TD15 1UX Northumberland
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Berwick North. Region: North East.
Streets
- Low Cocklaw Cottages, East Ord: 5 addresses
- Unnamed street near Low Cocklaw Cottages, East Ord: 3 addresses
- Paxton Road, Berwick-upon-Tweed: 3 addresses
- Unnamed street near Low Cocklaw Cottages, Berwick-upon-Tweed: 3 addresses
- B6461, East Ord: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Low Cocklaw Cottages, East Ord: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Low Cocklaw Cottages, East Ord: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Low Cocklaw Cottages, East Ord: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Low Cocklaw Cottages, East Ord: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Low Cocklaw Cottages, East Ord: 1 address
- Ord Road, Tweedmouth: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Low Cocklaw Cottages, East Ord: 1 address
- Rotary Way, Berwick-upon-Tweed: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Low Cocklaw Cottages, East Ord: 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 C (29% of about 550 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.
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 7 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 27 addresses are between 3 m and 70 m above sea level (36 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 71%, ultrafast 71%, gigabit 71% of premises; 14% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Berwick-Upon-Tweed 707,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Reston 30,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.2 km (7.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Car parks | Chapel Street Car Park | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Edinburgh Airport EDI | 85.1 km (53 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Union Brae & Norham Prac | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Berwick Smile Dental Care | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Berwick Infirmary | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Police station | Berwick Police Station | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | Park Garage Group -Northern Gateway Cashzone | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Carlin Brae 7.2 ha | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,210 m² | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.7 ha | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 960 m² | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Camphill settlement, a scheduled monument, 1 km (0.6 miles) north.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Camphill settlement | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Halidon Hill settlement | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Monastic site identified as St Leonard's Nunnery | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) east |
| The Site of The Battle of Halidon Hill 1333 | Registered battlefield | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Halidon Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Yarrow Point | Headland | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Watson Carr | Wetland | 1.5 km (1 mile) east |
| Yarrow Slake | Wetland | 1.7 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Gillie's Braes | Cliff or slope | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) east |
| Judy's Wood | Wood | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.4 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 16 | 27 |
11 of the postcode's 27 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 | 6% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 40% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 71% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 59% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 34% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 45% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 51% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 40% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 17% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 67% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Low Cocklaw Cottages.