Fairway Morpeth, Northumberland
48 addresses across 4 postcodes (NE61), about 440 m (0.3 miles) long, classed as a local road. USRN 6203307.
- Energy: 20 homes have an energy certificate (C: 3, D: 12, E: 4, F: 1).
- Flood: 3 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Northumberland costs £2,597 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Morpeth, about 1.2 km (0.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 550 m (0.3 miles) away, and Craik Park (13 hectares) is about 680 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 62 to 64 m above sea level.
- Noise: 3 of its 48 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Npc Central Northumberland, about 1.8 km (1.1 miles) away.
- People: About 910 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 84% of households owned their home and 58% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 25 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often burglary.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
20 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 110 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (17); House, detached (1); House, end-terrace (1). Built: 1967-1975 (10); 1950-1966 (9); 1930-1949 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (18).
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 street: most are in band C (29% of about 1,020 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 1 protected tree on or by this street.
- Green belt: no.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 8 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| NE61 2DS | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 2 / 6 | unlikely |
| NE61 2DW | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| NE61 2DN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| NE61 2DX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 48 addresses are between 62 m and 64 m above sea level (63 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE61 2DN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NE61 2DS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NE61 2DW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NE61 2DX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Morpeth 623,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pegswood 1,470 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) | |
| Ashington 131,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.3 km (5.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Fairway Loansdean | 280 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Morpeth | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 12.8 km (8 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Npc Central Northumberland | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Stobhill Pharmacy | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest James Rp Jones & Associates | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Hospital | Morpeth Cottage Hospital | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Police station | Bedlington Police Station | 6.7 km (4.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Pegswood - Morpeth Road, Pegswood Cashzone | 4.3 km (2.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,900 m² | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Craik Park 13 ha | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 310 m² | 250 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Storey Park 1.2 ha | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 420 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 13 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade I), 720 m (0.4 miles) north. 12 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 720 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Morpeth Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Motte and bailey castle on Haw Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Morpeth Old Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Grindle Hill | Hill | 360 m west |
| Star Plantation | Wood | 810 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Silver Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Haw Hill | Hill | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Watty's Hole | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Climbingtree Dean | Valley | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.7 | 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 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 45 | 48 |
3 of the street's 48 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.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morpeth First School | Primary | 3–9 | 500 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Dec 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Abbeyfields First School | Primary | 3–9 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | No overall grade (Dec 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| Morpeth Stobhillgate First School | Primary | 3–9 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (Dec 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| St Roberts Catholic First School, Morpeth Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–9 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-operative Group Food NE61 2FS | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 330 m | 5 Very good | 2 Mar 2026 |
| Cooplands NE61 2FS | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 330 m | 5 Very good | 19 Mar 2026 |
| Morpeth First School NE61 2AP | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 24 Sep 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Burglary | 8 |
| Vehicle crime | 7 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 4 |
| Shoplifting | 3 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near The Avenue (8); On or near The Chip (4); On or near Middle Gate (3); On or near Fairway (3); On or near Baron Lane (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 84% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 41% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 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 | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 40% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 58% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 9 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- NE61 2DS: 24 addresses of 25 in the postcode
- NE61 2DW: 22 addresses of 25 in the postcode
- NE61 2DN: 1 address of 17 in the postcode
- NE61 2DX: 1 address of 6 in the postcode
Nearby streets
The Turn · The Chip · The Avenue · Middle Gate · Baron Lane · Triumph Green · Churchburn Drive · Fairway · Mermaid Close · Trafalgar Close · Long Drive · The Cross Way
All the streets in NE61 and across Northumberland.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.