NE61 postcode area · Northumberland
The NE61 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Northumberland. Area Scores range from 28 to 97 across them. Every full NE61 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
The NE61 district contains both ends of the scale: Morpeth South & West at 97 out of 100 (#197 of 6,856 in England) against Widdrington, Lynemouth & Hadston at 28, a 69-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £140,000 in Ashington West & South to £371,000 in Longhorsley, Hepscott & Capheaton — a 2.6× gap within the NE61 district.
Living here
Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.
House prices in the NE61 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morpeth South & WestNorthumberland | 197 | 97 | £310,000 |
| Longhorsley, Hepscott & CapheatonNorthumberland | 2,055 | 70 | £371,000 |
| Bedlington TownNorthumberland | 3,117 | 54 | £205,995 |
| Rothbury & LongframlingtonNorthumberland | 3,172 | 54 | £335,000 |
| Morpeth North & PegswoodNorthumberland | 3,864 | 44 | £226,500 |
| Ashington West & SouthNorthumberland | 3,926 | 43 | £140,000 |
| Bellingham, Otterburn & RedesdaleNorthumberland | 4,248 | 38 | £205,000 |
| Morpeth Central & EastNorthumberland | 4,461 | 35 | £178,000 |
| Guide Post & StakefordNorthumberland | 4,728 | 31 | £145,000 |
| Widdrington, Lynemouth & HadstonNorthumberland | 4,913 | 28 | £175,000 |
People living in NE61 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 19% · Managers & directors 13% · Associate professional 13%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 19% |
| Managers & directors | 13% |
| Associate professional | 13% |
| Skilled trades | 12% |
| Caring & leisure | 11% |
| Administrative | 10% |
| Elementary | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 7% |
| Process & plant | 6% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 56% · No religion 38% · Muslim 0%
Born outside the UK: 3%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
Towns & places in NE61
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the NE61 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around NE61.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.