Housing in NE61 6JF
What the homes in NE61 6JF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Morpeth Central & East
- Council
- Northumberland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,335 (2024)
NE61 6JFMorpeth
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (42.2%). Flats make up 12.7%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
72.6% of households in the NE61 6JF area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 17.1% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 48.1% own outright and 24.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned72.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented17.1%20.5%
- Social rented10.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 35.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple without children (20.2%). 16.3% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Northumberland
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Northumberland (August 2026, +6.9% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around NE61 6JF (Morpeth Central & East) (about 1,335 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.