NE66 3SG postcode in Lesbury, Northumberland

NE66 3SG is a postcode in Lesbury, in the Longhoughton ward of Northumberland. It is in the North Northumberland parliamentary constituency and the Northumbria police force area, and has been in use since January 1993.

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 0% of homes and businesses at NE66 3SG can get it Across Northumberland: 82% Typical price £430,000 Homes sold in NE66 3, last 12 months. ▲ 22.9% on the year before Nearest station Alnmouth 800 m in a straight line

Where NE66 3SG is, and what is near it

Map of NE66 3SG and what is near it Map of NE66 3SG: its centre point, with the 278 other postcodes in the NE66 3 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. NE66 3AR: also in NE66 3NE66 3AS: also in NE66 3NE66 3AT: also in NE66 3NE66 3AU: also in NE66 3NE66 3AX: also in NE66 3NE66 3AY: also in NE66 3NE66 3AZ: also in NE66 3NE66 3BA: also in NE66 3NE66 3BG: also in NE66 3NE66 3BR: also in NE66 3NE66 3FP: also in NE66 3NE66 3NB: also in NE66 3NE66 3ND: also in NE66 3NE66 3NP: also in NE66 3NE66 3NR: also in NE66 3NE66 3PD: also in NE66 3NE66 3PJ: also in NE66 3NE66 3PL: also in NE66 3NE66 3PN: also in NE66 3NE66 3PP: also in NE66 3NE66 3PR: also in NE66 3NE66 3PS: also in NE66 3NE66 3PT: also in NE66 3NE66 3PU: also in NE66 3NE66 3PW: also in NE66 3NE66 3PX: also in NE66 3NE66 3PZ: also in NE66 3NE66 3QA: also in NE66 3NE66 3QB: also in NE66 3NE66 3QD: also in NE66 3NE66 3QF: also in NE66 3NE66 3QJ: also in NE66 3NE66 3QN: also in NE66 3NE66 3QQ: also in NE66 3NE66 3QR: also in NE66 3NE66 3QW: also in NE66 3 School 3.8 km2 places, 4.5–5.6 kmSchool 4.6 kmNpc Amble & Broomhill 7.9 kmLonghoughton NE66 3SG Map of NE66 3SG and what is near it Map of NE66 3SG: its centre point, with the 278 other postcodes in the NE66 3 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. School 3.8 km2 places, 4.5–5.6 kmSchool 4.6 kmLonghoughton NE66 3SG
  • NE66 3SG
  • Other postcodes in NE66 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 2 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 55.3980, longitude -1.6286)

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 NE66 3SG?

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 NE66 3SG?

Every home and business at NE66 3SG can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

NE66 3SG 0% Northumberland 82%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

NE66 3SG 100% Northumberland 96%
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 NE66 3SG?

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 NE66 3SG 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 NE66 3SG.

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 NE66 3SG: 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 NE66 3SG 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 NE66 3SG?

Homes in NE66 3 sold for a typical £430,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 49 sales, up 22.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£430,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£350,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 22.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £492,500 27 sales
  • Semi-detached £382,500 8 sales
  • Terraced £342,500 14 sales

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

Across the whole NE66 district: a typical £268,500 from 230 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 NE66 3SG

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in NE66 3SG from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 5 February 2024. 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 NE66 3SG?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,310 homes in the neighbourhood around NE66 3SG. The largest share of them, 22%, are in council tax band E. More were built before 1900 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 NE66 3SG

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 £4,328 (band G); band E, the most common, is £3,174.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 130 (10%)£1,731
Band Babout 270 (21%)£2,020
Band Cabout 200 (15%)£2,308
Band Dabout 200 (15%)£2,597
Band Eabout 290 (22%)£3,174
Band Fabout 150 (11%)£3,751
Band Gabout 70 (5%)£4,328
Band Hwithheld£5,194

When the homes were built

  1. 29% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 11% 1919 to 1939
  4. 5% 1945 to 1964
  5. 10% 1965 to 1982
  6. 5% 1983 to 1999
  7. 7% 2000 to 2009
  8. 19% 2010 to 2019
  9. 11% 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 NE66 3SG is in (ONS area E01027356), 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 NE66 3SG?

The nearest open schools to NE66 3SG, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near NE66 3SG, 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 NE66 3SG?

The nearest railway station to the centre of NE66 3SG is Alnmouth Rail Station, 800 metres away in a straight line.

  • Alnmouth Rail Station Railway station 800 mWalk
  • Acklington Rail Station Railway station 10.2 kmDrive

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 Village centre, 32 m away.

More stations near NE66 3SG, 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 NE66 3SG?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of NE66 3SG, 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 NE66 3SG?

0 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of NE66 3SG, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 1.7 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 1.7 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 NE66 3SG?

The nearest to the centre of NE66 3SG, 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 NE66 3SG?

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 NE66 3SG?

The nearest care homes to the centre of NE66 3SG, 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 NE66 3SG?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of NE66 3SG, 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 NE66 3SG?

The nearest vets to the centre of NE66 3SG 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 NE66 3SG in a conservation area?

The centre of NE66 3SG 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 NE66 3SG?

Police.uk records 2 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of NE66 3SG in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences1 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 NE66 3SG

Ward
Longhoughton
Parish
Lesbury
Region
North East
Country
England
Built-up area
Lesbury
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, further from a major town or city
In use since
January 1993

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

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

NE66 3AX50 mNE66 3PP50 mNE66 3PR80 mNE66 3PD110 mNE66 3QR130 mNE66 3AU140 m
All of NE66

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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