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NE63 9FW

Hirst · Northumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Hirst
Local authority
Northumberland
Constituency
Blyth and Ashington
Postcode district
NE63
Postcode sector
NE63 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE63 9DG 81 m
NE63 9JD 148 m
NE63 9FA 170 m
NE63 9BY 199 m
NE63 9JF 205 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE63 9FW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2008
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE63
Postcode sector
NE63 9
Latitude
55.184859
Longitude
-1.550254
British National Grid easting
428,737
British National Grid northing
587,933

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Northumberland · E06000057
Electoral ward
Hirst · E05016118
Parish or community
E04012233
Westminster constituency
Blyth and Ashington · E14001107
Output area
E00140173
Lower layer super output area
Northumberland 013B · E01027540
Middle layer super output area
Northumberland 013 · E02005736

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. NCEA Thomas Bewick C of E Primary School

    Academy converter

    604 m

  2. St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Ashington

    Academy converter

    744 m

  3. NCEA Castle School

    Academy special converter

    962 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,572
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,030
  • Anti social behaviour 326
  • Criminal damage and arson 298
  • Public order 186
  • Burglary 132

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NE63 9 residents
12,084

Age bands in NE63 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.7%

2,493 residents

Age 15 to 24
11%

1,389 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.6%

3,240 residents

Age 45 to 64
26%

3,288 residents

Age 65 and over
17.7%

2,234 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.

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

3

within 5 km

  • SEATON PARK MEDICAL GROUP

    NORHAM ROAD, ASHINGTON, NE63 0NG

    ODS code A84028

    1.7 km

  • GUIDEPOST MEDICAL GROUP

    NORTH PARADE, CHOPPINGTON, CHOPPINGTON, NE62 5RA

    ODS code A84020

    4.6 km

  • THE GABLES MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A84013

    5.0 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

  • Main Entrance

    BCT · Wansbeck Hospital

    0.0 miles

  • Main Entrance

    BCT · Wansbeck Hospital

    0.1 miles

  • Woodhorn Villas

    BCT · Wansbeck Hospital

    0.1 miles

  • Woodhorn Villas

    BCT · Wansbeck Hospital

    0.2 miles

  • Aged Miners' Homes

    BCT · Wansbeck Hospital

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Northumberland 013B, 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

1,529 of 33,755

Income
1 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
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

Schools

22 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 2 secondary schools. NCEA Thomas Bewick C of E Primary School is the nearest published school at 604 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,572 published events cover 12 months, averaging 214.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,030 events.

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