DH3 1AZ

Birtley South · Gateshead · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Chester Le Street
Local authority
Gateshead
Postcode district
DH3
Postcode sector
DH3 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH3 1AN 89 m
DH3 1AL 109 m
DH3 1AW 116 m
DH3 1AP 118 m
DH3 1AJ 119 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH3 1AZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 November 2002
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH3
Postcode sector
DH3 1
Latitude
54.897657
Longitude
-1.573554
British National Grid easting
427,448
British National Grid northing
555,963

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Gateshead · E08000037
Parish or community
E43000229
Output area
E00041436
Lower layer super output area
Gateshead 026C · E01008174
Middle layer super output area
Gateshead 026 · E02001707

Postcode source versions

Explore DH3

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Grove, Birtley Lane, Chester Le Street, DH3 1AZ 17 May 2004 £249,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
57
Primary
43
Secondary
8
  1. Ravensworth Terrace Primary School

    Community school

    343 m
  2. St Joseph's Catholic Infant School, Birtley

    Academy converter

    345 m
  3. St Joseph's Catholic Junior School, Birtley

    Academy converter

    460 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,023
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 316
  • Anti social behaviour 178
  • Criminal damage and arson 101
  • Burglary 77
  • Vehicle crime 76

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DH3 1 residents
8,378

Age bands in DH3 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.9%

1,590 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.4%

874 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.7%

2,326 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.8%

2,165 residents

Age 65 and over
17.2%

1,443 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.

GP practices

15

within 5 km straight-line

  • BIRTLEY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A85008

    668 m

  • RICKLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    OFFICE ROW, RICKLETON, WASHINGTON, NE38 9EH

    ODS code A89616

    2.6 km

  • GALLERIES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89012

    2.7 km

  • SUNDERLAND GP ALLIANCE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89025

    2.7 km

  • WREKENTON MEDICAL GROUP

    SPRINGWELL ROAD, WREKENTON, GATESHEAD, NE9 7AD

    ODS code A85016

    3.2 km

  • I J HEALTHCARE

    3 SWISS COTTAGES, VIGO LANE, WASHINGTON, NE38 9AB

    ODS code A89617

    3.3 km

  • PELTON & FELLROSE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83033

    3.3 km

  • CONCORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD, WASHINGTON, NE37 2PU

    ODS code A89022

    3.6 km

  • NEW WASHINGTON MEDICAL GROUP

    VICTORIA ROAD HEALTH CENTRE, VICTORIA ROAD, CONCORD, WASHINGTON, NE37 2PU

    ODS code A89026

    3.6 km

  • THE STEPHENSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD HEALTH CENTRE, VICTORIA ROAD, CONCORD, WASHINGTON, NE37 2PU

    ODS code A89010

    3.6 km

  • BEACON VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85026

    4.0 km

  • BRIDGE END SURGERY

    BRIDGE END, CHESTER LE STREET, DH3 3SL

    ODS code A83009

    4.3 km

  • FELL TOWER MEDICAL CENTRE

    575-583 DURHAM ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE9 5EY

    ODS code A85001

    4.5 km

  • MIDDLE CHARE MEDICAL GROUP

    MIDDLE CHARE SURGERY, MIDDLE CHARE, CHESTER LE STREET, DH3 3QD

    ODS code A83028

    4.7 km

  • FELL COTTAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A85007

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Mount Pleasant Road

    BCT · Birtley

    0.1 miles
  • Mount Pleasant Road-Grove View

    BCT · Birtley

    0.1 miles
  • Birtley Lane-Orchard Street

    BCT · Birtley

    0.1 miles
  • Birtley Lane-Old Vicarage

    BCT · Birtley

    0.1 miles
  • Fell Bank-Birtley Lane

    BCT · Birtley

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Gateshead 026C, 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

12,161 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
10 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

57 open schools are in scope, including 43 primary and 8 secondary schools. Ravensworth Terrace Primary School is the nearest published school at 343 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,023 published events cover 12 months, averaging 85.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 316 events.

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