DH3 2RA

Birtley South · Gateshead · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Gateshead
Postcode district
DH3
Postcode sector
DH3 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH3 2TB 165 m
DH3 2QZ 289 m
DH3 2DD 314 m
DH3 2QQ 329 m
DH3 2QW 346 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH3 2RA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 September 2017
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH3
Postcode sector
DH3 2
Latitude
54.885912
Longitude
-1.578698
British National Grid easting
427,126
British National Grid northing
554,654

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Gateshead · E08000037
Parish or community
E43000229
Output area
E00041422
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
48
Primary
38
Secondary
7
  1. Barley Mow Primary School

    Community school

    560 m
  2. Portobello Primary School

    Community school

    710 m
  3. St Joseph's Catholic Junior School, Birtley

    Academy converter

    894 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
930
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 265
  • Anti social behaviour 179
  • Criminal damage and arson 84
  • Vehicle crime 72
  • Burglary 69

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

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

14

within 5 km straight-line

  • BIRTLEY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A85008

    681 m

  • RICKLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    OFFICE ROW, RICKLETON, WASHINGTON, NE38 9EH

    ODS code A89616

    2.1 km

  • PELTON & FELLROSE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83033

    2.1 km

  • BRIDGE END SURGERY

    BRIDGE END, CHESTER LE STREET, DH3 3SL

    ODS code A83009

    3.0 km

  • I J HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code A89617

    3.1 km

  • GALLERIES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89012

    3.4 km

  • SUNDERLAND GP ALLIANCE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89025

    3.4 km

  • MIDDLE CHARE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83028

    3.4 km

  • VILLAGES MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83637

    3.7 km

  • CESTRIA HEALTH CENTRE

    WHITEHILL WAY, CHESTER LE STREET, DH2 3DJ

    ODS code A83050

    4.0 km

  • WREKENTON MEDICAL GROUP

    SPRINGWELL ROAD, WREKENTON, GATESHEAD, NE9 7AD

    ODS code A85016

    4.5 km

  • CONCORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD, WASHINGTON, NE37 2PU

    ODS code A89022

    4.6 km

  • NEW WASHINGTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89026

    4.6 km

  • THE STEPHENSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89010

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Barley Mow Estate

    BCT · Barley Mow

    0.2 miles
  • Durham Road-Memorial Cottages

    BCT · Birtley

    0.2 miles
  • Barley Mow Estate

    BCT · Barley Mow

    0.2 miles
  • Durham Road - Dorset Ave

    BCT · Barley Mow

    0.2 miles
  • Durham Road-Sports Ground

    BCT · Birtley

    0.2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

48 open schools are in scope, including 38 primary and 7 secondary schools. Barley Mow Primary School is the nearest published school at 560 m.

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

Recorded crime

930 published events cover 12 months, averaging 77.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 265 events.

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