NE65 0TR Northumberland
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Amble West with Warkworth. Region: North East.
Streets
- Barns Road, Warkworth: 8 addresses
- Unnamed street near St Omer Road, Acklington: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Barns Road, The Butts: 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 E (28% of about 1,340 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- 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
- GARDEN WALL TO EAST SOUTH AND WEST OF NEW BARNS FARMHOUSE, grade II
- NEW BARNS FARMHOUSE, grade II
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 12 addresses are between 12 m and 41 m above sea level (28 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 100% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Acklington 860 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Alnmouth 379,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) | |
| Widdrington 2,650 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.4 km (6.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Car parks | Little Shore Car Park | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 33.3 km (21 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Npc Amble & Broomhill | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Northumbria Dental Care Limited | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Hospital | Alnwick Infirmary | 9.9 km (6.1 miles) |
| Police station | Northumbria Police | 10.1 km (6.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Hadston, Unit 7 The Precinct Cashzone | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Warkworth Dunes Picnic Site 9,740 m² | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 550 m² | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 5,090 m² | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2.3 ha | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is St Mary Magdalene's medieval chapel and associated earthworks, 90m north of Mauldin, a scheduled monument, 820 m (0.5 miles) north-east. 5 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| St Mary Magdalene's medieval chapel and associated earthworks, 90m north of Mauldin | Scheduled monument | 820 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Cup and ring marked rock 430m north of Morwick Hall | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Warkworth Castle motte and bailey castle, tower keep castle and collegiate church | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Black Bridge Wood | Wood | 720 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Mill Walk Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Gloster Hill | Hill | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Castles Dike | Tidal water | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Warkworth Beach | Beach | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) north-east |
| Spinney Covert | Wood | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 1.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 10 | 12 |
2 of the postcode's 12 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 | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 68% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 42% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 5% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 27% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 33% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 43% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 51% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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 Barns Road.