NE61 5YN

Lynemouth · 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 5XA 14 m
NE61 5XL 65 m
NE61 5YJ 123 m
NE61 5YH 154 m
NE61 5YL 190 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE61 5YN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 2000
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE61
Postcode sector
NE61 5
Latitude
55.210093
Longitude
-1.538749
British National Grid easting
429,451
British National Grid northing
590,746

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Northumberland · E06000057
Electoral ward
Lynemouth · E05016125
Parish or community
E04010827
Westminster constituency
North Northumberland · E14001397
Output area
E00139717
Lower layer super output area
Northumberland 008E · E01027451
Middle layer super output area
Northumberland 008 · E02005720

Postcode source versions

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Denecroft, Lynemouth, Morpeth, NE61 5YN 10 September 1999 £275,000

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

    410 m
  2. Ellington Primary School

    Community school

    1.9 km
  3. NCEA Grace Darling CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
214
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 70
  • Anti social behaviour 56
  • Criminal damage and arson 34
  • Public order 13
  • Drugs 9

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

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Resource Centre

    BCT · Lynemouth

    0.1 miles
  • Resource Centre

    BCT · Lynemouth

    0.1 miles
  • Post Office

    BCT · Lynemouth

    0.3 miles
  • Power Station North Entrance

    BCT · Lynemouth

    0.3 miles
  • Power Station North Entrance

    BCT · Lynemouth

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Northumberland 008E, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

1,579 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
8 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 410 m.

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

Recorded crime

214 published events cover 12 months, averaging 17.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 70 events.

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