NE65 7YA Northumberland
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Rothbury. Region: North East.
Streets
No addresses are linked to this postcode in the ONS UPRN Directory.
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 D (21% of about 820 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Foggons Yard, Providence Lane, Rothbury: up to 5 homes, permissioned (180 m)
- Land known as Foggon's Yard, Rothbury: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (190 m)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Acklington 860 journeys in 2024–25 | 16.6 km (10 miles) |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 11 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Queen's Head Rothbury | 270 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 33.6 km (21 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Npc Rothbury | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 190 m |
| Hospital | Rothbury Community Hospital | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Police station | Northumbria Police | 17.2 km (11 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Barclays ATM | 230 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 480 m² | 230 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 2,940 m² | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,140 m² | 350 m |
| Playing field | Armstrong Park Playing Field 1.6 ha | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,760 m² | 300 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 0.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Saints, a listed building (Grade II*), 310 m south-east. 47 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade II* | 310 m south-east |
| Addycombe Cottages With Attached Walls and Outbuildings | Listed building, Grade II* | 320 m east |
| Rothbury Bridge | Scheduled monument | 420 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Cairn 900m north-east of Old Rothbury hillfort | Scheduled monument | 550 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Standing stone 550m north-east of Old Rothbury hillfort | Scheduled monument | 570 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Whitton Tower | Listed building, Grade II* | 880 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Cragside | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Crow Trees | Wood | 600 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Quarry Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Debdon Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| West Hills | Hill | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Whitton Dean | Valley | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Cowet Wells | Wetland | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 1.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
No addresses here are in the mapped area.
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 | 65 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 50% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 65% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 50% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 27% | 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) | 51% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 22% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 42% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 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.