Around average
IMD England
65
Crime · May '26
£152,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
North East
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for NE61 5RB
Postcode
NE61 5RB
Coordinates
55.2378, -1.6118
Grid reference
NZ247938
Easting
424,786
Northing
593,806
Region
North East
Plus Code
9C7W69QQ+47
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Widdrington Station
Travel to Work
Blyth and Ashington
ITL Region
Northumberland
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
13698
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 13698 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
Property sales · NE61 5RB
HM Land Registry · Northumberland
Average price
£156,200
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £152,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Nov '23 – Jan '26Jan '26: 2 sales · avg £110,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£300k£205k£109k
Nov '23Nov '24Jun '25Jan '26
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near NE61 5RB
Crime trends · near NE61 5RB
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
36180
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
13
YoY -64%
ASB
30150
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
20
YoY +122%
Vehicle Crime
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY stable
Burglary
840
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
8
YoY +700%
Criminal damage
1580
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
7
YoY -36%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.96.7%
+ other · 3.3%
Religion
Christian53.2%
No religion40.1%
Not answered5.3%
+ other · 1.4%
Age groups
35–4920.3%
50–6420.0%
25–3412.4%
65–7411.8%
10–157.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.8%
Households
Other21.1%
Any member 66+13.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.7%
All members 66+10.1%
+ 8 other households · 33.5%
Administrative Information
Northumberland
Local Authority
Council AreaNorth Northumberland E14001397
Constituency
E14001397Northumbria
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Druridge Bay
Constituency code
E14001397
EU Electoral Region
North East
Parish
Widdrington Station and Stobswood
International Territorial Level
Northumberland
Health & NHS
North East
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS ScotlandNorthern
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
North East
NHS Region
North East and Yorkshire
Integrated Care Board
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Northumberland
Sub ICB Location
NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB - 00L
Cancer Alliance
Northern
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Northumberland 008F E01027474
E01027474MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Northumberland 008 E02005720
E02005720LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Northumberland 008F E01027474
E01027474MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Northumberland 008 E02005720
E02005720Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1
Sun & Time Information
3:40 AM
Sunrise
8:42 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:40 AM
Sunset (today)
8:42 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode NE61 5RB introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1. IMD England rank: 13698
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01027474 and MSOA E02005720 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode NE61 5RB is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near NE61 5RB
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
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