NE61 1YZ

Morpeth North · Northumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Northumberland
Postcode district
NE61
Postcode sector
NE61 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE61 1RQ 29 m
NE61 1RH 62 m
NE61 1RJ 203 m
NE61 1YS 203 m
NE61 1RL 208 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE61 1YZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE61
Postcode sector
NE61 1
Latitude
55.171543
Longitude
-1.700127
British National Grid easting
419,200
British National Grid northing
586,400

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
E00139739
Lower layer super output area
Northumberland 018B · E01027456
Middle layer super output area
Northumberland 018 · E02005724

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. Morpeth Chantry Middle School

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    30 m
  2. Morpeth Newminster Middle School

    Academy converter

    94 m
  3. Morpeth All Saints Church of England First School

    Academy converter

    521 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,068
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 446
  • Public order 137
  • Anti social behaviour 130
  • Shoplifting 96
  • Criminal damage and arson 87

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

  • NPC CENTRAL NORTHUMBERLAND

    MORPETH SURGERY, WELLWAY, MORPETH, NE61 1BJ

    ODS code A84036

    702 m

  • GAS HOUSE LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A84039

    1.1 km

  • GREYSTOKE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A84031

    1.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Mitford Road

    BCT · Morpeth

    0.1 miles
  • Chantry School

    BCT · Morpeth

    0.1 miles
  • Mitford Road

    BCT · Morpeth

    0.1 miles
  • Pottery Bank

    BCT · Morpeth

    0.2 miles
  • Bullers Green

    BCT · Morpeth

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Northumberland 018B, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

33,141 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
10 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. Morpeth Chantry Middle School is the nearest published school at 30 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,068 published events cover 12 months, averaging 89 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 446 events.

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