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NE61 3FW

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 3JR 45 m
NE61 3FH 87 m
NE61 3FJ 105 m
NE61 3FP 148 m
NE61 3JN 165 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE61 3FW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2026
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE61
Postcode sector
NE61 3
Latitude
55.179631
Longitude
-1.711498
British National Grid easting
418,472
British National Grid northing
587,297

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Northumberland · E06000057
Electoral ward
Longhirst · E05016122
Parish or community
E04013352
Westminster constituency
North Northumberland · E14001397
Output area
E00190033
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

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Open schools
11
Primary
6
Secondary
3

  1. Morpeth All Saints Church of England First School

    Academy converter

    687 m

  2. Morpeth Newminster Middle School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

  3. Morpeth Chantry Middle School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
213
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 108
  • Anti social behaviour 26
  • Public order 25
  • Criminal damage and arson 19
  • Other theft 15

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

3

within 5 km

  • NPC CENTRAL NORTHUMBERLAND

    MORPETH SURGERY, WELLWAY, MORPETH, NE61 1BJ

    ODS code A84036

    1.8 km

  • GAS HOUSE LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A84039

    2.0 km

  • GREYSTOKE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A84031

    2.0 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

  • Morpeth Northern By-pass

    BCT · Fair Moor

    0.1 miles

  • Morpeth Northern By-pass

    BCT · Fair Moor

    0.1 miles

  • Fairmoor

    BCT · Northgate Hospital

    0.2 miles

  • Fairmoor

    BCT · Northgate Hospital

    0.2 miles

  • Northgate Hospital

    BCT · Northgate Hospital

    0.3 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

11 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 3 secondary schools. Morpeth All Saints Church of England First School is the nearest published school at 687 m.

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

Recorded crime

213 published events cover 12 months, averaging 17.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 108 events.

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