High deprivation
IMD England
Low · 0.1 per 1k
Crime · Mar '26
North East
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Status
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Coordinates & Location for NE66 1EA
Blyth and Ashington
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
NE66 1EA
Coordinates
55.4111, -1.7172
Grid reference
NU180130
Easting
418,006
Northing
613,051
Region
North East
Plus Code
9C7WC76M+C4
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Alnwick
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.
6992
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 6992 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)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near NE66 1EA
England & WalesCrime trends · near NE66 1EA
Counts are for Alnwick Hotspur electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
0
YoY —
110
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
ASB
0
YoY —
210
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
110
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
210
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
110
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.95.9%
Other White1.9%
+ other · 2.2%
Religion
Christian58.1%
No religion36.0%
Not answered4.3%
Muslim1.3%
+ other · 0.3%
Age groups
50–6421.0%
35–4918.4%
65–7410.6%
25–3410.4%
10–158.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.9%
Households
Other23.8%
Any member 66+15.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.9%
All members 66+8.6%
+ 8 other households · 34.4%
Administrative Information
Northumberland
Local Authority
Council AreaNorth Northumberland E14001397
Constituency
E14001397Northumbria
Police Force
England
Ward
Alnwick Hotspur
Constituency code
E14001397
EU Electoral Region
North East
Parish
Alnwick
International Territorial Level
Northumberland
Health & NHS
North East
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandNorthern
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 005B E01027359
E01027359MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Northumberland 005 E02005703
E02005703LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Northumberland 005B E01027359
E01027359MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Northumberland 005 E02005703
E02005703Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 2
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe in a sparse setting D2
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Further from a major town or city RLF1
Sun & Time Information
5:48 AM
Sunrise
6:12 PM
Sunset
12 hours 24 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:48 AM
Sunset (today)
6:12 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 24 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 NE66 1EA introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 2
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe in a sparse setting D2. IMD England rank: 6992
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Further from a major town or city RLF1. LSOA E01027359 and MSOA E02005703 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode NE66 1EA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near NE66 1EA
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 31%
RWM expected
67%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 37%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 2–19FSM 58%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 16%
RWM expected
65%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 26%
RWM expected
68%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 18%
Progress 8
-0.26
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 18%
Attainment 8
43.2
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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