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NE61 3AG

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 3AQ 750 m
NE61 3AH 798 m
NE61 3FX 815 m
NE61 3AJ 826 m
NE61 3HT 956 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE61 3AG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE61
Postcode sector
NE61 3
Latitude
55.215152
Longitude
-1.640580
British National Grid easting
422,968
British National Grid northing
591,271

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Northumberland · E06000057
Electoral ward
Longhirst · E05016122
Parish or community
E04010873
Westminster constituency
North Northumberland · E14001397
Output area
E00139824
Lower layer super output area
Northumberland 008G · E01027475
Middle layer super output area
Northumberland 008 · E02005720

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
4
Secondary
0

  1. Grange View Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.9 km

  2. Linton Primary School

    Community school

    3.4 km

  3. Pegswood Primary School

    Community school

    3.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 3
  • Criminal damage and arson 3
  • Burglary 1
  • Vehicle crime 1
  • Violence and sexual offences 1

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

1

within 5 km

  • NPC FELTON & WIDDRINGTON

    GRANGE ROAD, WIDDRINGTON, MORPETH, NE61 5LX

    ODS code A84029

    3.1 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Ulgham Fence

    BCT · Ulgham

    0.4 miles

  • Ulgham Fence

    BCT · Ulgham

    0.4 miles

  • Forge Estate

    BCT · Ulgham

    0.5 miles

  • Forge Estate

    BCT · Ulgham

    0.5 miles

  • Institute

    BCT · Ulgham

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Northumberland 008G, 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

18,622 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
5 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

4 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. Grange View Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

9 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 3 events.

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