NE19 1AA Northumberland
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Rothbury. Region: North East.
Streets
- Elm Tree, Elsdon: 26 addresses
- Unnamed street near Elm Tree, Elsdon: 11 addresses
- B6341, Northumberland: 8 addresses
- Crawford Crescent, Elsdon: 5 addresses
- Crawford Crescent, Elsdon: 5 addresses
- Unnamed street near Elm Tree, Elsdon: 3 addresses
- Unnamed street near Elm Tree, Elsdon: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Elm Tree, Elsdon: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Elm Tree, Elsdon: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Elm Tree, Elsdon: 1 address
- Crawford Crescent, Elsdon: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Northumberland in 2026-27: Band D £2,597 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,731 | £2,020 | £2,308 | £2,597 | £3,174 | £3,751 | £4,328 | £5,194 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band B (22% of about 1,140 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 9.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- CHURCH OF ST CUTHBERT, grade I
- 3 HEADSTONES CIRCA 20 YARDS SOUTH WEST OF CHURCH OF ST CUTHBERT, grade II
- ALDERSON, HALL AND HALL HEADSTONES CIRCA 10 YARDS SOUTH OF CHURCH OF ST CUTHBERT, grade II
- DOBSON HEADSTONE CIRCA 15 YARDS SOUTH OF CHURCH OF ST CUTHBERT, grade II
- HEADSTONE OF KATHARIN... CIRCA 10 YARDS SOUTH OF CHURCH OF ST CUTHBERT, grade II
- PAIR OF HEADSTONES CIRCA 20 YARDS SOUTH OF CHURCH OF ST CUTHBERT, grade II
- SNAITH HEADSTONE CIRCA 25 YARDS SOUTH OF CHURCH OF ST CUTHBERT, grade II
- THE BIRD IN THE BUSH INN, grade II
- TURNBULL HEADSTONE CIRCA 2 YARDS SOUTH OF CHURCH OF ST CUTHBERT, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 25 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 1 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 70 addresses are between 163 m and 190 m above sea level (170 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 90%, ultrafast 90%, gigabit 90% of premises; 10% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Morpeth 623,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 27.9 km (17 miles) |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bird in Bush Elsdon | 30 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 34.2 km (21 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital | Rothbury Community Hospital | 14.5 km (9 miles) |
Parks and green space
No parks, play areas, playing fields or allotments within 3 km (1.9 miles).
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Cuthbert, a listed building (Grade I), 120 m north-east. 19 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Cuthbert | Listed building, Grade I | 120 m north-east |
| Elsdon Tower | Listed building, Grade I | 210 m north |
| Mote Hills motte and bailey castle | Scheduled monument | 370 m north-east |
| Defended settlement, 470m south west of Haining | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Castle Wood | Wood | 520 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Mill Dene | Lake or reservoir | 620 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Shaw Cleugh | Valley | 880 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Gallow Hill | Hill | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Guilders Cleugh | Valley | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 1.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 6.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 20 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 12 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 38 | 70 |
32 of the postcode's 70 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Northumberland: see them on the Northumberland page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 58 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 74% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 45% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 47% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 47% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 16% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 56% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Elm Tree.