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NE66 postcode area · Northumberland

The NE66 postcode district spans 5 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Northumberland. Area Scores range from 40 to 78 across them. Every full NE66 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

Within the NE66 district, Longhoughton & Alnmouth is the strongest performer at 78 out of 100 (#1,472 of 6,856 nationally); Alnwick is the weakest at 41. 1 of the 5 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £194,000 in Alnwick to £379,995 in Longhoughton & Alnmouth — a 2.0× gap within the NE66 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£35,480a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime50per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)53
Owner-occupied64%

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 NE66 district

£279,975median home sold over the past year · +14.3% over 5 years · -1.8% over the year · 286 sales
Detached£385,000
Semi-detached£242,997
Terraced£211,000
Flat£150,000
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
Rothbury & LongframlingtonNorthumberland 3,17254 £335,000
Amble, Shilbottle & SwarlandNorthumberland 3,63147 £248,950
Seahouses, Belford & WoolerNorthumberland 3,96042 £252,500
AlnwickNorthumberland 4,06341 £194,000

People living in NE66 Census 2021

Residents43,760
Median age (est.)53
Density24per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above34%
No car or van15%

Age

0–14 12%15–24 8%25–44 17%45–64 31%65+ 31%

Tenure

Own outright: 43%Mortgage/shared: 21%Social rent: 16%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 43%Mortgage/shared 21%Social rent 16%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 22%Couple with children: 20%Lone parent: 7%Other: 19%
One person 33%Couple, no children 22%Couple with children 20%Lone parent 7%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Skilled trades 15% · Managers & directors 14%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Skilled trades15%
Managers & directors14%
Associate professional11%
Elementary11%
Caring & leisure10%
Administrative8%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 99%Asian: 0%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 99%Asian 0%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 59% · No religion 34% · Other 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.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around NE66.

NE67 NE68 NE71 NE65 NE70 NE69 TD5 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.