NE61 2HU

Morpeth Stobhill · Northumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Northumberland
Postcode district
NE61
Postcode sector
NE61 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE61 2HX 52 m
NE61 2HT 73 m
NE61 2EW 118 m
NE61 2BF 149 m
NE61 2HA 150 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE61 2HU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE61
Postcode sector
NE61 2
Latitude
55.158051
Longitude
-1.673847
British National Grid easting
420,881
British National Grid northing
584,906

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
E00139757
Lower layer super output area
Northumberland 016E · E01027461
Middle layer super output area
Northumberland 016 · E02005723

Postcode source versions

Explore NE61

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
15
Primary
8
Secondary
3
  1. Collingwood School & Media Arts College

    Community special school

    150 m
  2. Morpeth Stobhillgate First School

    Academy converter

    192 m
  3. Kyloe House

    Secure units

    841 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
747
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 224
  • Anti social behaviour 132
  • Shoplifting 112
  • Criminal damage and arson 74
  • Public order 50

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
3

2 female, 1 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
1.5
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

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NE61 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • NPC CENTRAL NORTHUMBERLAND

    MORPETH SURGERY, WELLWAY, MORPETH, NE61 1BJ

    ODS code A84036

    1.6 km

  • GAS HOUSE LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A84039

    1.6 km

  • GREYSTOKE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A84031

    1.6 km

  • GUIDEPOST MEDICAL GROUP

    NORTH PARADE, CHOPPINGTON, CHOPPINGTON, NE62 5RA

    ODS code A84020

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Jobling Crescent

    BCT · Stobhillgate

    0.1 miles
  • Jobling Crescent

    BCT · Stobhillgate

    0.1 miles
  • Green Lane

    BCT · Stobhillgate

    0.1 miles
  • Green Lane

    BCT · Stobhillgate

    0.1 miles
  • Stobhill roundabout

    BCT · Stobhill Manor

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Northumberland 016E, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

6,455 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
5 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

15 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 3 secondary schools. Collingwood School & Media Arts College is the nearest published school at 150 m.

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

Recorded crime

747 published events cover 12 months, averaging 62.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 224 events.

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