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NE61 1JY

Pegswood · Northumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Pegswood
Local authority
Northumberland
Constituency
North Northumberland
Postcode district
NE61
Postcode sector
NE61 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE61 1JX 73 m
NE61 1JS 82 m
NE61 1JT 112 m
NE61 1JU 157 m
NE61 1JW 165 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE61 1JY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1998
Terminated
1 November 2021
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE61
Postcode sector
NE61 1
Latitude
55.172042
Longitude
-1.684408
British National Grid easting
420,201
British National Grid northing
586,460

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Northumberland · E06000057
Electoral ward
Pegswood · E05016132
Parish or community
E04013352
Westminster constituency
North Northumberland · E14001397
Output area
E00139740
Lower layer super output area
Northumberland 011A · E01027457
Middle layer super output area
Northumberland 011 · E02005721

Postcode source versions

Explore NE61

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

    Academy converter

    633 m

  2. St Roberts Catholic First School, Morpeth

    Academy converter

    703 m

  3. Morpeth Chantry Middle School

    Academy converter

    973 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
1,167
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 478
  • Anti social behaviour 142
  • Public order 140
  • Shoplifting 111
  • Criminal damage and arson 102

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

  • GAS HOUSE LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A84039

    73 m

  • GREYSTOKE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A84031

    73 m

  • NPC CENTRAL NORTHUMBERLAND

    MORPETH SURGERY, WELLWAY, MORPETH, NE61 1BJ

    ODS code A84036

    443 m

Nearby transport

  • The Mount

    BCT · East Cottingwood

    0.1 miles

  • The Mount

    BCT · East Cottingwood

    0.1 miles

  • East Mill

    BCT · East Cottingwood

    0.2 miles

  • East Mill

    BCT · East Cottingwood

    0.2 miles

  • Dark Lane

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

11 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 3 secondary schools. The King Edward VI School is the nearest published school at 633 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,167 published events cover 12 months, averaging 97.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 478 events.

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