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NE61 1LF

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 3AD 372 m
NE61 3LF 483 m
NE61 3LG 648 m
NE61 3FS 672 m
NE61 3BN 822 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE61 1LF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1987
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE61
Postcode sector
NE61 1
Latitude
55.183147
Longitude
-1.670203
British National Grid easting
421,100
British National Grid northing
587,700

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Northumberland · E06000057
Electoral ward
Pegswood · E05016132
Parish or community
E04012232
Westminster constituency
North Northumberland · E14001397
Output area
E00139773
Lower layer super output area
Northumberland 011C · E01027463
Middle layer super output area
Northumberland 011 · E02005721

Postcode source versions

Explore NE61

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
11
Primary
6
Secondary
3

  1. Pegswood Primary School

    Community school

    1.6 km

  2. The King Edward VI School

    Academy converter

    1.7 km

  3. St Roberts Catholic First School, Morpeth

    Academy converter

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
558
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 299
  • Public order 90
  • Anti social behaviour 52
  • Criminal damage and arson 52
  • Other theft 22

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.

GP practices

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • GAS HOUSE LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A84039

    1.5 km

  • GREYSTOKE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A84031

    1.5 km

  • NPC CENTRAL NORTHUMBERLAND

    MORPETH SURGERY, WELLWAY, MORPETH, NE61 1BJ

    ODS code A84036

    2.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Whorral Bank roundabout

    BCT · Pegswood

    0.2 miles

  • Whorral Bank Roundabout

    BCT · Pegswood

    0.4 miles

  • St George's Hospital

    BCT · Morpeth

    0.6 miles

  • Cookswell Garage

    BCT · Pegswood

    0.7 miles

  • Cookswell Garage

    BCT · Pegswood

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Northumberland 011C, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,133 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
8 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. Pegswood Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

558 published events cover 12 months, averaging 46.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 299 events.

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