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NE61 5BD

Longhirst · Northumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Morpeth
Ward
Longhirst
Local authority
Northumberland
Constituency
North Northumberland
Postcode district
NE61
Postcode sector
NE61 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE61 5BB 752 m
NE61 3BA 914 m
NE65 9ES 1.4 km
NE61 5DR 1.4 km
NE65 9EU 1.5 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE61 5BD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE61
Postcode sector
NE61 5
Latitude
55.265567
Longitude
-1.651487
British National Grid easting
422,246
British National Grid northing
596,878

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
E00190044
Lower layer super output area
Northumberland 008B · E01027444
Middle layer super output area
Northumberland 008 · E02005720

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Chevington Station House, Red Row, Morpeth, NE61 5BD 25 April 2018 £345,000
Chevington Station House, Red Row, Morpeth, NE61 5BD 28 October 2016 £330,000
Chevington Station House, Red Row, Morpeth, NE61 5BD 16 July 2010 £280,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
3
Secondary
0

  1. Grange View Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.6 km

  2. Red Row Primary School

    Community school

    3.9 km

  3. Broomhill Primary School

    Community school

    4.9 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
11

6 female, 5 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
2.2
NE61 5 residents
8,008

Age bands in NE61 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.4%

1,179 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.2%

783 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.5%

2,523 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.3%

2,786 residents

Age 65 and over
23.6%

2,241 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NE61 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • NPC FELTON & WIDDRINGTON

    GRANGE ROAD, WIDDRINGTON, MORPETH, NE61 5LX

    ODS code A84029

    3.4 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Grangemoor Road

    BCT · Stobswood

    2.0 miles

  • Grangemoor Road

    BCT · Stobswood

    2.0 miles

  • Station Mews

    BCT · Widdrington Station

    2.1 miles

  • Station Mews

    BCT · Widdrington Station

    2.1 miles

  • Wooderfield

    BCT · Widdrington Station

    2.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Northumberland 008B, 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

17,155 of 33,755

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

3 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools. Grange View Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is the nearest published school at 2.3 miles.

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