NE61 5PE

Longhirst · Northumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Morpeth
Local authority
Northumberland
Postcode district
NE61
Postcode sector
NE61 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE61 5NH 44 m
NE61 5NR 73 m
NE61 5NN 74 m
NE61 5PD 96 m
NE61 5PG 96 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE61 5PE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE61
Postcode sector
NE61 5
Latitude
55.237424
Longitude
-1.615754
British National Grid easting
424,534
British National Grid northing
593,758

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Northumberland · E06000057
Electoral ward
Longhirst · E05016122
Parish or community
E04010885
Westminster constituency
North Northumberland · E14001397
Output area
E00139831
Lower layer super output area
Northumberland 008F · E01027474
Middle layer super output area
Northumberland 008 · E02005720

Postcode source versions

Explore NE61

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
9, The Green, Widdrington, Morpeth, NE61 5PE 1 October 2007 £51,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
3
Primary
3
Secondary
0
  1. Grange View Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    268 m
  2. Linton Primary School

    Community school

    3.0 km
  3. Ellington Primary School

    Community school

    4.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
203
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 61
  • Violence and sexual offences 60
  • Criminal damage and arson 19
  • Public order 17
  • Burglary 14

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
3

3 female, 0 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
1.0
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% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NE61 5 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
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

  • NPC FELTON & WIDDRINGTON

    GRANGE ROAD, WIDDRINGTON, MORPETH, NE61 5LX

    ODS code A84029

    437 m

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

  • Grange Court

    BCT · Widdrington Station

    0.1 miles
  • Grange Court

    BCT · Widdrington Station

    0.1 miles
  • Community centre

    BCT · Widdrington Station

    0.2 miles
  • Community Centre

    BCT · Widdrington Station

    0.2 miles
  • Turning circle

    BCT · Widdrington Station

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Northumberland 008F, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,401 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
9 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

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 268 m.

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

Recorded crime

203 published events cover 12 months, averaging 16.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 61 events.

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