NE62 5TS

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 5JH 53 m
NE62 5TT 66 m
NE62 5TW 73 m
NE62 5JF 77 m
NE62 5JB 87 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE62 5TS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2006
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE62
Postcode sector
NE62 5
Latitude
55.164449
Longitude
-1.579742
British National Grid easting
426,873
British National Grid northing
585,650

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
E00140242
Lower layer super output area
Northumberland 017F · E01027554
Middle layer super output area
Northumberland 017 · E02005739

Postcode source versions

Explore NE62

28 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Riverwalk Apartments, 3, Half Moon Street, Choppington, NE62 5TS 19 June 2026 £86,500
Riverwalk Apartments, 8, Half Moon Street, Choppington, NE62 5TS 18 November 2025 £91,000
Riverwalk Apartments, 1, Half Moon Street, Choppington, NE62 5TS 26 October 2023 £86,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
32
Primary
21
Secondary
5
  1. Stakeford Primary School

    Community school

    249 m
  2. Ringway Primary School

    Community school

    991 m
  3. Mowbray Primary School

    Community school

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,102
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 350
  • Anti social behaviour 219
  • Shoplifting 148
  • Criminal damage and arson 101
  • Public order 78

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
22

10 female, 12 male

Postcode households
16
Residents per household
1.4
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 0.2% 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

  • SEATON PARK MEDICAL GROUP

    NORHAM ROAD, ASHINGTON, NE63 0NG

    ODS code A84028

    1.4 km

  • GUIDEPOST MEDICAL GROUP

    NORTH PARADE, CHOPPINGTON, CHOPPINGTON, NE62 5RA

    ODS code A84020

    1.7 km

  • THE GABLES MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A84013

    2.8 km

  • BEDLINGTONSHIRE MED.GROUP

    GLEBE ROAD, BEDLINGTON, NE22 6JX

    ODS code A84005

    3.8 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Half Moon

    BCT · Stakeford

    0.0 miles
  • Half Moon

    BCT · Stakeford

    0.0 miles
  • Half Moon

    BCT · Stakeford

    0.0 miles
  • Half Moon

    BCT · Stakeford

    0.0 miles
  • Ashington Drive

    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
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

Property market

The five-year median is £88,250 from 8 recorded sales in NE62 5TS. 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

32 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 5 secondary schools. Stakeford Primary School is the nearest published school at 249 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,102 published events cover 12 months, averaging 91.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 350 events.

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