NE61 3YR

Longhorsley · Northumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Northumberland
Constituency
Hexham
Postcode district
NE61
Postcode sector
NE61 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE61 3YL 812 m
NE61 3FR 1.0 km
NE61 3QE 1.2 km
NE61 3YJ 1.2 km
NE61 3QD 1.7 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE61 3YR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1997
Terminated
1 September 2000
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE61
Postcode sector
NE61 3
Latitude
55.140203
Longitude
-1.748992
British National Grid easting
416,100
British National Grid northing
582,900

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Northumberland · E06000057
Parish or community
E04010833
Westminster constituency
Hexham · E14001285
Output area
E00139700
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
8
Primary
5
Secondary
2
  1. Whalton Church of England Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    3.5 km
  2. Abbeyfields First School

    Academy converter

    4.2 km
  3. Morpeth First School

    Community school

    4.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Burglary 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 straight-line

  • NPC CENTRAL NORTHUMBERLAND

    MORPETH SURGERY, WELLWAY, MORPETH, NE61 1BJ

    ODS code A84036

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Golf Centre

    BCT · Tranwell

    0.6 miles
  • Golf Centre

    BCT · Tranwell

    0.6 miles
  • Cock Hill

    BCT · Shilvington

    1.0 miles
  • Cock Hill

    BCT · Shilvington

    1.0 miles
  • Tranwell Woods

    BCT · St Marys

    1.1 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 2 secondary schools. Whalton Church of England Aided Primary School is the nearest published school at 2.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

3 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2 events.

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