NE61 3ET

Longhirst · Northumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Morpeth
Local authority
Northumberland
Postcode district
NE61
Postcode sector
NE61 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE61 3EU 727 m
NE61 3ES 969 m
NE65 9ER 1.2 km
NE61 3BA 1.2 km
NE61 3FT 1.5 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE61 3ET
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE61
Postcode sector
NE61 3
Latitude
55.253281
Longitude
-1.676765
British National Grid easting
420,646
British National Grid northing
595,503

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Northumberland · E06000057
Electoral ward
Longhirst · E05016122
Parish or community
E04010872
Westminster constituency
North Northumberland · E14001397
Output area
E00139711
Lower layer super output area
Northumberland 015C · E01027450
Middle layer super output area
Northumberland 015 · E02005722

Postcode source versions

Explore NE61

4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Earsdon East Forest, The Farmhouse, Morpeth, NE61 3ET 8 October 2025 £905,000
Earsdon East Forest, The Farmhouse, Morpeth, NE61 3ET 12 June 2023 £850,000
Earsdon East Forest Cottage, Morpeth, NE61 3ET 7 September 2018 £190,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. Tritlington Church of England First School

    Voluntary aided school

    3.6 km
  2. Grange View Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    4.0 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
7

3 female, 4 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
1.8
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NE61 3 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

1

within 5 km

  • NPC FELTON & WIDDRINGTON

    GRANGE ROAD, WIDDRINGTON, MORPETH, NE61 5LX

    ODS code A84029

    3.9 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

  • Oak Inn

    BCT · Causey Park Bridge

    1.2 miles
  • Oak Inn

    BCT · Causey Park Bridge

    1.3 miles
  • Road End

    BCT · Eshott

    1.3 miles
  • Road End

    BCT · Eshott

    1.4 miles
  • Road End

    BCT · Earsdon

    1.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Northumberland 015C, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,222 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
3 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
0
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

Property market

The five-year median is £877,500 from 2 recorded sales in NE61 3ET. 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

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Tritlington Church of England First School is the nearest published school at 2.2 miles.

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