NE61 5WW

Lynemouth · Northumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Northumberland
Postcode district
NE61
Postcode sector
NE61 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE61 5UG 203 m
NE61 5UQ 251 m
NE61 5TB 281 m
NE61 5XB 283 m
NE61 5UF 287 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE61 5WW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 May 2004
Terminated
1 July 2004
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE61
Postcode sector
NE61 5
Latitude
55.215012
Longitude
-1.549396
British National Grid easting
428,770
British National Grid northing
591,289

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Northumberland · E06000057
Electoral ward
Lynemouth · E05016125
Parish or community
E04010778
Westminster constituency
North Northumberland · E14001397
Output area
E00190059
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
15
Primary
10
Secondary
2
  1. NCEA William Leech CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    773 m
  2. Ellington Primary School

    Community school

    1.0 km
  3. Linton Primary School

    Community school

    2.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
314
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 102
  • Anti social behaviour 79
  • Criminal damage and arson 46
  • Public order 20
  • Other crime 14

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

  • SEATON PARK MEDICAL GROUP

    NORHAM ROAD, ASHINGTON, NE63 0NG

    ODS code A84028

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Fenham Road

    BCT · Lynemouth

    0.1 miles
  • Fenham Road

    BCT · Lynemouth

    0.1 miles
  • Colliery Tavern

    BCT · Lynemouth

    0.2 miles
  • Colliery Tavern

    BCT · Lynemouth

    0.2 miles
  • Post Office

    BCT · Lynemouth

    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

15 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 2 secondary schools. NCEA William Leech CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 773 m.

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

Recorded crime

314 published events cover 12 months, averaging 26.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 102 events.

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