NE61 2SD

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 2RX 52 m
NE61 2TN 64 m
NE61 2TW 88 m
NE61 2AR 102 m
NE61 2TL 110 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE61 2SD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE61
Postcode sector
NE61 2
Latitude
55.159814
Longitude
-1.681382
British National Grid easting
420,400
British National Grid northing
585,100

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
E00139765
Lower layer super output area
Northumberland 018D · E01027460
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
12
Primary
6
Secondary
3
  1. Morpeth Stobhillgate First School

    Academy converter

    517 m
  2. Collingwood School & Media Arts College

    Community special school

    548 m
  3. Morpeth First School

    Community school

    615 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
900
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 278
  • Anti social behaviour 166
  • Shoplifting 114
  • Criminal damage and arson 86
  • Public order 65

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.

GP practices

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • NPC CENTRAL NORTHUMBERLAND

    MORPETH SURGERY, WELLWAY, MORPETH, NE61 1BJ

    ODS code A84036

    1.2 km

  • GAS HOUSE LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A84039

    1.3 km

  • GREYSTOKE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A84031

    1.3 km

  • GUIDEPOST MEDICAL GROUP

    NORTH PARADE, CHOPPINGTON, CHOPPINGTON, NE62 5RA

    ODS code A84020

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Railway station

    BCT · Morpeth

    0.1 miles
  • Shields Road

    BCT · Stobhillgate

    0.1 miles
  • Railway station

    BCT · Morpeth

    0.1 miles
  • Shields Road

    BCT · Stobhillgate

    0.2 miles
  • Railway station

    RSE · Morpeth

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Northumberland 018D, 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

31,288 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
8 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

12 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 3 secondary schools. Morpeth Stobhillgate First School is the nearest published school at 517 m.

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

Recorded crime

900 published events cover 12 months, averaging 75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 278 events.

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