NE61 6RS postcode in Pegswood, Northumberland

NE61 6RS is a postcode in Pegswood, in the Pegswood ward of Northumberland. It is in the North Northumberland 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 at NE61 6RS can get it Across Northumberland: 82% Typical price £237,000 Homes sold in NE61 6, last 12 months. ▼ 5.2% on the year before Nearest station Pegswood 450 m in a straight line

Where NE61 6RS is, and what is near it

Map of NE61 6RS and what is near it Map of NE61 6RS: its centre point, with the 283 other postcodes in the NE61 6 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. NE61 6FR: also in NE61 6NE61 6FS: also in NE61 6NE61 6FT: also in NE61 6NE61 6FU: also in NE61 6NE61 6FW: also in NE61 6NE61 6FX: also in NE61 6NE61 6HX: also in NE61 6NE61 6RA: also in NE61 6NE61 6RB: also in NE61 6NE61 6RE: also in NE61 6NE61 6RF: also in NE61 6NE61 6RG: also in NE61 6NE61 6RH: also in NE61 6NE61 6RJ: also in NE61 6NE61 6RL: also in NE61 6NE61 6RN: also in NE61 6NE61 6RP: also in NE61 6NE61 6RQ: also in NE61 6NE61 6RR: also in NE61 6NE61 6RT: also in NE61 6NE61 6RU: also in NE61 6NE61 6RX: also in NE61 6NE61 6RY: also in NE61 6NE61 6RZ: also in NE61 6NE61 6SA: also in NE61 6NE61 6SB: also in NE61 6NE61 6SD: also in NE61 6NE61 6SE: also in NE61 6NE61 6SF: also in NE61 6NE61 6SG: also in NE61 6NE61 6SJ: also in NE61 6NE61 6SU: also in NE61 6NE61 6SX: also in NE61 6NE61 6SY: also in NE61 6NE61 6SZ: also in NE61 6NE61 6TA: also in NE61 6NE61 6TB: also in NE61 6NE61 6TD: also in NE61 6NE61 6TE: also in NE61 6NE61 6TF: also in NE61 6NE61 6TG: also in NE61 6NE61 6TH: also in NE61 6NE61 6TJ: also in NE61 6NE61 6TL: also in NE61 6NE61 6TN: also in NE61 6NE61 6TP: also in NE61 6NE61 6TQ: also in NE61 6NE61 6TT: also in NE61 6NE61 6TU: also in NE61 6NE61 6TW: also in NE61 6NE61 6TX: also in NE61 6NE61 6TZ: also in NE61 6NE61 6UA: also in NE61 6NE61 6UD: also in NE61 6NE61 6UE: also in NE61 6NE61 6UF: also in NE61 6NE61 6UG: also in NE61 6NE61 6UH: also in NE61 6NE61 6UJ: also in NE61 6NE61 6UL: also in NE61 6NE61 6UN: also in NE61 6NE61 6UP: also in NE61 6NE61 6UQ: also in NE61 6NE61 6UT: also in NE61 6NE61 6UW: also in NE61 6NE61 6UX: also in NE61 6NE61 6UZ: also in NE61 6NE61 6XD: also in NE61 6NE61 6XE: also in NE61 6NE61 6XF: also in NE61 6NE61 6XG: also in NE61 6NE61 6XQ: also in NE61 6NE61 6YA: also in NE61 6NE61 6YB: also in NE61 6NE61 6YD: also in NE61 6NE61 6YE: also in NE61 6NE61 6YF: also in NE61 6NE61 6YG: also in NE61 6NE61 6YH: also in NE61 6NE61 6YJ: also in NE61 6NE61 6YL: also in NE61 6NE61 6YN: also in NE61 6NE61 6YP: also in NE61 6NE61 6YQ: also in NE61 6NE61 6YR: also in NE61 6NE61 6YW: also in NE61 6 3 GP practices, 2.2–2.7 kmSchool 2.6 kmSchool 2.7 kmPonteland East & Stannington NE61 6RS Map of NE61 6RS and what is near it Map of NE61 6RS: its centre point, with the 283 other postcodes in the NE61 6 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. School 2.6 kmSchool 2.7 kmPonteland East & Stannington NE61 6RS
  • NE61 6RS
  • Other postcodes in NE61 6: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 4 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 55.1794, longitude -1.6510)

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 6RS?

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 6RS?

Every home and business at NE61 6RS can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

NE61 6RS 100% Northumberland 82%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

NE61 6RS 100% Northumberland 96%
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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 6RS?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for NE61 6RS.

Check the bin days for NE61 6RS on BinDayBuddy

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 6RS 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 6RS.

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 6RS: 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 6RS is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near NE61 6RS?

Homes in NE61 6 sold for a typical £237,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 110 sales, down 5.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£237,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£250,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 5.2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £375,000 54 sales
  • Semi-detached £165,000 30 sales
  • Terraced £192,250 20 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £154,750 6 sales

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 6RS

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in NE61 6RS from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 28 November 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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 6RS?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,100 homes in the neighbourhood around NE61 6RS. Over half of them (75%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (28%). 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 6RS

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 £3,174 (band E); band A, the most common, is £1,731.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 820 (75%)£1,731
Band Babout 80 (7%)£2,020
Band Cabout 110 (10%)£2,308
Band Dabout 80 (7%)£2,597
Band Eabout 10 (1%)£3,174
Band Ffewer than 5£3,751
Band Gfewer than 5£4,328
Band Hfewer than 5£5,194

When the homes were built

  1. 4% Before 1900
  2. 7% 1900 to 1918
  3. 12% 1919 to 1939
  4. 28% 1945 to 1964
  5. 21% 1965 to 1982
  6. 8% 1983 to 1999
  7. 2% 2000 to 2009
  8. 7% 2010 to 2019
  9. 10% 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 6RS is in (ONS area E01027462), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

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 6RS?

The nearest open schools to NE61 6RS, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near NE61 6RS, 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 6RS?

The nearest railway station to the centre of NE61 6RS is Pegswood Rail Station, 450 metres away in a straight line.

  • Pegswood Rail Station Railway station 450 mWalk
  • Morpeth Rail Station Railway station 2.8 kmCycle

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

4 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Co-op, 223 m away.

More stations near NE61 6RS, 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 6RS?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of NE61 6RS, 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 6RS?

0 within 1 km 8 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of NE61 6RS, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 2.6 kmCycle
  • Dual Charger Charging point · No details mapped 2.7 kmCycle
  • Dual Charger Charging point · No details mapped 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 6RS?

The nearest to the centre of NE61 6RS, 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 6RS?

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 6RS?

The nearest care homes to the centre of NE61 6RS, 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 6RS?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of NE61 6RS, 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 6RS?

The nearest vets to the centre of NE61 6RS 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 6RS in a conservation area?

The centre of NE61 6RS is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

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 6RS?

Police.uk records 17 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of NE61 6RS in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour6 reports
Violence and sexual offences6 reports
Public order1 report
Criminal damage and arson1 report
Burglary1 report
Vehicle crime1 report

Also: other theft 1.

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 6RS

Ward
Pegswood
Parish
Pegswood
Region
North East
Country
England
Built-up area
Pegswood
Rural or urban
Larger 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

Where to check what we do not hold

Around NE61 6RS

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Every postcode in the same sector, district or postcode area.

NE61 6 sector NE61 district NE postcode area Pegswood postcodes

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Nearby postcodes

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

NE61 6SB70 mNE61 6SY80 mNE61 6RX90 mNE61 6SF90 mNE61 6RT100 mNE61 6RR120 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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