NE66 1AX

Alnwick Hotspur · Northumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Northumberland
Postcode district
NE66
Postcode sector
NE66 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE66 1BE 75 m
NE66 1BD 109 m
NE66 1BN 133 m
NE66 1AU 145 m
NE66 1BL 170 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE66 1AX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 2022
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE66
Postcode sector
NE66 1
Latitude
55.405048
Longitude
-1.701428
British National Grid easting
419,006
British National Grid northing
612,386

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Northumberland · E06000057
Parish or community
E04012705
Westminster constituency
North Northumberland · E14001397
Output area
E00139205
Lower layer super output area
Northumberland 005E · E01033717
Middle layer super output area
Northumberland 005 · E02005703

Postcode source versions

Explore NE66

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
5
Secondary
1
  1. Swansfield Park Primary School

    Academy converter

    505 m
  2. St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Alnwick

    Academy converter

    647 m
  3. The Duchess's Community High School

    Academy converter

    803 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
805
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 290
  • Anti social behaviour 131
  • Shoplifting 88
  • Criminal damage and arson 78
  • Public order 67

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NE66 1 residents
7,057

Age bands in NE66 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.9%

875 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.4%

700 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.6%

1,391 residents

Age 45 to 64
28%

1,895 residents

Age 65 and over
28.1%

1,896 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.

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • ALNWICK MEDICAL GROUP

    LOWER BUILDING, INFIRMARY CLOSE, ALNWICK, NE66 2NL

    ODS code A84006

    635 m

Nearby transport

  • Greensfield Avenue

    BCT · St James Estate

    0.1 miles
  • Roundabout

    BCT · St James Estate

    0.1 miles
  • Augur Terrace

    BCT · St James Estate

    0.1 miles
  • Roundabout

    BCT · St James Estate

    0.1 miles
  • Greensfield Avenue west end

    BCT · St James Estate

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Northumberland 005E, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,662 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
9 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

7 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. Swansfield Park Primary School is the nearest published school at 505 m.

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

Recorded crime

805 published events cover 12 months, averaging 67.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 290 events.

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