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NE61 1XA

Morpeth North · Northumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE61 1TY 339 m
NE61 1TZ 339 m
NE61 1UD 345 m
NE61 1UA 349 m
NE61 1TX 351 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE61 1XA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 2001
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE61
Postcode sector
NE61 1
Latitude
55.168433
Longitude
-1.675096
British National Grid easting
420,796
British National Grid northing
586,061

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Northumberland · E06000057
Electoral ward
Morpeth North · E05016127
Parish or community
E04013352
Westminster constituency
North Northumberland · E14001397
Output area
E00139726
Lower layer super output area
Northumberland 016A · E01027452
Middle layer super output area
Northumberland 016 · E02005723

Postcode source versions

Explore NE61

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
6
Secondary
3

  1. Morpeth Stobhillgate First School

    Academy converter

    974 m

  2. Collingwood School & Media Arts College

    Community special school

    1.0 km

  3. St Roberts Catholic First School, Morpeth

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,203
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 498
  • Anti social behaviour 155
  • Public order 141
  • Shoplifting 111
  • Criminal damage and arson 105

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

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • GAS HOUSE LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A84039

    644 m

  • GREYSTOKE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A84031

    644 m

  • NPC CENTRAL NORTHUMBERLAND

    MORPETH SURGERY, WELLWAY, MORPETH, NE61 1BJ

    ODS code A84036

    939 m

  • GUIDEPOST MEDICAL GROUP

    NORTH PARADE, CHOPPINGTON, CHOPPINGTON, NE62 5RA

    ODS code A84020

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • East Mill

    BCT · East Cottingwood

    0.3 miles

  • East Mill

    BCT · East Cottingwood

    0.3 miles

  • The Mount

    BCT · East Cottingwood

    0.4 miles

  • Damside

    BCT · Morpeth

    0.4 miles

  • The Mount

    BCT · East Cottingwood

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Northumberland 016A, 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

18,398 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
4 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

13 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 3 secondary schools. Morpeth Stobhillgate First School is the nearest published school at 974 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,203 published events cover 12 months, averaging 100.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 498 events.

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