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DH3 2LP

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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH3 2LW 143 m
DH3 2PP 143 m
DH3 2PJ 151 m
DH3 2PL 173 m
DH3 2LN 197 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH3 2LP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH3
Postcode sector
DH3 2
Latitude
54.894282
Longitude
-1.572171
British National Grid easting
427,539
British National Grid northing
555,588

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

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
59
Primary
44
Secondary
9

  1. Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy

    Academy converter

    192 m

  2. St Joseph's Catholic Junior School, Birtley

    Academy converter

    262 m

  3. Ravensworth Terrace Primary School

    Community school

    523 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,211
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 373
  • Anti social behaviour 208
  • Criminal damage and arson 122
  • Vehicle crime 96
  • Burglary 83

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DH3 2 residents
6,298

Age bands in DH3 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.6%

944 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.9%

597 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.7%

1,495 residents

Age 45 to 64
27%

1,632 residents

Age 65 and over
22.8%

1,376 residents

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

15

within 5 km

  • BIRTLEY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A85008

    383 m

  • RICKLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    OFFICE ROW, RICKLETON, WASHINGTON, NE38 9EH

    ODS code A89616

    2.2 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

  • I J HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code A89617

    3.0 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

    3.6 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

  • BRIDGE END SURGERY

    BRIDGE END, CHESTER LE STREET, DH3 3SL

    ODS code A83009

    3.9 km

  • MIDDLE CHARE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83028

    4.3 km

  • BEACON VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85026

    4.4 km

  • VILLAGES MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83637

    4.7 km

  • FELL TOWER MEDICAL CENTRE

    575-583 DURHAM ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE9 5EY

    ODS code A85001

    4.9 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

  • Birtley Lane-Harras Bank

    BCT · Birtley

    0.1 miles

  • Birtley Lane-School

    BCT · Birtley

    0.1 miles

  • Birtley Lane-Harras Bank

    BCT · Birtley

    0.1 miles

  • Lord Lawson Of Beamish Academy

    BCT · Birtley

    0.1 miles

  • Harras Bank

    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
1
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

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

Schools

Published establishments

59 open schools are in scope, including 44 primary and 9 secondary schools. Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy is the nearest published school at 192 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,211 published events cover 12 months, averaging 100.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 373 events.

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