NE62 5UZ

Sleekburn · 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 5UY 90 m
NE62 5XA 96 m
NE62 5UX 147 m
NE62 5UU 187 m
NE62 5UR 200 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE62 5UZ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE62
Postcode sector
NE62 5
Latitude
55.163884
Longitude
-1.572167
British National Grid easting
427,356
British National Grid northing
585,590

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Northumberland · E06000057
Electoral ward
Sleekburn · E05016145
Parish or community
E04010842
Westminster constituency
Blyth and Ashington · E14001107
Output area
E00140240
Lower layer super output area
Northumberland 017E · E01027553
Middle layer super output area
Northumberland 017 · E02005739

Postcode source versions

Explore NE62

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Marshes House, Stakeford, Choppington, NE62 5UZ 7 February 2003 £30,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
31
Primary
20
Secondary
5
  1. Stakeford Primary School

    Community school

    243 m
  2. NCEA James Knott CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    986 m
  3. Ringway Primary School

    Community school

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,342
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 453
  • Anti social behaviour 226
  • Shoplifting 188
  • Criminal damage and arson 113
  • Public order 93

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
1

1 female, 0 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
1.0
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% 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

  • SEATON PARK MEDICAL GROUP

    NORHAM ROAD, ASHINGTON, NE63 0NG

    ODS code A84028

    1.1 km

  • GUIDEPOST MEDICAL GROUP

    NORTH PARADE, CHOPPINGTON, CHOPPINGTON, NE62 5RA

    ODS code A84020

    2.2 km

  • THE GABLES MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A84013

    2.6 km

  • BEDLINGTONSHIRE MED.GROUP

    GLEBE ROAD, BEDLINGTON, NE22 6JX

    ODS code A84005

    3.9 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

  • Dereham Terrace

    BCT · Stakeford

    0.1 miles
  • River Bank East

    BCT · West Sleekburn

    0.1 miles
  • River Bank East

    BCT · West Sleekburn

    0.1 miles
  • Dereham Terrace

    BCT · Stakeford

    0.1 miles
  • Lord Barrington

    BCT · Stakeford

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Northumberland 017E, 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

12,195 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
4 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

31 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 5 secondary schools. Stakeford Primary School is the nearest published school at 243 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,342 published events cover 12 months, averaging 111.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 453 events.

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