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

NE61 1SP 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 1SP 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

- **22 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 15% on July. Northumberland 016A: 87 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.6826,55.1683,NE611SP
- **Morpeth, 660 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.6826,55.1683,NE611SP
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 650 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.6826,55.1683,NE611SP
- **2 of 2 properties in NE61 1SP 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=-1.6826,55.1683,NE611SP
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Northumberland 016A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.6826,55.1683,NE611SP
- **£212,563 average price**: For the whole of Northumberland, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.6826,55.1683,NE611SP
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 380 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.6826,55.1683,NE611SP
- **7 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 150 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.6826,55.1683,NE611SP
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NE61 1SP**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.6826,55.1683,NE611SP
- **Moderate road and rail noise at NE61 1SP**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.6826,55.1683,NE611SP
- **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=-1.6826,55.1683,NE611SP
- **5.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.6826,55.1683,NE611SP

## 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 | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | – |
| [The King Edward VI School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-king-edward-vi-school-e137746) | Secondary | 980 m (12 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 | 1.1 km (14 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 | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Abbeyfields First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abbeyfields-first-school-e144181) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | – |
| [Collingwood School & Media Arts College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/collingwood-school-and-media-arts-college-e122389) | Special | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, June 2025 | – |
| [Morpeth Newminster Middle School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/morpeth-newminster-middle-school-e137748) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Morpeth First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/morpeth-first-school-e122210) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2022 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2023 | £445,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| October 2025 | £130,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| May 2026 | £140,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| July 2023 | £125,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| August 2025 | £275,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| March 2026 | £190,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| January 2025 | £61,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| July 2023 | £108,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Morpeth (660 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: GREYSTOKE SURGERY (380 m); GAS HOUSE LANE SURGERY (380 m); NPC CENTRAL NORTHUMBERLAND (470 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (360 m); BOOTS (380 m); MORPETH PHARMACY (470 m)
- Dental practices: MORPETH DENTAL CLINIC (70 m); NORTHUMBRIA DENTAL SERVICE (380 m); JAMES RP JONES & ASSOCIATES (440 m); NEWGATE DENTAL GROUP (530 m); OLDGATE (DENTAL SURGERY) (650 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Morpeth (150 m, Morrisons); Lidl Morpeth (310 m, Lidl); Cook Morpeth (390 m, Cook); M&S Morpeth Sanderson (390 m, Marks and Spencer); Morrisons Daily Morpeth Bus Station (460 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 016A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 15.8** (2025). Northumberland 016A has a deprivation score of 15.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,249th least 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 016A 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: 1,311** (2021). Northumberland 016A had 1,311 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,900th 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: 85.7%** (January 2026). In Northumberland 016A, 85.7% 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: 55.1683, -1.6826

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=-1.6826,55.1683,NE611SP

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne61-1sp.

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