NE61 1DP 93 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE61 1BF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2004
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE61
Postcode sector
NE61 1
Latitude
55.172069
Longitude
-1.694675
British National Grid easting
419,547
British National Grid northing
586,460

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
E00139741
Lower layer super output area
Northumberland 011A · E01027457
Middle layer super output area
Northumberland 011 · E02005721

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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27 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
42a, Flat 12, Bullers Green, Morpeth, NE61 1BF 10 December 2025 £182,000
42a, Flat 13, Bullers Green, Morpeth, NE61 1BF 24 August 2023 £230,000
42a, Flat 1, Bullers Green, Morpeth, NE61 1BF 10 July 2023 £167,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
6
Secondary
3
  1. The King Edward VI School

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    322 m
  2. Morpeth Chantry Middle School

    Academy converter

    324 m
  3. Morpeth Newminster Middle School

    Academy converter

    431 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,088
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 458
  • Public order 137
  • Anti social behaviour 132
  • Shoplifting 96
  • Criminal damage and arson 88

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
14

7 female, 7 male

Postcode households
14
Residents per household
1.0
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 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NE61 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • NPC CENTRAL NORTHUMBERLAND

    MORPETH SURGERY, WELLWAY, MORPETH, NE61 1BJ

    ODS code A84036

    428 m

  • GAS HOUSE LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A84039

    717 m

  • GREYSTOKE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A84031

    717 m

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Bullers Green

    BCT · Morpeth

    0.0 miles
  • Pottery Bank

    BCT · Morpeth

    0.1 miles
  • Pottery Bank

    BCT · Morpeth

    0.1 miles
  • Newgate Street

    BCT · Morpeth

    0.1 miles
  • Mitford Road

    BCT · Morpeth

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Northumberland 011A, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,255 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
6 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
0
Low risk addresses
0
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £182,000 from 3 recorded sales in NE61 1BF. 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

Published establishments

11 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 3 secondary schools. The King Edward VI School is the nearest published school at 322 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,088 published events cover 12 months, averaging 90.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 458 events.

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