NE61 postcode area guide — Northumberland

Where is NE61?

Broadband & internet speeds in NE61

Strong coverage

Broadband availability in the NE61 postcode district (Northumberland) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 1,401 postcodes Ofcom measures in NE61, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 88.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 59.4%.

Around 1.7% of premises in NE61 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.

Sample postcodes in NE61

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Mobile signal around Northumberland

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Northumberland district (174,968 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in NE61

Police recorded 71 incidents within about a mile of the centre of NE61 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).

House prices in NE61

Based on 481 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in NE61 is £240,000, up 2.6% on the previous year (£234,000).

Latest recorded sales in NE61

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? Northumberland demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider Northumberland district (320,569 residents, 146,922 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around NE61

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in NE61

281 rated food businesses operate in NE61. 234 hold the top rating of 5, 13 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: 1901 Catering Ltd, A & G Food, Wine & Off-Licence, Abbeyfields First School, Adam's Bakery - Newgate Street, ATAC Community Hall.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in NE61

From a sample of 64 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 NE61 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 36% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.

Phone area codes for Northumberland

Landlines around NE61 typically use:

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What's it like living in NE61?

Postcodes in NE61

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.