NE65 7AJ Northumberland
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Rothbury. Region: North East.
Streets
- Unnamed street, Holystone: 21 addresses
- Unnamed street, Holystone: 10 addresses
- Unnamed street near Holystone Grange Cottages, Holystone: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Low Farnham, Holystone: 1 address
- Unnamed street, Holystone: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Dueshill Cottages, Hepple: 1 address
- Unnamed street, Holystone: 1 address
- Unnamed street, Holystone: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Heely Dod Road, Holystone: 1 address
- Unnamed street, Northumberland: 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: 6.
- 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 MARY, grade II
- CHURCHYARD WALL TO WEST OF CHURCH OF ST MARY, grade II
- GARAGE AND SHED IN GARDEN OF WOODBINE COTTAGE, grade II
- GARDEN WALLS AND CORNER BUILDINGS EAST AND SOUTH OF PRIORY FARMHOUSE, grade II
- PRIORY FARMHOUSE, grade II
- THE SALMON INN, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 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 16 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 41 addresses are between 118 m and 178 m above sea level (128 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Acklington 860 journeys in 2024–25 | 26.8 km (17 miles) |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Holystone Mill Holystone in Coquetdale | 160 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 39.6 km (25 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital | Rothbury Community Hospital | 10.2 km (6.3 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 Holystone Priory (site of), a scheduled monument, 90 m south-east. 9 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Holystone Priory (site of) | Scheduled monument | 90 m south-east |
| The Lady's Well | Listed building, Grade I | 270 m north-west |
| The Lady's Well and section of Roman road | Scheduled monument | 280 m north-west |
| Multivallate hillfort, 70m east of Campville | Scheduled monument | 680 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Holystone Wood | Wood | 430 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Bank Top Woods | Wood | 860 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| North Wood | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Haddon Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Lanternside Cleugh | Valley | 1.6 km (1 mile) west |
| Harbottle Lake | Lake or reservoir | 4 km (2.5 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 1.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 8 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 24 | 41 |
17 of the postcode's 41 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 | 61 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 40% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 70% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 52% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 41% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 47% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 8% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 53% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 50% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 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 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 Unnamed street.