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NE61 5LB

Lynemouth · Northumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE61 5JU 99 m
NE61 5JT 176 m
NE61 5JX 247 m
NE61 5JY 329 m
NE61 5LA 423 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE61 5LB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1998
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE61
Postcode sector
NE61 5
Latitude
55.232158
Longitude
-1.542441
British National Grid easting
429,200
British National Grid northing
593,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Northumberland · E06000057
Electoral ward
Lynemouth · E05016125
Parish or community
E04010767
Westminster constituency
North Northumberland · E14001397
Output area
E00139679
Lower layer super output area
Northumberland 008C · E01027445
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
4
Primary
4
Secondary
0

  1. Ellington Primary School

    Community school

    1.6 km

  2. NCEA William Leech CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.1 km

  3. Linton Primary School

    Community school

    3.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
65
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 22
  • Anti social behaviour 15
  • Criminal damage and arson 8
  • Public order 6
  • Other crime 5

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.

Nearby transport

  • Towers holiday park

    BCT · Cresswell

    0.1 miles

  • Towers holiday park

    BCT · Cresswell

    0.1 miles

  • Crows Nest

    BCT · Cresswell

    0.2 miles

  • Sawmill

    BCT · Cresswell

    0.3 miles

  • Sawmill

    BCT · Cresswell

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Northumberland 008C, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,449 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
3 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

4 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. Ellington Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

65 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 22 events.

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