NE61 3PY postcode in Northumberland, England

NE61 3PY is a postcode in Northumberland, in the Longhorsley ward. It is in the Hexham parliamentary constituency and the Northumbria police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Northumberland: 82% Typical price £365,000 Homes sold in NE61 3, last 12 months. ▼ 0.7% on the year before Nearest station Morpeth 3.2 km in a straight line

Where NE61 3PY is, and what is near it

Map of NE61 3PY and what is near it Map of NE61 3PY: its centre point, with the 247 other postcodes in the NE61 3 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. NE61 3FQ: also in NE61 3NE61 3JG: also in NE61 3NE61 3PJ: also in NE61 3NE61 3PL: also in NE61 3NE61 3PN: also in NE61 3NE61 3PP: also in NE61 3NE61 3PR: also in NE61 3NE61 3PS: also in NE61 3NE61 3PT: also in NE61 3NE61 3PU: also in NE61 3NE61 3PW: also in NE61 3NE61 3PX: also in NE61 3NE61 3PZ: also in NE61 3NE61 3QA: also in NE61 3NE61 3QB: also in NE61 3NE61 3QD: also in NE61 3NE61 3QU: also in NE61 3NE61 3QX: also in NE61 3NE61 3QY: also in NE61 3NE61 3QZ: also in NE61 3NE61 3RA: also in NE61 3NE61 3RB: also in NE61 3NE61 3RD: also in NE61 3NE61 3RE: also in NE61 3NE61 3RF: also in NE61 3NE61 3RG: also in NE61 3NE61 3RJ: also in NE61 3NE61 3RL: also in NE61 3NE61 3RN: also in NE61 3NE61 3RP: also in NE61 3NE61 3RQ: also in NE61 3NE61 3RR: also in NE61 3NE61 3RS: also in NE61 3NE61 3RT: also in NE61 3NE61 3RU: also in NE61 3NE61 3RW: also in NE61 3NE61 3RX: also in NE61 3NE61 3SA: also in NE61 3NE61 3SH: also in NE61 3NE61 3SS: also in NE61 3NE61 3ST: also in NE61 3NE61 3SU: also in NE61 3NE61 3SX: also in NE61 3NE61 3SY: also in NE61 3NE61 3SZ: also in NE61 3 2 schools, 2.2–2.3 kmSchool 2.2 km4 places, 2.8–5.9 kmMorpeth station 3.2 kmLonghirst NE61 3PY Map of NE61 3PY and what is near it Map of NE61 3PY: its centre point, with the 247 other postcodes in the NE61 3 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. 6 places, 2.2–5.9 kmLonghirst NE61 3PY
  • NE61 3PY
  • Other postcodes in NE61 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 2 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 55.1650, longitude -1.7334)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after NE61 3PY?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at NE61 3PY?

Every home and business at NE61 3PY can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Northumberland: 82%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Northumberland: 96%

The line marks the figure across Northumberland.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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

When are the bins collected at NE61 3PY?

BinDayBuddy does not read Northumberland County Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Northumberland County Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is NE61 3PY at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include NE61 3PY.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

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

From surface water, across Northumberland

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for NE61 3PY: 6,722 properties in Northumberland are at high risk (3% of all its properties). All the figures for Northumberland

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of NE61 3PY is in one of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for it at 08:51 on 22 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 08:51 on 22 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near NE61 3PY?

Homes in NE61 3 sold for a typical £365,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 68 sales, down 0.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£365,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£367,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 0.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £380,000 35 sales
  • Semi-detached £245,000 14 sales
  • Terraced £318,070 16 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 3 sales, too few to price

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

Across the whole NE61 district: a typical £247,000 from 557 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in NE61 3PY

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in NE61 3PY from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

What council tax band are homes near NE61 3PY?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 890 homes in the neighbourhood around NE61 3PY. The largest share of them, 24%, are in council tax band E. More were built in 2020 or later than in any other period (29%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around NE61 3PY

Band D in Northumberland for 2026‑27: £2,597. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,731 (band A) to £5,194 (band H); band E, the most common, is £3,174.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 30 (3%)£1,731
Band Babout 50 (6%)£2,020
Band Cabout 200 (22%)£2,308
Band Dabout 110 (12%)£2,597
Band Eabout 210 (24%)£3,174
Band Fabout 130 (15%)£3,751
Band Gabout 130 (15%)£4,328
Band Habout 30 (3%)£5,194

When the homes were built

  1. 11% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 3% 1919 to 1939
  4. 8% 1945 to 1964
  5. 8% 1965 to 1982
  6. 8% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. 28% 2010 to 2019
  9. 29% 2020 or later

Averages for Northumberland before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of NE61 3PY is in (ONS area E01035629), rounded by the VOA.

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Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near NE61 3PY?

The nearest open schools to NE61 3PY, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near NE61 3PY, and how we find them

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

Where is the nearest station to NE61 3PY?

The nearest railway station to the centre of NE61 3PY is Morpeth Rail Station, 3.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Morpeth Rail Station Railway station 3.2 kmCycle
  • Pegswood Rail Station Railway station 5.9 kmDrive

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

2 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Post Office, 321 m away.

More stations near NE61 3PY, and how we find them

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

Which GP surgeries are near NE61 3PY?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of NE61 3PY, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near NE61 3PY?

0 within 1 km 8 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of NE61 3PY, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Northumberland County Council Charging point · 2 chargers 2.7 kmCycle
  • Northumberland County Council Charging point · 2 chargers 2.7 kmCycle
  • New Market East Carpark Charging point · 2 chargers 2.7 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near NE61 3PY?

The nearest to the centre of NE61 3PY, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to NE61 3PY?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near NE61 3PY?

The nearest care homes to the centre of NE61 3PY, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near NE61 3PY?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of NE61 3PY, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near NE61 3PY?

The nearest vets to the centre of NE61 3PY on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is NE61 3PY in a conservation area?

The centre of NE61 3PY is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near NE61 3PY?

Police.uk records 3 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of NE61 3PY in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour1 report
Burglary1 report
Other theft1 report

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

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

The official record for NE61 3PY

Ward
Longhorsley
Parish
Mitford
Region
North East
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

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

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

NE61 3QA150 mNE61 3PT170 mNE61 3PZ280 mNE61 3QX370 mNE61 3PR370 mNE61 3PS400 m
All of NE61

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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