DH2 1BQ

Birtley North & Lamesley · Gateshead · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Gateshead
Postcode district
DH2
Postcode sector
DH2 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH2 1BE 214 m
DH2 1XG 268 m
DH2 1XQ 356 m
DH2 1BD 578 m
NE11 0TL 877 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH2 1BQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH2
Postcode sector
DH2 1
Latitude
54.898622
Longitude
-1.603748
British National Grid easting
425,511
British National Grid northing
556,059

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Gateshead · E08000037
Parish or community
E04000132
Output area
E00041705
Lower layer super output area
Gateshead 025D · E01008226
Middle layer super output area
Gateshead 025 · E02001706

Postcode source versions

Explore DH2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
42
Primary
33
Secondary
4
  1. Kibblesworth Academy

    Academy converter

    1.1 km
  2. St Joseph's Catholic Infant School, Birtley

    Academy converter

    1.6 km
  3. Ouston Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
513
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 169
  • Anti social behaviour 89
  • Criminal damage and arson 57
  • Other theft 34
  • Public order 34

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DH2 1 residents
10,157

Age bands in DH2 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.6%

1,576 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.5%

1,032 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.2%

2,511 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.2%

3,269 residents

Age 65 and over
22.5%

2,432 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
60%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
60%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

11

within 5 km

  • BIRTLEY MEDICAL GROUP

    DURHAM ROAD, BIRTLEY, CHESTER LE STREET, DH3 2QT

    ODS code A85008

    1.9 km

  • PELTON & FELLROSE MEDICAL GROUP

    UNIT 1, THE LAVENDER CENTRE, PELTON LANE, PELTON, CHESTER LE STREET, DH2 1HS

    ODS code A83033

    2.8 km

  • WREKENTON MEDICAL GROUP

    SPRINGWELL ROAD, WREKENTON, GATESHEAD, NE9 7AD

    ODS code A85016

    3.8 km

  • BEACON VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 BEACON LOUGH ROAD, BEACON LOUGH, GATESHEAD, NE9 6YS

    ODS code A85026

    4.0 km

  • FELL TOWER MEDICAL CENTRE

    575-583 DURHAM ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE9 5EY

    ODS code A85001

    4.1 km

  • RICKLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    OFFICE ROW, RICKLETON, WASHINGTON, NE38 9EH

    ODS code A89616

    4.2 km

  • FELL COTTAGE SURGERY

    123 KELLS LANE, LOW FELL, GATESHEAD, NE9 5XY

    ODS code A85007

    4.5 km

  • VILLAGES MEDICAL GROUP

    21 GARDINER CRESCENT, PELTON FELL, CHESTER LE STREET, DH2 2NJ

    ODS code A83637

    4.6 km

  • GALLERIES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE GALLERIES HEALTH CENTRE, WASHINGTON CENTRE, WASHINGTON, NE38 7NQ

    ODS code A89012

    4.7 km

  • SUNDERLAND GP ALLIANCE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HEALTH CENTRE, THE GALLERIES, WASHINGTON CENTRE, WASHINGTON, NE38 7NQ

    ODS code A89025

    4.7 km

  • BRIDGE END SURGERY

    BRIDGE END, CHESTER LE STREET, DH3 3SL

    ODS code A83009

    4.8 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Crossroads

    BCT · Ouston

    0.5 miles
  • Crossroads

    BCT · Ouston

    0.5 miles
  • Front Street

    BCT · Kibblesworth

    0.7 miles
  • Coronation Terrace

    BCT · Kibblesworth

    0.7 miles
  • Bradley Close

    BCT · Urpeth

    0.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Gateshead 025D, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,685 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
6 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
2
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

42 open schools are in scope, including 33 primary and 4 secondary schools. Kibblesworth Academy is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

513 published events cover 12 months, averaging 42.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 169 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.