NE61 4AF

Ponteland North · 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 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE61 4AG 1.0 km
NE61 4AE 1.1 km
NE61 4AH 1.2 km
NE19 2BU 1.3 km
NE19 2BX 1.3 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE61 4AF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE61
Postcode sector
NE61 4
Latitude
55.137236
Longitude
-1.935857
British National Grid easting
404,188
British National Grid northing
582,543

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Northumberland · E06000057
Parish or community
E04010756
Westminster constituency
Hexham · E14001285
Output area
E00139690
Lower layer super output area
Northumberland 015A · E01027447
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
1
Primary
1
Secondary
0
  1. Cambo First School

    Community school

    3.8 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
4

2 female, 2 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
4.0
NE61 4 residents
1,048

Age bands in NE61 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.6%

132 residents

Age 15 to 24
6.4%

67 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.9%

176 residents

Age 45 to 64
33.1%

346 residents

Age 65 and over
30.9%

323 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NE61 4 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
0%
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

  • SCOTS GAP MEDICAL GROUP

    THE SURGERY, SCOTS GAP, MORPETH, NE61 4EG

    ODS code A84042

    4.0 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

  • Road End

    BCT · Capheaton

    0.6 miles
  • Road End

    BCT · Capheaton

    0.7 miles
  • Main gate

    BCT · Wallington

    1.4 miles
  • Village

    BCT · Capheaton

    1.4 miles
  • Village

    BCT · Capheaton

    1.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Northumberland 015A, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,757 of 33,755

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

Schools

1 open schools are in scope, including 1 primary and 0 secondary schools. Cambo First School is the nearest published school at 2.3 miles.

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