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DH3 1LW

Birtley South · Gateshead · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Birtley South
Local authority
Gateshead
Constituency
Washington and Gateshead South
Postcode district
DH3
Postcode sector
DH3 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH3 1PA 41 m
DH3 1BQ 48 m
DH3 1BH 85 m
DH3 1LN 86 m
DH3 1LP 90 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH3 1LW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH3
Postcode sector
DH3 1
Latitude
54.899651
Longitude
-1.575747
British National Grid easting
427,306
British National Grid northing
556,184

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Gateshead · E08000037
Electoral ward
Birtley South · E05016546
Parish or community
E43000229
Westminster constituency
Washington and Gateshead South · E14001567
Output area
E00041429
Lower layer super output area
Gateshead 026C · E01008174
Middle layer super output area
Gateshead 026 · E02001707

Postcode source versions

Explore DH3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
60
Primary
44
Secondary
9

  1. St Joseph's Catholic Infant School, Birtley

    Academy converter

    196 m

  2. Ravensworth Terrace Primary School

    Community school

    491 m

  3. St Joseph's Catholic Junior School, Birtley

    Academy converter

    651 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
907
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 277
  • Anti social behaviour 154
  • Criminal damage and arson 87
  • Burglary 67
  • Vehicle crime 67

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
26

11 female, 15 male

Postcode households
17
Residents per household
1.5
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 0.3% 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

15

within 5 km

  • BIRTLEY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A85008

    865 m

  • RICKLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    OFFICE ROW, RICKLETON, WASHINGTON, NE38 9EH

    ODS code A89616

    2.8 km

  • GALLERIES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89012

    2.9 km

  • SUNDERLAND GP ALLIANCE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89025

    2.9 km

  • WREKENTON MEDICAL GROUP

    SPRINGWELL ROAD, WREKENTON, GATESHEAD, NE9 7AD

    ODS code A85016

    3.0 km

  • PELTON & FELLROSE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83033

    3.4 km

  • I J HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code A89617

    3.5 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

    3.8 km

  • FELL TOWER MEDICAL CENTRE

    575-583 DURHAM ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE9 5EY

    ODS code A85001

    4.2 km

  • FELL COTTAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A85007

    4.5 km

  • BRIDGE END SURGERY

    BRIDGE END, CHESTER LE STREET, DH3 3SL

    ODS code A83009

    4.5 km

  • MIDDLE CHARE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83028

    4.9 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

  • Durham Road-Fire Station

    BCT · Birtley

    0.1 miles

  • Durham Road-Fire Station

    BCT · Birtley

    0.1 miles

  • Mount Road - Highridge

    BCT · Birtley

    0.1 miles

  • Mount Pleasant Road

    BCT · Birtley

    0.1 miles

  • Mount Pleasant Road-Grove View

    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.

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

Schools

60 open schools are in scope, including 44 primary and 9 secondary schools. St Joseph's Catholic Infant School, Birtley is the nearest published school at 196 m.

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

Recorded crime

907 published events cover 12 months, averaging 75.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 277 events.

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