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DH3 1PD

Birtley South · Gateshead · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Chester Le Street
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 1LE 28 m
DH3 1AA 56 m
DH3 1LG 68 m
DH3 1PF 78 m
DH3 1AS 92 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH3 1PD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2015
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH3
Postcode sector
DH3 1
Latitude
54.896761
Longitude
-1.576729
British National Grid easting
427,245
British National Grid northing
555,862

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
E00041435
Lower layer super output area
Gateshead 026D · E01008175
Middle layer super output area
Gateshead 026 · E02001707

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Property

At this postcode

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4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Orchard Close, Birtley, Chester Le Street, DH3 1PD 27 August 2020 £310,000
1, Orchard Close, Birtley, Chester Le Street, DH3 1PD 9 November 2017 £440,000
3, Orchard Close, Birtley, Chester Le Street, DH3 1PD 11 March 2016 £285,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
57
Primary
43
Secondary
8

  1. St Joseph's Catholic Infant School, Birtley

    Academy converter

    262 m

  2. St Joseph's Catholic Junior School, Birtley

    Academy converter

    330 m

  3. Ravensworth Terrace Primary School

    Community school

    567 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,024
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 315
  • Anti social behaviour 178
  • Criminal damage and arson 99
  • Vehicle crime 75
  • Burglary 70

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
10

5 female, 5 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
3.3
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 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DH3 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

16

within 5 km

  • BIRTLEY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A85008

    543 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

    2.9 km

  • SUNDERLAND GP ALLIANCE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89025

    2.9 km

  • PELTON & FELLROSE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83033

    3.1 km

  • WREKENTON MEDICAL GROUP

    SPRINGWELL ROAD, WREKENTON, GATESHEAD, NE9 7AD

    ODS code A85016

    3.3 km

  • I J HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code A89617

    3.4 km

  • CONCORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD, WASHINGTON, NE37 2PU

    ODS code A89022

    3.8 km

  • NEW WASHINGTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89026

    3.8 km

  • THE STEPHENSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89010

    3.8 km

  • BEACON VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85026

    4.1 km

  • BRIDGE END SURGERY

    BRIDGE END, CHESTER LE STREET, DH3 3SL

    ODS code A83009

    4.2 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

    4.6 km

  • FELL COTTAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A85007

    4.8 km

  • VILLAGES MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83637

    4.8 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Durham Road - Orchard Street

    BCT · Birtley

    0.0 miles

  • Durham Road - Station Road

    BCT · Birtley

    0.0 miles

  • Birtley Lane-Old Vicarage

    BCT · Birtley

    0.1 miles

  • Birtley Lane-Orchard Street

    BCT · Birtley

    0.1 miles

  • Durham Road - Beaconsfield Terrace

    BCT · Birtley

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Gateshead 026D, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

5,948 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
1 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
2
Low risk addresses
1
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

57 open schools are in scope, including 43 primary and 8 secondary schools. St Joseph's Catholic Infant School, Birtley is the nearest published school at 262 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,024 published events cover 12 months, averaging 85.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 315 events.

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