NE66 2HJ

Alnwick Castle · Northumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Northumberland
Postcode district
NE66
Postcode sector
NE66 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE66 2HD 942 m
NE66 2HN 1.1 km
NE66 2HL 1.3 km
NE66 2HH 1.5 km
NE66 2FT 1.5 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE66 2HJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE66
Postcode sector
NE66 2
Latitude
55.384356
Longitude
-1.713406
British National Grid easting
418,257
British National Grid northing
610,080

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Northumberland · E06000057
Parish or community
E04012706
Westminster constituency
North Northumberland · E14001397
Output area
E00190042
Lower layer super output area
Northumberland 004A · E01027356
Middle layer super output area
Northumberland 004 · E02005702

Postcode source versions

Explore NE66

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
4
Secondary
1
  1. The Duchess's Community High School

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    1.8 km
  2. Shilbottle Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.7 km
  3. Swansfield Park Primary School

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    2.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other crime 2
  • Anti social behaviour 2
  • Other theft 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
4

2 female, 2 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
4.0
NE66 2 residents
4,370

Age bands in NE66 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.7%

711 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.6%

415 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.1%

874 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.9%

1,494 residents

Age 65 and over
27.8%

1,345 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NE66 2 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+
0%
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

1

within 5 km

  • ALNWICK MEDICAL GROUP

    LOWER BUILDING, INFIRMARY CLOSE, ALNWICK, NE66 2NL

    ODS code A84006

    3.1 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

  • Taylor Drive

    BCT · Greensfield

    1.1 miles
  • Widow's Row

    BCT · Shilbottle

    1.1 miles
  • Widow's Row

    BCT · Shilbottle

    1.1 miles
  • Farriers Arms

    BCT · Shilbottle

    1.1 miles
  • Farriers Arms

    BCT · Shilbottle

    1.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Northumberland 004A, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

23,665 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
3 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
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

6 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. The Duchess's Community High School is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

6 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other crime with 2 events.

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