NE71 6AS postcode in Wooler, Northumberland

NE71 6AS is a postcode in Wooler, in the Wooler ward of Northumberland. It is in the North Northumberland parliamentary constituency and the Northumbria police force area, and has been in use since January 1991.

Flooding Medium flood risk 1 of 21 homes and businesses at medium risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 95% of homes and businesses at NE71 6AS can get it Across Northumberland: 82% Typical price £195,000 Homes sold in NE71 6, last 12 months. ▼ 13.9% on the year before Nearest station Chathill 19.6 km in a straight line

Where NE71 6AS is, and what is near it

Map of NE71 6AS and what is near it Map of NE71 6AS: its centre point, with the 189 other postcodes in the NE71 6 sector, 1 school, 1 railway station (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 GP practice, 2 bus stops and 4 EV charging points, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. A697 NE71 6AA: also in NE71 6NE71 6AD: also in NE71 6NE71 6AE: also in NE71 6NE71 6AF: also in NE71 6NE71 6AG: also in NE71 6NE71 6AH: also in NE71 6NE71 6AJ: also in NE71 6NE71 6AT: also in NE71 6NE71 6AW: also in NE71 6NE71 6AX: also in NE71 6NE71 6AY: also in NE71 6NE71 6AZ: also in NE71 6NE71 6BD: also in NE71 6NE71 6BE: also in NE71 6NE71 6BF: also in NE71 6NE71 6BG: also in NE71 6NE71 6BH: also in NE71 6NE71 6BJ: also in NE71 6NE71 6BL: also in NE71 6NE71 6BN: also in NE71 6NE71 6BP: also in NE71 6NE71 6BQ: also in NE71 6NE71 6BS: also in NE71 6NE71 6BU: also in NE71 6NE71 6BW: also in NE71 6NE71 6BX: also in NE71 6NE71 6BY: also in NE71 6NE71 6BZ: also in NE71 6NE71 6DA: also in NE71 6NE71 6DB: also in NE71 6NE71 6DG: also in NE71 6NE71 6DJ: also in NE71 6NE71 6DL: also in NE71 6NE71 6DN: also in NE71 6NE71 6DQ: also in NE71 6NE71 6DR: also in NE71 6NE71 6DT: also in NE71 6NE71 6DU: also in NE71 6NE71 6DX: also in NE71 6NE71 6DY: also in NE71 6NE71 6DZ: also in NE71 6NE71 6EA: also in NE71 6NE71 6EB: also in NE71 6NE71 6ED: also in NE71 6NE71 6EE: also in NE71 6NE71 6EQ: also in NE71 6NE71 6LA: also in NE71 6NE71 6LD: also in NE71 6NE71 6LE: also in NE71 6NE71 6LF: also in NE71 6NE71 6LH: also in NE71 6NE71 6LN: also in NE71 6NE71 6LP: also in NE71 6NE71 6LQ: also in NE71 6NE71 6LS: also in NE71 6NE71 6LW: also in NE71 6NE71 6LZ: also in NE71 6NE71 6NA: also in NE71 6NE71 6NB: also in NE71 6NE71 6ND: also in NE71 6NE71 6NE: also in NE71 6NE71 6NF: also in NE71 6NE71 6NJ: also in NE71 6NE71 6NL: also in NE71 6NE71 6NP: also in NE71 6NE71 6NR: also in NE71 6NE71 6NS: also in NE71 6NE71 6NT: also in NE71 6NE71 6NU: also in NE71 6NE71 6NY: also in NE71 6NE71 6NZ: also in NE71 6NE71 6PA: also in NE71 6NE71 6PB: also in NE71 6NE71 6PD: also in NE71 6NE71 6PE: also in NE71 6NE71 6QE: also in NE71 6NE71 6QF: also in NE71 6NE71 6QG: also in NE71 6NE71 6QQ: also in NE71 6NE71 6RJ: also in NE71 6NE71 6RP: also in NE71 6NE71 6SL: also in NE71 6NE71 6SN: also in NE71 6NE71 6SP: also in NE71 6NE71 6ST: also in NE71 6 Chathill station 19.6 kmWooler NE71 6AS Map of NE71 6AS and what is near it Map of NE71 6AS: its centre point, with the 189 other postcodes in the NE71 6 sector, 1 school, 1 railway station (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 GP practice, 2 bus stops and 4 EV charging points, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. A697 Wooler NE71 6AS
  • NE71 6AS
  • Other postcodes in NE71 6: press one for its page
  • 1 school
  • 1 railway station
  • 1 GP practice
  • 2 bus stops
  • 4 EV charging points
  • 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 55.5507, longitude -2.0173)

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; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after NE71 6AS?

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 NE71 6AS?

Every home and business at NE71 6AS can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 95% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

NE71 6AS 95% Northumberland 82%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

NE71 6AS 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 NE71 6AS?

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 NE71 6AS at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

Medium risk

The Environment Agency counts 21 homes and businesses at NE71 6AS. 1 is in an area at medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.

21 homes and businesses at NE71 6AS Medium: 1Not in an area at risk: 20

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

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 NE71 6AS: 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 NE71 6AS 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 NE71 6AS?

Homes in NE71 6 sold for a typical £195,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 45 sales, down 13.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£195,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£226,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 13.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £247,000 15 sales
  • Semi-detached £195,000 15 sales
  • Terraced £150,297 12 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 NE71 district: a typical £195,000 from 45 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 NE71 6AS

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in NE71 6AS from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 6 February 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 NE71 6AS?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,170 homes in the neighbourhood around NE71 6AS. Over half of them (52%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1919 to 1939 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 NE71 6AS

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 A, the most common, is £1,731.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 610 (52%)£1,731
Band Babout 170 (15%)£2,020
Band Cabout 170 (15%)£2,308
Band Dabout 110 (9%)£2,597
Band Eabout 70 (6%)£3,174
Band Fabout 30 (3%)£3,751
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£4,328
Band Hfewer than 5£5,194

When the homes were built

  1. 15% Before 1900
  2. 6% 1900 to 1918
  3. 29% 1919 to 1939
  4. 12% 1945 to 1964
  5. 8% 1965 to 1982
  6. 5% 1983 to 1999
  7. 8% 2000 to 2009
  8. 11% 2010 to 2019
  9. 7% 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 NE71 6AS is in (ONS area E01027390), 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 NE71 6AS?

The nearest open schools to NE71 6AS, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near NE71 6AS, 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 NE71 6AS?

The nearest railway station to the centre of NE71 6AS is Chathill Rail Station, 19.6 km away in a straight line.

  • Chathill Rail Station Railway station 19.6 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 Ryecroft Way, 142 m away.

More stations near NE71 6AS, 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 NE71 6AS?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of NE71 6AS, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from.

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

Where can I charge an electric car near NE71 6AS?

4 within 1 km 4 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of NE71 6AS, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 400 mWalk
  • Project EV Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 7 kW 500 mWalk
  • Fuuse Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 22 kW 500 mWalk

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 hospitals are nearest to NE71 6AS?

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 NE71 6AS?

The nearest care homes to the centre of NE71 6AS, 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 NE71 6AS?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of NE71 6AS, 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 NE71 6AS?

The nearest vets to the centre of NE71 6AS 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 NE71 6AS in a conservation area?

The centre of NE71 6AS 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 NE71 6AS?

Police.uk records 15 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of NE71 6AS in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences6 reports
Anti-social behaviour2 reports
Public order2 reports
Burglary2 reports
Criminal damage and arson1 report
Other theft1 report

Also: other crime 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 NE71 6AS

Ward
Wooler
Parish
Wooler
Region
North East
Country
England
Built-up area
Wooler
Rural or urban
Larger rural, further from a major town or city
In use since
January 1991

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 NE71 6AS

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

NE71 6 sector NE71 district NE postcode area Wooler postcodes

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Nearby postcodes

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

NE71 6AD90 mNE71 6DY120 mNE71 6AT120 mNE71 6DZ170 mNE71 6AW180 mNE71 6EA190 m
All of NE71

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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