NE2 3RF

Dene & South Gosforth · Newcastle upon Tyne · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Postcode district
NE2
Postcode sector
NE2 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE2 3QT 24 m
NE2 3QU 31 m
NE2 3RA 49 m
NE2 3QP 66 m
NE2 3QN 87 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE2 3RF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1981
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE2
Postcode sector
NE2 3
Latitude
55.000547
Longitude
-1.607610
British National Grid easting
425,200
British National Grid northing
567,400

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Newcastle upon Tyne · E08000021
Parish or community
E43000270
Output area
E00042721
Lower layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 005E · E01008422
Middle layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 005 · E02001712

Postcode source versions

Explore NE2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
110
Primary
65
Secondary
15
  1. South Gosforth First School

    Foundation school

    194 m
  2. Archbishop Runcie CofE First School

    Voluntary aided school

    991 m
  3. West Jesmond Primary School

    Foundation school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,304
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 454
  • Anti social behaviour 399
  • Shoplifting 370
  • Vehicle crime 192
  • Burglary 178

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NE2 3 residents
7,273

Age bands in NE2 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
5.7%

419 residents

Age 15 to 24
55.4%

4,064 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.6%

1,217 residents

Age 45 to 64
12.9%

945 residents

Age 65 and over
9.5%

696 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

30

within 5 km straight-line

  • JESMOND HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

    200 OSBORNE ROAD, JESMOND, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE2 3LD

    ODS code A86020

    475 m

  • ROSEWORTH SURGERY

    27-29 ROSEWORTH AVENUE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE3 1NB

    ODS code A86006

    715 m

  • THE GROVE MEDICAL GROUP

    1 THE GROVE, GOSFORTH, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE3 1NU

    ODS code A86018

    757 m

  • REGENT MEDICAL CENTRE

    RIDLEY HOUSE, HENRY STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE3 1DQ

    ODS code A86028

    1.4 km

  • SWARLAND AVENUE SURGERY

    2 SWARLAND AVENUE, BENTON, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE7 7TD

    ODS code A86041

    2.0 km

  • WEST FARM SURGERY

    31 WEST FARM AVENUE, LONGBENTON, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE12 8LS

    ODS code A86005

    2.0 km

  • LANE END SURGERY

    2 MANOR WALK, BENTON, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE7 7XX

    ODS code A86016

    2.2 km

  • BIDDLESTONE HEALTH GROUP

    BIDDLESTONE ROAD, HEATON, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 5SL

    ODS code A86010

    2.3 km

  • SAVILLE MEDICAL GROUP

    7 SAVILLE PLACE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE1 8DQ

    ODS code A86003

    2.7 km

  • PARK MEDICAL GROUP

    SHOPPING CENTRE, FAWDON PARK ROAD, FAWDON, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE3 2PE

    ODS code A86008

    2.8 km

  • NEWCASTLE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HOTSPUR WAY, INTU ELDON SQUARE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE1 7XR

    ODS code A86027

    2.9 km

  • THORNFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

    MOLINEUX STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 1SG

    ODS code A86029

    3.0 km

  • HEATON ROAD SURGERY

    17-19 HEATON ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 1SA

    ODS code A86024

    3.0 km

  • BENFIELD PARK MEDICAL GROUP

    BENFIELD ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 4QD

    ODS code A86023

    3.2 km

  • BRUNTON PARK

    PRINCES ROAD, BRUNTON PARK, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE3 5NF

    ODS code A86033

    3.2 km

  • STEPHENSON PARK HEALTH GROUP

    STATION ROAD, FOREST HALL, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE12 9BQ

    ODS code A87007

    3.4 km

  • DILSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    23 DILSTON ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 5AB

    ODS code Y00184

    3.4 km

  • FENHAM HALL SURGERY

    FENHAM HALL DRIVE, FENHAM, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 9XD

    ODS code A86031

    3.8 km

  • PROSPECT MEDICAL CENTRE

    501 WESTGATE ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 8AY

    ODS code A86004

    3.8 km

  • CRUDDAS PARK SURGERY

    178 WESTMORLAND ROAD, CRUDDAS PARK, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 7JT

    ODS code A86017

    3.9 km

Showing 20 of 30 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Matthew Bank-Beattie Avenue

    BCT · South Gosforth

    0.1 miles
  • Matthew Bank-Beattie Avenue

    BCT · South Gosforth

    0.1 miles
  • Jesmond Dene Road-Sturdee Gardens

    BCT · West Jesmond

    0.1 miles
  • Ilford Road (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)

    PLT · West Jesmond

    0.1 miles
  • Ilford Road (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)

    PLT · West Jesmond

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Newcastle upon Tyne 005E, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

30,917 of 33,755

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

110 open schools are in scope, including 65 primary and 15 secondary schools. South Gosforth First School is the nearest published school at 194 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,304 published events cover 12 months, averaging 192 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 454 events.

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