NE65 0UP Northumberland
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Amble West with Warkworth. Region: North East.
Streets
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: yes, Warkworth (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 19.
- 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
- THE DONJON, grade I
- 1, CASTLE TERRACE, grade II
- 14, CASTLE STREET, grade II
- 37, CASTLE STREET, grade II
- 4, CASTLE STREET, grade II
- 43, CASTLE STREET, grade II
- 44, CASTLE STREET, grade II
- 46, CASTLE STREET, grade II
- 47, CASTLE STREET, grade II
- 4A, CASTLE STREET, grade II
- 5, CASTLE STREET, grade II
- 5A, CASTLE STREET, grade II
- 6, CASTLE STREET, grade II
- CASTLEGATE HOUSE, grade II
- COACH HOUSE AND STABLE TO REAR OF NUMBER 5, grade II
- HULNE HOUSE, grade II
- THE BARN, grade II
- THE SUN HOTEL, grade II
- WALL AND RAILINGS ENCLOSING LAWN IN FRONT OF SUN HOTEL, 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 13 addresses are between 9 m and 19 m above sea level (14 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 stations | Acklington 860 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km |
| Alnmouth 379,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km | |
| Widdrington 2,650 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 7 within 800 m; nearest Market Place Warkworth | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Alnwick | 9.7 km |
| Car parks | Little Shore Car Park | 2.6 km |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 2.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 34.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Npc Amble & Broomhill | 2.5 km |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 2.2 km |
| NHS dentists | Northumbria Dental Care Limited | 2.1 km |
| Hospital | Alnwick Infirmary | 9.0 km |
| Police station | Northumbria Police | 9.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Warkworth Dunes Picnic Site 9,740 m² | 840 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 550 m² | 750 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,930 m² | 330 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2.3 ha | 2.0 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Donjon, a listed building (Grade I), 70 m south-west. 84 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 4 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Donjon | Listed building, Grade I | 70 m south-west |
| Castle Curtain Walls With Gateway, Towers and Attached Buildings | Listed building, Grade I | 130 m south |
| Warkworth Castle motte and bailey castle, tower keep castle and collegiate church | Scheduled monument | 140 m south-west |
| Warkworth House Hotel | Listed building, Grade II* | 270 m north |
| Forecourt Wall, Railings and Gates to Bridge End House | Listed building, Grade II* | 310 m north |
| Warkworth Bridge and defensive gateway | Scheduled monument | 360 m north |
| Warkworth Castle hermitage | Scheduled monument | 620 m west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mill Walk Wood | Wood | 580 m south-west |
| Castles Dike | Tidal water | 1.2 km east |
| Black Bridge Wood | Wood | 1.4 km south-west |
| Spinney Covert | Wood | 1.4 km north-west |
| Warkworth Beach | Beach | 1.4 km east |
| Gloster Hill | Hill | 1.5 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 13 |
11 of the postcode's 13 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 65 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 50% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 90% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 70% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 44% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 50% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 48% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 46% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 25% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 31% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 57% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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.