NE61 2GY

Pegswood · 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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE61 2JD 42 m
NE61 2JB 62 m
NE61 2GF 106 m
NE61 2GT 108 m
NE61 2GU 121 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE61 2GY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE61
Postcode sector
NE61 2
Latitude
55.174944
Longitude
-1.680554
British National Grid easting
420,445
British National Grid northing
586,784

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

25 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
16, Elsdon Place, St. Georges Wood, Morpeth, NE61 2GY 10 November 2025 £440,000
25, Elsdon Place, St. Georges Wood, Morpeth, NE61 2GY 21 December 2023 £399,995
27, Elsdon Place, St. Georges Wood, Morpeth, NE61 2GY 20 December 2023 £399,995

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

    798 m
  2. St Roberts Catholic First School, Morpeth

    Academy converter

    1.1 km
  3. Morpeth Chantry Middle School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
966
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 417
  • Public order 127
  • Anti social behaviour 100
  • Shoplifting 95
  • Criminal damage and arson 80

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NE61 2 residents
10,261

Age bands in NE61 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.1%

1,796 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.3%

875 residents

Age 25 to 44
21%

2,209 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.2%

2,968 residents

Age 65 and over
25.5%

2,682 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

    405 m

  • GREYSTOKE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A84031

    405 m

  • NPC CENTRAL NORTHUMBERLAND

    MORPETH SURGERY, WELLWAY, MORPETH, NE61 1BJ

    ODS code A84036

    843 m

Nearby transport

  • East Mill

    BCT · East Cottingwood

    0.2 miles
  • East Mill

    BCT · East Cottingwood

    0.2 miles
  • Saint Georges Estate

    BCT · Morpeth

    0.2 miles
  • St George's Hospital

    BCT · Morpeth

    0.2 miles
  • The Mount

    BCT · East Cottingwood

    0.3 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

Property market

The five-year median is £294,995 from 25 recorded sales in NE61 2GY. 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

11 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 3 secondary schools. The King Edward VI School is the nearest published school at 798 m.

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

Recorded crime

966 published events cover 12 months, averaging 80.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 417 events.

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