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NE71 6BE

Wooler · Northumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Wooler
Local authority
Northumberland
Constituency
North Northumberland
Postcode district
NE71
Postcode sector
NE71 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE71 6BU 41 m
NE71 6NR 49 m
NE71 6LD 54 m
NE71 6BY 66 m
NE71 6LE 74 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE71 6BE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2007
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE71
Postcode sector
NE71 6
Latitude
55.545923
Longitude
-2.016274
British National Grid easting
399,072
British National Grid northing
628,024

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Northumberland · E06000057
Electoral ward
Wooler · E05016151
Parish or community
E04010887
Westminster constituency
North Northumberland · E14001397
Output area
E00139392
Lower layer super output area
Northumberland 003F · E01027390
Middle layer super output area
Northumberland 003 · E02005708

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
1
Secondary
1

  1. Glendale Middle School

    Community school

    715 m

  2. Wooler First School

    Community school

    732 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
114
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 43
  • Anti social behaviour 25
  • Criminal damage and arson 13
  • Public order 10
  • Other theft 6

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
24

16 female, 8 male

Postcode households
17
Residents per household
1.4
NE71 6 residents
2,944

Age bands in NE71 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
11%

300 residents

Age 15 to 24
6%

164 residents

Age 25 to 44
15.1%

414 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.5%

834 residents

Age 65 and over
37.4%

1,022 residents

This postcode contained 0.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NE71 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • WOOLER HEALTH

    CHEVIOT PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, PADGEPOOL PLACE, WOOLER, NE71 6BL

    ODS code A84604

    135 m

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Post Office

    BCT · Wooler

    0.1 miles

  • Bus Station

    BCT · Wooler

    0.1 miles

  • Post Office

    BCT · Wooler

    0.1 miles

  • Bus Station

    BCT · Wooler

    0.1 miles

  • Bus Station

    BCT · Wooler

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Northumberland 003F, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

13,557 of 33,755

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

2 open schools are in scope, including 1 primary and 1 secondary schools. Glendale Middle School is the nearest published school at 715 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

114 published events cover 12 months, averaging 9.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 43 events.

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