Widdrington Station

Widdrington Station is covered by postcode district NE61. It is in the Northumberland council area, England.

Typical price £172,000 Homes sold in Widdrington Station, last 12 months. ▼ 4.4% on the year before Gigabit broadband 58 of 66 postcodes where every home and business can get it Flooding Not on the at-risk list No postcode here has a home or business in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Schools 1 1 primary school at its postcodes

Every postcode in Widdrington Station, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in Widdrington Station, by flood risk Of the 67 postcodes in Widdrington Station that ONS places, 67 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Widdrington Station. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. NE61 5BJ: not on the flood risk listNE61 5DA: not on the flood risk listNE61 5DB: not on the flood risk listNE61 5DN: not on the flood risk listNE61 5FG: not on the flood risk listNE61 5FH: not on the flood risk listNE61 5FJ: not on the flood risk listNE61 5FL: not on the flood risk listNE61 5LU: not on the flood risk listNE61 5LX: not on the flood risk listNE61 5LY: not on the flood risk listNE61 5LZ: not on the flood risk listNE61 5NA: not on the flood risk listNE61 5NB: not on the flood risk listNE61 5ND: not on the flood risk listNE61 5NE: not on the flood risk listNE61 5NF: not on the flood risk listNE61 5NG: not on the flood risk listNE61 5NH: not on the flood risk listNE61 5NJ: not on the flood risk listNE61 5NL: not on the flood risk listNE61 5NN: not on the flood risk listNE61 5NP: not on the flood risk listNE61 5NQ: not on the flood risk listNE61 5NR: not on the flood risk listNE61 5NS: not on the flood risk listNE61 5NT: not on the flood risk listNE61 5NW: not on the flood risk listNE61 5NZ: not on the flood risk listNE61 5PB: not on the flood risk listNE61 5PD: not on the flood risk listNE61 5PE: not on the flood risk listNE61 5PF: not on the flood risk listNE61 5PG: not on the flood risk listNE61 5PP: not on the flood risk listNE61 5PR: not on the flood risk listNE61 5PS: not on the flood risk listNE61 5PT: not on the flood risk listNE61 5PU: not on the flood risk listNE61 5PW: not on the flood risk listNE61 5QH: not on the flood risk listNE61 5QJ: not on the flood risk listNE61 5QL: not on the flood risk listNE61 5QN: not on the flood risk listNE61 5QP: not on the flood risk listNE61 5QQ: not on the flood risk listNE61 5QR: not on the flood risk listNE61 5QS: not on the flood risk listNE61 5QT: not on the flood risk listNE61 5QU: not on the flood risk listNE61 5QW: not on the flood risk listNE61 5QX: not on the flood risk listNE61 5QY: not on the flood risk listNE61 5QZ: not on the flood risk listNE61 5RA: not on the flood risk listNE61 5RB: not on the flood risk listNE61 5RD: not on the flood risk listNE61 5RE: not on the flood risk listNE61 5RF: not on the flood risk listNE61 5RG: not on the flood risk listNE61 5RH: not on the flood risk listNE61 5RJ: not on the flood risk listNE61 5RP: not on the flood risk listNE61 5RQ: not on the flood risk listNE61 5RR: not on the flood risk listNE61 5RT: not on the flood risk list Widdrington Station Map of every postcode in Widdrington Station, by flood risk Of the 67 postcodes in Widdrington Station that ONS places, 67 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Widdrington Station. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Widdrington Station
  • A home or business at high risk: 0
  • At medium risk at worst: 0
  • At low risk at worst: 0
  • At very low risk only: 0
  • Not on the at-risk list: 67

Of the 67 postcodes in Widdrington Station that ONS places, 67 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. No boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 55.2393, longitude -1.6156. Open this area on OpenStreetMap

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

What is it like to live in Widdrington Station?

Homes sold for a typical £172,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 4.4% on the 12 months before. At 58 of the 66 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. None of its 67 postcodes is on the Environment Agency's list of those with a home or business at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. It has 1 primary school at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Widdrington, 250 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.

We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.

Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources

What do homes cost in Widdrington Station?

Homes in Widdrington Station sold for a typical £172,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 41 sales, down 4.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£172,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£180,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 4.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £219,950 13 sales
  • Semi-detached £166,248 24 sales
  • Terraced 3 sales, too few to price
  • Flat or maisonette 1 sale, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole NE61 district, Widdrington Station's main postcode district: a typical £247,000.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Widdrington Station: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Are new homes being built in Widdrington Station?

6 of the 67 postcodes now in use in Widdrington Station came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 29 of the 75 homes sold in Widdrington Station were newly built (39%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the NE61 district, 12%.

The newest postcodes

NE61 5FJsince April 2024NE61 5FNsince December 2023NE61 5FLsince December 2021NE61 5FHsince November 2021NE61 5DNsince July 2021NE61 5FGsince July 2021

A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.

New homes among the homes sold

PeriodIn Widdrington StationAcross the NE61 district
The 12 months to August 2026 7 of 41 (17%) 16 of 557 (3%)
The 12 months to August 2025 29 of 75 (39%) 84 of 693 (12%)

Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What broadband can you get in Widdrington Station?

Ofcom reports on 66 of the 67 postcodes in Widdrington Station. At 58 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit58 of 66
Postcodes where every home can get superfast64 of 66

Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Check one address on Ofcom's checker

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Widdrington Station at risk of flooding?

None of the 67 postcodes in Widdrington Station is on the Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are in Widdrington Station?

The primary schools are at the postcodes in Widdrington Station. There is no secondary school at its postcodes; these are the nearest to its middle. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.

Primary

Secondary

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Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

How far is the station from Widdrington Station?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Widdrington Station is Widdrington Rail Station, 250 m away in a straight line.

  • Widdrington Rail Station Railway station 250 mWalk
  • Ashington Rail Station Railway station 6.9 kmDrive
  • Pegswood Rail Station Railway station 7.0 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are in Widdrington Station?

The GP practices at the postcodes in Widdrington Station. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Widdrington Station safe? Crime recorded around it

Police.uk records 205 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Widdrington Station over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.

Each month, September 2025 to August 2026

  1. 23 September 2025
  2. 23 October 2025
  3. 26 November 2025
  4. 17 December 2025
  5. 10 January 2026
  6. 16 February 2026
  7. 11 March 2026
  8. 15 April 2026
  9. 25 May 2026
  10. 14 June 2026
  11. 14 July 2026
  12. 11 August 2026

By kind, over the 12 months

Anti-social behaviour82 reports
Violence and sexual offences51 reports
Public order18 reports
Criminal damage and arson16 reports
Burglary12 reports
Other crime10 reports
Vehicle crime6 reports
Shoplifting3 reports

Also: other theft 3, drugs 2, bicycle theft 1, robbery 1.

Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.

Crime around one postcode

Source: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Who runs Widdrington Station?

Council
Northumberland
Parliamentary constituency
North Northumberland
Police force area
Northumbria
Region
North East
Country
England
MP
David Smith (Labour)

All 67 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources

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Widdrington Station postcodes

67 postcodes in use in Widdrington Station, by district:

NE61 postcode district,67 postcodes

That district is in the NE postcode area.

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Places near Widdrington Station

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Widdrington Station's £172,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Ellington3.9 km, £235,000Lynemouth5.6 km, £67,500Hadston6.0 km, £169,950Pegswood6.9 km, £169,000Ashington7.6 km, £135,000Stakeford8.7 km, £142,000Newbiggin-by-the-Sea8.8 km, £143,500Morpeth9.7 km, £260,000 All places A to Z

Questions about Widdrington Station

What is it like to live in Widdrington Station?
Homes sold for a typical £172,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 4.4% on the 12 months before. At 58 of the 66 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. None of its 67 postcodes is on the Environment Agency's list of those with a home or business at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. It has 1 primary school at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Widdrington, 250 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
What is the postcode for Widdrington Station?
Widdrington Station is covered by postcode district NE61, across 67 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Which council is Widdrington Station in?
Widdrington Station is in the Northumberland council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Who is the MP for Widdrington Station?
Widdrington Station is in the North Northumberland parliamentary constituency. Its MP is David Smith (Labour), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
How much are houses in Widdrington Station?
Homes in Widdrington Station sold for a typical £172,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 41 sales, down 4.4% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
What schools are in Widdrington Station?
In Widdrington Station, primary schools at its postcodes include Grange View Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School; the nearest secondary school to the middle of its postcodes is Gust Independent School, 6.7 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
Does Widdrington Station have a railway station?
Yes: Widdrington is 250 metres from the centre point of the postcodes in Widdrington Station, in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Widdrington Station?
Ofcom reports on 66 of the 67 postcodes in Widdrington Station. At 58 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Is Widdrington Station at risk of flooding?
None of the 67 postcodes in Widdrington Station is on the Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
Are new homes being built in Widdrington Station?
6 of the 67 postcodes now in use in Widdrington Station came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 29 of the 75 homes sold in Widdrington Station were newly built (39%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the NE61 district, 12%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

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