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Morpeth North & Pegswood
What it's like at NE61 1DN: every home that has sold on the street since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
Sales and extensions on the street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
No sales recorded at this postcode since 1995.
The nearest station is Morpeth, a short drive or bike ride (1.5 km), with 623k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Newcastle.
The nearest bus stop is Pottery Bank, 250 m away, with a bus about every 24 minutes on weekdays (routes X15, X14, 417, X16); 7 departures an hour from the 3 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is St Roberts Catholic First School, Morpeth, about a 10-minute walk (800 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The King Edward VI School, under 50 m away; Attainment 8: 52.2 · 15.7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Marks & Spencer, 800 m away, with Best One closer still (650 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Npc Central Northumberland (650 m), with Morpeth Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (650 m).
For a haircut, Blue Nails is 600 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, 13 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 8 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Cafe Vi is the closest café or restaurant (under 50 m), and The Black & Grey the nearest pub (500 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 122 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 54 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 8% flats and 26% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
It's growing: about 301 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Old Bakehouse Yard (Millennium Green), 750 m away; for exercise, Snap Fitness (750 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Newbiggin South, 9.5 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 3.8 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Newcastle is 16 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 207 km.
Most households own their home, 15% rent privately.
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.
26 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.
North Northumberland constituency: David Smith MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 5,067 (10.4%), turnout 66%. Vote shares: Labour 37%, Conservative 26%, Reform UK 16%, Liberal Democrat 11%.
25 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near NE61 1DN →
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.0% | 1.4% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.8% | 1.4% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 93.7% | 81.8% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 3.3% | 10.4% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.0% | 4.8% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.1% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
National infrastructure projects and headline schemes only, not local planning applications. See them all on a map.
Nearest: Haltwhistle Swimming & Leisure Centre · about 54 min
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