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DH3 1QU

Birtley North & Lamesley · Gateshead · England

Updated September 2026

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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 1HY 15 m
DH3 1PQ 55 m
DH3 1HR 59 m
DH3 1PH 77 m
DH3 1JS 105 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH3 1QU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 March 1982
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH3
Postcode sector
DH3 1
Latitude
54.905203
Longitude
-1.580461
British National Grid easting
427,000
British National Grid northing
556,800

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
E00041696
Lower layer super output area
Gateshead 025B · E01008223
Middle layer super output area
Gateshead 025 · E02001706

Postcode source versions

Explore DH3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
60
Primary
44
Secondary
8

  1. Birtley East Community Primary School

    Community school

    416 m

  2. St Joseph's Catholic Infant School, Birtley

    Academy converter

    715 m

  3. Ravensworth Terrace Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
933
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 318
  • Anti social behaviour 158
  • Criminal damage and arson 93
  • Other theft 63
  • Public order 62

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

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

  • BEACON VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85026

    3.1 km

  • GALLERIES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89012

    3.2 km

  • SUNDERLAND GP ALLIANCE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89025

    3.2 km

  • RICKLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    OFFICE ROW, RICKLETON, WASHINGTON, NE38 9EH

    ODS code A89616

    3.5 km

  • FELL TOWER MEDICAL CENTRE

    575-583 DURHAM ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE9 5EY

    ODS code A85001

    3.5 km

  • CONCORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD, WASHINGTON, NE37 2PU

    ODS code A89022

    3.7 km

  • NEW WASHINGTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89026

    3.7 km

  • THE STEPHENSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89010

    3.7 km

  • FELL COTTAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A85007

    3.8 km

  • PELTON & FELLROSE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83033

    3.8 km

  • I J HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code A89617

    4.1 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

  • LONGRIGG MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85004

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Windsor Road

    BCT · Birtley

    0.0 miles

  • Windsor Road

    BCT · Birtley

    0.0 miles

  • Durham Road-Windsor Road

    BCT · Birtley

    0.1 miles

  • Durham Road-Windsor Road

    BCT · Birtley

    0.1 miles

  • Windsor Road - Crematorium

    BCT · Birtley

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Gateshead 025B, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

1,641 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
5 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

60 open schools are in scope, including 44 primary and 8 secondary schools. Birtley East Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 416 m.

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

Recorded crime

933 published events cover 12 months, averaging 77.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 318 events.

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