NE62 5BE

Stakeford · Northumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Choppington
Local authority
Northumberland
Constituency
Blyth and Ashington
Postcode district
NE62
Postcode sector
NE62 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE62 5LJ 39 m
NE62 5BD 76 m
NE62 5BB 105 m
NE62 5LH 121 m
NE62 5HX 125 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE62 5BE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE62
Postcode sector
NE62 5
Latitude
55.164591
Longitude
-1.584355
British National Grid easting
426,579
British National Grid northing
585,664

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Northumberland · E06000057
Electoral ward
Stakeford · E05016148
Parish or community
E04010842
Westminster constituency
Blyth and Ashington · E14001107
Output area
E00140246
Lower layer super output area
Northumberland 017F · E01027554
Middle layer super output area
Northumberland 017 · E02005739

Postcode source versions

Explore NE62

22 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
16, Abbots Close, Choppington, NE62 5BE 12 December 2022 £155,000
1, Abbots Close, Choppington, NE62 5BE 27 September 2019 £180,000
17, Abbots Close, Choppington, NE62 5BE 20 April 2018 £126,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
31
Primary
21
Secondary
4
  1. Stakeford Primary School

    Community school

    543 m
  2. Ringway Primary School

    Community school

    716 m
  3. Mowbray Primary School

    Community school

    766 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,044
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 317
  • Anti social behaviour 205
  • Shoplifting 164
  • Criminal damage and arson 91
  • Public order 75

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
38

17 female, 21 male

Postcode households
20
Residents per household
1.9
NE62 5 residents
9,052

Age bands in NE62 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.8%

1,357 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

891 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.7%

1,986 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.7%

2,633 residents

Age 65 and over
25%

2,295 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NE62 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

4

within 5 km

  • GUIDEPOST MEDICAL GROUP

    NORTH PARADE, CHOPPINGTON, CHOPPINGTON, NE62 5RA

    ODS code A84020

    1.5 km

  • SEATON PARK MEDICAL GROUP

    NORHAM ROAD, ASHINGTON, NE63 0NG

    ODS code A84028

    1.6 km

  • THE GABLES MEDICAL GROUP

    THE GABLES HEALTH CENTRE, 26 ST. JOHNS ROAD, BEDLINGTON, NE22 7DU

    ODS code A84013

    2.9 km

  • BEDLINGTONSHIRE MED.GROUP

    GLEBE ROAD, BEDLINGTON, NE22 6JX

    ODS code A84005

    3.7 km

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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Cheviot Way

    BCT · Stakeford

    0.1 miles
  • Cheviot Way

    BCT · Stakeford

    0.1 miles
  • Ashington Drive

    BCT · Stakeford

    0.1 miles
  • Ashington Drive

    BCT · Stakeford

    0.1 miles
  • Stakeford Terrace

    BCT · Stakeford

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Northumberland 017F, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,266 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
8 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
4
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

Property market

The five-year median is £155,000 from 1 recorded sale in NE62 5BE. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Northumberland is £213,452 in June 2026, up 12.6% year on year.

Schools

31 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 4 secondary schools. Stakeford Primary School is the nearest published school at 543 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,044 published events cover 12 months, averaging 87 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 317 events.

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