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NE61 5BX

Druridge Bay · Northumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Druridge Bay
Local authority
Northumberland
Constituency
North Northumberland
Postcode district
NE61
Postcode sector
NE61 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE65 9FH 1.3 km
NE65 9FA 1.4 km
NE65 9FG 1.4 km
NE65 9RQ 1.4 km
NE65 9RJ 1.4 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE61 5BX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE61
Postcode sector
NE61 5
Latitude
55.292027
Longitude
-1.574050
British National Grid easting
427,149
British National Grid northing
599,850

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Northumberland · E06000057
Electoral ward
Druridge Bay · E05016110
Parish or community
E04010774
Westminster constituency
North Northumberland · E14001397
Output area
E00139673
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

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Open schools
5
Primary
4
Secondary
1

  1. Red Row Primary School

    Community school

    1.9 km

  2. Broomhill Primary School

    Community school

    3.0 km

  3. James Calvert Spence College

    Community school

    4.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
49
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 26
  • Violence and sexual offences 15
  • Criminal damage and arson 4
  • Public order 3
  • Theft from the person 1

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 AMBLE & BROOMHILL

    AMBLE HEALTH CENTRE, PERCY DRIVE, AMBLE, MORPETH, NE65 0HD

    ODS code A84022

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Hadston Road

    BCT · Hadston

    1.0 miles

  • Hadston Road

    BCT · Hadston

    1.0 miles

  • Estate Shops

    BCT · Hadston

    1.1 miles

  • Estate Shops

    BCT · Hadston

    1.1 miles

  • Togston East Farm

    BCT · Radcliffe

    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.

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

5 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. Red Row Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

49 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 26 events.

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