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NE63 8NS

Bothal · Northumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Bothal
Local authority
Northumberland
Constituency
Blyth and Ashington
Postcode district
NE63
Postcode sector
NE63 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE63 8NU 65 m
NE63 8NX 91 m
NE63 8NT 92 m
NE63 8NH 111 m
NE63 8PJ 118 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE63 8NS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE63
Postcode sector
NE63 8
Latitude
55.182956
Longitude
-1.594560
British National Grid easting
425,917
British National Grid northing
587,704

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Northumberland · E06000057
Electoral ward
Bothal · E05016097
Parish or community
E04012233
Westminster constituency
Blyth and Ashington · E14001107
Output area
E00140089
Lower layer super output area
Northumberland 041A · E01027525
Middle layer super output area
Northumberland 041 · E02007105

Postcode source versions

Explore NE63

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
22
Primary
16
Secondary
2

  1. Bothal Academy

    Academy converter

    550 m

  2. Ashington Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km

  3. Gust Independent School

    Other independent special school

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
749
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 255
  • Anti social behaviour 130
  • Shoplifting 71
  • Public order 66
  • Criminal damage and arson 59

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
36

23 female, 13 male

Postcode households
33
Residents per household
1.1
NE63 8 residents
8,568

Age bands in NE63 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.1%

1,305 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

846 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.7%

2,040 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.9%

2,574 residents

Age 65 and over
21.5%

1,852 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NE63 8 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

2

within 5 km

  • SEATON PARK MEDICAL GROUP

    NORHAM ROAD, ASHINGTON, NE63 0NG

    ODS code A84028

    2.5 km

  • GUIDEPOST MEDICAL GROUP

    NORTH PARADE, CHOPPINGTON, CHOPPINGTON, NE62 5RA

    ODS code A84020

    2.9 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

  • Bothal Cottages

    BCT · High Market

    0.1 miles

  • Bothal Cottages

    BCT · High Market

    0.1 miles

  • Bothal Middle School

    BCT · High Market

    0.1 miles

  • First Row

    BCT · High Market

    0.2 miles

  • High Farm Close

    BCT · High Market

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Northumberland 041A, 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

11,838 of 33,755

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

22 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 2 secondary schools. Bothal Academy is the nearest published school at 550 m.

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

Recorded crime

749 published events cover 12 months, averaging 62.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 255 events.

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