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DH3 1GG

Birtley North & Lamesley · Gateshead · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Chester Le Street
Ward
Birtley North & Lamesley
Local authority
Gateshead
Constituency
Washington and Gateshead South
Postcode district
DH3
Postcode sector
DH3 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH3 1GJ 46 m
DH3 1GB 85 m
DH3 1GF 93 m
DH3 1GD 97 m
DH3 1GA 113 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH3 1GG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2012
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH3
Postcode sector
DH3 1
Latitude
54.904970
Longitude
-1.570452
British National Grid easting
427,642
British National Grid northing
556,778

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Gateshead · E08000037
Electoral ward
Birtley North & Lamesley · E05016545
Parish or community
E43000229
Westminster constituency
Washington and Gateshead South · E14001567
Output area
E00189935
Lower layer super output area
Gateshead 025C · E01008224
Middle layer super output area
Gateshead 025 · E02001706

Postcode source versions

Explore DH3

Property

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15 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Greenfield Way, Birtley, Chester Le Street, DH3 1GG 12 June 2025 £260,000
5, Greenfield Way, Birtley, Chester Le Street, DH3 1GG 1 June 2016 £225,000
14, Greenfield Way, Birtley, Chester Le Street, DH3 1GG 28 May 2014 £161,950

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
64
Primary
46
Secondary
9

  1. Birtley East Community Primary School

    Community school

    273 m

  2. Ravensworth Terrace Primary School

    Community school

    738 m

  3. St Joseph's Catholic Infant School, Birtley

    Academy converter

    852 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
948
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 303
  • Anti social behaviour 166
  • Criminal damage and arson 87
  • Burglary 76
  • Other theft 62

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
45

22 female, 23 male

Postcode households
13
Residents per household
3.5
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

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DH3 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
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

16

within 5 km straight-line

  • BIRTLEY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A85008

    1.5 km

  • WREKENTON MEDICAL GROUP

    SPRINGWELL ROAD, WREKENTON, GATESHEAD, NE9 7AD

    ODS code A85016

    2.4 km

  • GALLERIES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89012

    2.6 km

  • SUNDERLAND GP ALLIANCE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89025

    2.6 km

  • CONCORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD, WASHINGTON, NE37 2PU

    ODS code A89022

    3.1 km

  • NEW WASHINGTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89026

    3.1 km

  • THE STEPHENSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89010

    3.1 km

  • RICKLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    OFFICE ROW, RICKLETON, WASHINGTON, NE38 9EH

    ODS code A89616

    3.1 km

  • BEACON VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85026

    3.3 km

  • I J HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code A89617

    3.7 km

  • FELL TOWER MEDICAL CENTRE

    575-583 DURHAM ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE9 5EY

    ODS code A85001

    3.8 km

  • FELL COTTAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A85007

    4.0 km

  • PELTON & FELLROSE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83033

    4.1 km

  • LONGRIGG MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 LONGRIGG, LEAM LANE ESTATE, FELLING, GATESHEAD, NE10 8PH

    ODS code A85004

    4.6 km

  • CROWHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    FELLING HEALTH CENTRE, STEPHENSON TERRACE, FELLING, GATESHEAD, NE10 9QG

    ODS code A85009

    4.8 km

  • ST. ALBANS MEDICAL GROUP

    FELLING HEALTH CENTRE, STEPHENSON TERRACE, FELLING, GATESHEAD, NE10 9QG

    ODS code A85011

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Birtley Blackfell Way

    BCT · Birtley

    0.1 miles

  • Blackfell Way-Angel Way

    BCT · Birtley

    0.1 miles

  • Northside Estate

    BCT · Birtley

    0.1 miles

  • Blackfell Way - Angel Way

    BCT · Birtley

    0.2 miles

  • Birtley East Primary School

    BCT · Birtley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Gateshead 025C, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,742 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
7 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
0
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

Property market

The five-year median is £260,000 from 1 recorded sale in DH3 1GG. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Gateshead is £158,254 in June 2026, up 7.8% year on year.

Schools

64 open schools are in scope, including 46 primary and 9 secondary schools. Birtley East Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 273 m.

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

Recorded crime

948 published events cover 12 months, averaging 79 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 303 events.

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