NE61 2ZH

Choppington & Hepscott · Northumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Morpeth
Local authority
Northumberland
Constituency
Hexham
Postcode district
NE61
Postcode sector
NE61 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE61 2ZJ 70 m
NE61 2FA 73 m
NE61 2GQ 122 m
NE61 2FY 132 m
NE61 2FX 146 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE61 2ZH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE61
Postcode sector
NE61 2
Latitude
55.157657
Longitude
-1.670978
British National Grid easting
421,064
British National Grid northing
584,863

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Northumberland · E06000057
Parish or community
E04013351
Westminster constituency
Hexham · E14001285
Output area
E00190069
Lower layer super output area
Northumberland 015F · E01035630
Middle layer super output area
Northumberland 015 · E02005722

Postcode source versions

Explore NE61

16 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, Tanners Road, Morpeth, NE61 2ZH 22 July 2026 £410,000
16, Tanners Road, Morpeth, NE61 2ZH 30 January 2026 £422,000
16, Tanners Road, Morpeth, NE61 2ZH 28 February 2025 £384,746

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
16
Primary
9
Secondary
3
  1. Collingwood School & Media Arts College

    Community special school

    215 m
  2. Morpeth Stobhillgate First School

    Academy converter

    275 m
  3. Kyloe House

    Secure units

    974 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
572
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 161
  • Anti social behaviour 104
  • Shoplifting 94
  • Criminal damage and arson 59
  • Other theft 29

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

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • GAS HOUSE LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A84039

    1.8 km

  • GREYSTOKE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A84031

    1.8 km

  • NPC CENTRAL NORTHUMBERLAND

    MORPETH SURGERY, WELLWAY, MORPETH, NE61 1BJ

    ODS code A84036

    1.8 km

  • GUIDEPOST MEDICAL GROUP

    NORTH PARADE, CHOPPINGTON, CHOPPINGTON, NE62 5RA

    ODS code A84020

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Green Lane

    BCT · Stobhillgate

    0.0 miles
  • Green Lane

    BCT · Stobhillgate

    0.1 miles
  • Stobhill roundabout

    BCT · Stobhill Manor

    0.2 miles
  • Stobhill roundabout

    BCT · Stobhill Manor

    0.2 miles
  • Eglingham Way

    BCT · Stobhill Manor

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Northumberland 015F, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,059 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
4 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

Property market

The five-year median is £301,046 from 16 recorded sales in NE61 2ZH. 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

16 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 3 secondary schools. Collingwood School & Media Arts College is the nearest published school at 215 m.

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

Recorded crime

572 published events cover 12 months, averaging 47.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 161 events.

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