NE3 1LT

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
NE3
Postcode sector
NE3 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE3 1AB 42 m
NE3 1BN 64 m
NE3 1RJ 75 m
NE3 1NX 118 m
NE3 1NF 119 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE3 1LT
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1986
Terminated
1 December 1986
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE3
Postcode sector
NE3 1
Latitude
55.004167
Longitude
-1.615391
British National Grid easting
424,700
British National Grid northing
567,800

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Newcastle upon Tyne · E08000021
Electoral ward
Gosforth · E05016357
Parish or community
E43000270
Output area
E00042713
Lower layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 005C · E01008418
Middle layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 005 · E02001712

Postcode source versions

Explore NE3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
103
Primary
65
Secondary
14
  1. South Gosforth First School

    Foundation school

    474 m
  2. Newcastle School for Boys

    Other independent school

    557 m
  3. Archibald First School

    Foundation school

    692 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,101
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 487
  • Shoplifting 341
  • Anti social behaviour 301
  • Vehicle crime 179
  • Public order 167

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NE3 1 residents
8,621

Age bands in NE3 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.1%

1,199 residents

Age 15 to 24
11%

872 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.8%

2,366 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.2%

1,923 residents

Age 65 and over
20%

1,592 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

  • THE GROVE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86018

    324 m

  • ROSEWORTH SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86006

    376 m

  • REGENT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86028

    719 m

  • JESMOND HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code A86020

    950 m

  • WEST FARM SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86005

    2.2 km

  • PARK MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86008

    2.2 km

  • SWARLAND AVENUE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86041

    2.4 km

  • LANE END SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86016

    2.5 km

  • BRUNTON PARK

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

    ODS code A86033

    2.6 km

  • BIDDLESTONE HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code A86010

    3.0 km

  • SAVILLE MEDICAL GROUP

    7 SAVILLE PLACE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE1 8DQ

    ODS code A86003

    3.1 km

  • NEWCASTLE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86027

    3.2 km

  • DILSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    23 DILSTON ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 5AB

    ODS code Y00184

    3.5 km

  • STEPHENSON PARK HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code A87007

    3.5 km

  • THORNFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

    MOLINEUX STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 1SG

    ODS code A86029

    3.6 km

  • FENHAM HALL SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86031

    3.6 km

  • HEATON ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86024

    3.7 km

  • BENFIELD PARK MEDICAL GROUP

    BENFIELD ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 4QD

    ODS code A86023

    3.8 km

  • PROSPECT MEDICAL CENTRE

    501 WESTGATE ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 8AY

    ODS code A86004

    3.9 km

  • WEST ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    170 WEST ROAD, FENHAM, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 9QB

    ODS code A86012

    4.1 km

Showing 20 of 30 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • High Street-Rosewood Terrace

    BCT · Gosforth

    0.2 miles
  • High Street-West Avenue

    BCT · Gosforth

    0.2 miles
  • Church Avenue-Rectory Grove

    BCT · Gosforth

    0.2 miles
  • High Street - S Cross Street

    BCT · Gosforth

    0.2 miles
  • High Street - Ivy Road

    BCT · Gosforth

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

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

32,191 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
4 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

103 open schools are in scope, including 65 primary and 14 secondary schools. South Gosforth First School is the nearest published school at 474 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,101 published events cover 12 months, averaging 175.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 487 events.

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