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NE61 5BE

Longhirst · Northumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE61 5BA 940 m
NE61 5BB 1.4 km
NE61 5EL 1.5 km
NE61 5AB 1.5 km
NE61 5AZ 1.5 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE61 5BE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 November 2003
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE61
Postcode sector
NE61 5
Latitude
55.275276
Longitude
-1.622787
British National Grid easting
424,064
British National Grid northing
597,968

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

Explore NE61

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
3
Primary
3
Secondary
0

  1. Red Row Primary School

    Community school

    1.8 km

  2. Broomhill Primary School

    Community school

    3.3 km

  3. Grange View Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    4.1 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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 FELTON & WIDDRINGTON

    GRANGE ROAD, WIDDRINGTON, MORPETH, NE61 5LX

    ODS code A84029

    3.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Market Place

    BCT · Red Row

    1.0 miles

  • Market Street

    BCT · Red Row

    1.1 miles

  • Smally's Bar

    BCT · Red Row

    1.2 miles

  • Smally's Bar

    BCT · Red Row

    1.2 miles

  • Hadston Road End

    BCT · Hadston

    1.3 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

3 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools. Red Row Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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