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Thinking of living at NE61 3SY? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
You'll mostly drive: the nearest station, supermarket, GP are all over 1 km away.
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morpeth All Saints Church of England First School | Primary | 400 m | – |
| Abbeyfields First School | Primary | 1.2 km | – |
| St Roberts Catholic First School, Morpeth | Primary | 1.3 km | – |
| Morpeth First School | Primary | 2.6 km | – |
| Morpeth Newminster Middle School | Secondary | 700 m | – |
| Morpeth Chantry Middle School | Secondary | 800 m | – |
| The King Edward VI School | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 52.2 · 15.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near NE61 3SY, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golf | Morpeth Golf Club Clubhouse | 2.0 km | 4 |
| Tennis | Carlisle Park | 1.6 km | 2 |
| Swimming | Morpeth Sports And Leisure Centre | 1.9 km | 2 |
| Rugby union | Morpeth Rugby Football Club | 630 m | 1 |
| Athletics | The King Edward Vi School | 1.2 km | 1 |
| Multi-sport | Morpeth Sports and Leisure Centre | 1.9 km | 1 |
| Horse riding | Gubeon Equestrian Centre | 3.4 km | 1 |
Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Morpeth, a short drive or bike ride (2.2 km), with 623k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Newcastle.
The nearest bus stop is Terminus, 100 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 417); 3 departures an hour from the 3 stops within a 5-minute walk.
This is car country: only 10% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Morpeth All Saints Church of England First School, a few minutes' walk (400 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Morpeth Newminster Middle School, 700 m away.
The nearest supermarket is Marks & Spencer, 1.5 km away, with Beaumont News closer still (1.2 km) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Npc Central Northumberland (1.5 km), with Health Hut Pharmacy & Clinic the closest pharmacy (1.2 km).
For a haircut, Blue Nails is 1.3 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, 12 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 79% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 84% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 10 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 6 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
North East Pig on a Spit is the closest café or restaurant (800 m), and Morpeth Rugby Club the nearest pub (800 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 34 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
Detached houses make up 47% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Old Bakehouse Yard (Millennium Green), 1.4 km away; for exercise, Snap Fitness (1.5 km).
A swim is a short trip away: Newbiggin South, 12 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 4.5 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Newcastle is 13 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 204 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 55% of households own their home outright.
3 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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It's an older community: 31% are 65 or over.
It's highly educated: 49% of adults have a degree.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.