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NE61 3AE

Longhirst · Northumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Longhirst
Local authority
Northumberland
Constituency
North Northumberland
Postcode district
NE61
Postcode sector
NE61 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE61 3DZ 822 m
NE61 3EB 832 m
NE61 3EA 864 m
NE61 3AF 1.3 km
NE61 3LA 1.6 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE61 3AE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1999
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE61
Postcode sector
NE61 3
Latitude
55.209131
Longitude
-1.675520
British National Grid easting
420,748
British National Grid northing
590,590

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Northumberland · E06000057
Electoral ward
Longhirst · E05016122
Parish or community
E04013350
Westminster constituency
North Northumberland · E14001397
Output area
E00190096
Lower layer super output area
Northumberland 015E · E01035629
Middle layer super output area
Northumberland 015 · E02005722

Postcode source versions

Explore NE61

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
8
Primary
5
Secondary
3

  1. Tritlington Church of England First School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.6 km

  2. Pegswood Primary School

    Community school

    3.5 km

  3. The King Edward VI School

    Academy converter

    4.0 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NE61 3 residents
4,716

Age bands in NE61 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.9%

706 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.4%

398 residents

Age 25 to 44
19%

902 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.5%

1,447 residents

Age 65 and over
27.2%

1,293 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

  • GAS HOUSE LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A84039

    4.2 km

  • GREYSTOKE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A84031

    4.2 km

  • NPC CENTRAL NORTHUMBERLAND

    MORPETH SURGERY, WELLWAY, MORPETH, NE61 1BJ

    ODS code A84036

    4.5 km

  • NPC FELTON & WIDDRINGTON

    GRANGE ROAD, WIDDRINGTON, MORPETH, NE61 5LX

    ODS code A84029

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Broomhaugh road end

    BCT · Longhirst

    1.0 miles

  • The Village

    BCT · Hebron

    1.0 miles

  • Broomhaugh road end

    BCT · Longhirst

    1.0 miles

  • The Village

    BCT · Hebron

    1.0 miles

  • Ulgham Fence

    BCT · Ulgham

    1.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Northumberland 015E, 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

18,135 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

8 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 3 secondary schools. Tritlington Church of England First School is the nearest published school at 1.6 miles.

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