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NE63 9HB

Hirst · Northumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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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 9EA 96 m
NE63 9HA 99 m
NE63 9EF 105 m
NE63 9EB 107 m
NE63 9DZ 112 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE63 9HB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 September 2005
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE63
Postcode sector
NE63 9
Latitude
55.182234
Longitude
-1.557397
British National Grid easting
428,284
British National Grid northing
587,638

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
E00140200
Lower layer super output area
Northumberland 010E · E01027546
Middle layer super output area
Northumberland 010 · E02005735

Postcode source versions

Explore NE63

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
23
Primary
16
Secondary
3

  1. NCEA Thomas Bewick C of E Primary School

    Academy converter

    480 m

  2. St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Ashington

    Academy converter

    587 m

  3. Central Academy

    Academy converter

    606 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,046
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,144
  • Anti social behaviour 375
  • Criminal damage and arson 317
  • Shoplifting 285
  • Public order 224

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+
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

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • SEATON PARK MEDICAL GROUP

    NORHAM ROAD, ASHINGTON, NE63 0NG

    ODS code A84028

    1.3 km

  • GUIDEPOST MEDICAL GROUP

    NORTH PARADE, CHOPPINGTON, CHOPPINGTON, NE62 5RA

    ODS code A84020

    4.0 km

  • THE GABLES MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A84013

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Alexandra Road Top

    BCT · Ashington

    0.1 miles

  • Windy Gyle

    BCT · Hirst

    0.1 miles

  • Windy Gyle

    BCT · Hirst

    0.1 miles

  • Tosson Place

    BCT · Hirst

    0.2 miles

  • Tosson Place

    BCT · Hirst

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Northumberland 010E, 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

748 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

23 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 3 secondary schools. NCEA Thomas Bewick C of E Primary School is the nearest published school at 480 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,046 published events cover 12 months, averaging 253.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,144 events.

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