NE19 1HE Northumberland
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bellingham. Region: North East.
Streets
- Otterburn Lodge Park, Otterburn: 57 addresses
- Unnamed street near Otterburn Lodge Park, Otterburn: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Otterburn Lodge Park, Otterburn: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Otterburn Lodge Park, Otterburn: 2 addresses
- Redewater Cottages, Otterburn: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Otterburn Lodge Park, Otterburn: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Otterburn Lodge Park, Otterburn: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Otterburn Lodge Park, Otterburn: 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 A (42% of about 860 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 4.
- 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
- FARMBUILDINGS ATTACHED TO REAR OF OTTERBURN HALL FARMHOUSE, grade II
- OTTERBURN HALL, grade II
- OTTERBURN HALL FARMHOUSE, grade II
- STABLE BLOCK TO NORTH-WEST OF OTTERBURN HALL, 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: no home is in an area at risk.
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 67 addresses are between 164 m and 188 m above sea level (181 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Haydon Bridge 47,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 30.1 km (19 miles) |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 39 km (24 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital | Rothbury Community Hospital | 18.7 km (12 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 1,250 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Battle of Otterburn 1388, a registered battlefield, 550 m (0.3 miles) south-west. 8 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Battle of Otterburn 1388 | Registered battlefield | 550 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Romano-British farmstead, 550m south-east of Shittleheugh | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Fawdon Hill defended settlement, 900m north-west of Closehead | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Bastle, 480m north east of Shittleheugh | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Four Acres Plantation | Wood | 200 m north |
| Long Plantation | Wood | 220 m north-east |
| The Bathing Pool | Lake or reservoir | 350 m north-east |
| Fawdon Hill | Hill | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Fairney Cleugh | Valley | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Redwell Bog | Wetland | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) north-east |
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) | 6.0 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 63 | 67 |
4 of the postcode's 67 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 | 57 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 34% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 77% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 53% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 35% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 27% | 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) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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 Otterburn Lodge Park.