# NE61 1LW: area report for a postcode in Northumberland

NE61 1LW is a postcode in Northumberland.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Northumberland. Open the map at NE61 1LW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Northumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/northumberland) › [NE61](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne61) › [NE61 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne61-1)

## Around this postcode

- **34 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 8% on July. Northumberland 016B: 253 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.6894,55.1660,NE611LW
- **Morpeth, 570 m**: About 7 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.6894,55.1660,NE611LW
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 300 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.6894,55.1660,NE611LW
- **15 of 15 properties in NE61 1LW at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 3. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.6894,55.1660,NE611LW
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Northumberland 016B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.6894,55.1660,NE611LW
- **£212,563 average price**: For the whole of Northumberland, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.6894,55.1660,NE611LW
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 390 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.6894,55.1660,NE611LW
- **7 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 130 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.6894,55.1660,NE611LW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NE61 1LW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.6894,55.1660,NE611LW
- **Low road and rail noise at NE61 1LW**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.6894,55.1660,NE611LW
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.6894,55.1660,NE611LW
- **5.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.6894,55.1660,NE611LW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Roberts Catholic First School, Morpeth](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-roberts-catholic-first-school-morpeth-e148999) | Primary | 300 m (4 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | – |
| [Abbeyfields First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abbeyfields-first-school-e144181) | Primary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | – |
| [Morpeth Chantry Middle School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/morpeth-chantry-middle-school-e137747) | Secondary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Morpeth Newminster Middle School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/morpeth-newminster-middle-school-e137748) | Secondary | 920 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The King Edward VI School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-king-edward-vi-school-e137746) | Secondary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 51.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Morpeth Stobhillgate First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/morpeth-stobhillgate-first-school-e147820) | Primary | 1.2 km (16 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | – |
| [Morpeth First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/morpeth-first-school-e122210) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2022 | – |
| [Collingwood School & Media Arts College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/collingwood-school-and-media-arts-college-e122389) | Special | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, June 2025 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2025 | £139,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| August 2025 | £290,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 40 m |
| June 2024 | £90,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| May 2025 | £210,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| August 2026 | £270,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| February 2026 | £70,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| February 2025 | £235,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| November 2024 | £300,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Morpeth (570 m, 7 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: NPC CENTRAL NORTHUMBERLAND (390 m); GREYSTOKE SURGERY (740 m); GAS HOUSE LANE SURGERY (740 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (170 m); MORPETH PHARMACY (390 m); BOOTS (740 m); HEALTH HUT PHARMACY & CLINIC (770 m); STOBHILL PHARMACY (960 m)
- Dental practices: JAMES RP JONES & ASSOCIATES (140 m); OLDGATE (DENTAL SURGERY) (270 m); NEWGATE DENTAL GROUP (270 m); MORPETH DENTAL CLINIC (440 m); NORTHUMBRIA DENTAL SERVICE (740 m)
- Supermarkets: Iceland Morpeth (130 m, Iceland); Lidl Morpeth (250 m, Lidl); M&S Morpeth Sanderson (250 m, Marks and Spencer); Cook Morpeth (260 m, Cook); Morrisons Daily Morpeth Bus Station (290 m, Morrisons)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £212,563** (July 2026). Northumberland’s average house price was £212,563 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 7.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £37,721** (2025). Full-time workers living in Northumberland earned a median of £37,721 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 147th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.6×** (2025). A home in Northumberland costs 5.6 times local full-time pay. Joint 65th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 22.0** (2025). Northumberland has a deprivation score of 22.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 114th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Northumberland 016B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 23.6** (2025). Northumberland 016B has a deprivation score of 23.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,040th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £180,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Northumberland 016B was £180,000 in 2025. Joint 4,635th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,454** (2021). Northumberland 016B had 1,454 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,786th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 69.9%** (January 2026). In Northumberland 016B, 69.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## NE61 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £240,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NE61 was £240,000 in 2025. Joint 673rd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 34,146** (2021). NE61 had 34,146 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 697th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 38%** (2022). About 38% of people in NE61 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 87.5%** (January 2026). In NE61, 87.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Northumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/northumberland)
- Centre: 55.1660, -1.6894

Council: [Northumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/northumberland) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [North Northumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-northumberland): David Smith (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.6894,55.1660,NE611LW

## How to cite

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