NE65 postcode area · Northumberland

The NE65 postcode district spans 6 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Northumberland. Area Scores range from 28 to 78 across them. Every full NE65 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The NE65 district contains both ends of the scale: Longhoughton & Alnmouth at 78 out of 100 (#1,472 of 6,856 in England) against Widdrington, Lynemouth & Hadston at 28, a 50-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £175,000 in Widdrington, Lynemouth & Hadston to £379,995 in Longhoughton & Alnmouth — a 2.2× gap within the NE65 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£38,040a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime52per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)51
Owner-occupied69%

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 NE65 district

£279,000median home sold over the past year · +26.8% over 5 years · +12.5% over the year · 368 sales
Detached£447,495
Semi-detached£216,250
Terraced£185,000
Flat£122,500
Northumberland£202,000
North East£171,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Longhoughton & AlnmouthNorthumberland 1,47278 £379,995
Longhorsley, Hepscott & CapheatonNorthumberland 2,05570 £371,000
Rothbury & LongframlingtonNorthumberland 3,17254 £335,000
Amble, Shilbottle & SwarlandNorthumberland 3,63147 £248,950
Morpeth Central & EastNorthumberland 4,46135 £178,000
Widdrington, Lynemouth & HadstonNorthumberland 4,91328 £175,000

People living in NE65 Census 2021

Residents54,581
Median age (est.)51
Density36per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above35%
No car or van14%

Age

0–14 13%15–24 8%25–44 20%45–64 31%65+ 28%

Tenure

Own outright: 43%Mortgage/shared: 26%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 43%Mortgage/shared 26%Social rent 14%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 22%Couple with children: 21%Lone parent: 8%Other: 17%
One person 31%Couple, no children 22%Couple with children 21%Lone parent 8%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Managers & directors 15% · Skilled trades 13%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Managers & directors15%
Skilled trades13%
Associate professional13%
Caring & leisure10%
Elementary10%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 98%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 98%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 57% · No religion 36% · Other 0%

Born outside the UK: 4%

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 NE65

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the NE65 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around NE65.

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.