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NE3 1LW

Fawdon & West Gosforth · Newcastle upon Tyne · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Fawdon & West Gosforth
Local authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne North
Postcode district
NE3
Postcode sector
NE3 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE3 1RE 26 m
NE3 1DS 42 m
NE3 1DT 42 m
NE3 1ED 50 m
NE3 1DL 79 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE3 1LW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1985
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE3
Postcode sector
NE3 1
Latitude
55.007785
Longitude
-1.623174
British National Grid easting
424,200
British National Grid northing
568,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Newcastle upon Tyne · E08000021
Electoral ward
Fawdon & West Gosforth · E05016356
Parish or community
E43000270
Westminster constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne North · E14001379
Output area
E00042375
Lower layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 006B · E01008355
Middle layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 006 · E02001713

Postcode source versions

Explore NE3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
102
Primary
61
Secondary
15

  1. Archibald First School

    Foundation school

    123 m

  2. Gosforth Junior High Academy

    Academy converter

    132 m

  3. Newcastle School for Boys

    Other independent school

    377 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,063
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 599
  • Anti social behaviour 257
  • Shoplifting 240
  • Public order 188
  • Vehicle crime 185

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

27

within 5 km straight-line

  • REGENT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86028

    139 m

  • THE GROVE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86018

    676 m

  • ROSEWORTH SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86006

    769 m

  • JESMOND HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code A86020

    1.5 km

  • PARK MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86008

    1.6 km

  • BRUNTON PARK

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

    ODS code A86033

    2.1 km

  • WEST FARM SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86005

    2.5 km

  • SWARLAND AVENUE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86041

    2.9 km

  • LANE END SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86016

    2.9 km

  • FENHAM HALL SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86031

    3.5 km

  • BIDDLESTONE HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code A86010

    3.6 km

  • SAVILLE MEDICAL GROUP

    7 SAVILLE PLACE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE1 8DQ

    ODS code A86003

    3.6 km

  • DILSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    23 DILSTON ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 5AB

    ODS code Y00184

    3.6 km

  • NEWCASTLE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86027

    3.7 km

  • STEPHENSON PARK HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code A87007

    3.8 km

  • PROSPECT MEDICAL CENTRE

    501 WESTGATE ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 8AY

    ODS code A86004

    4.0 km

  • WEST ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86012

    4.1 km

  • THORNFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

    MOLINEUX STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 1SG

    ODS code A86029

    4.2 km

  • WESTERHOPE MEDICAL GROUP

    377-377A STAMFORDHAM ROAD, WESTERHOPE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE5 2LH

    ODS code A86025

    4.2 km

  • WOODLANDS PARK HEALTH CTR

    CANTERBURY WAY, WIDEOPEN, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE13 6JJ

    ODS code A87017

    4.3 km

Showing 20 of 27 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Salter's Road - Hedley Street

    BCT · Gosforth

    0.1 miles

  • Salter's Road - High Street

    BCT · Gosforth

    0.1 miles

  • Lansdowne Terrace

    BCT · Gosforth

    0.1 miles

  • Lansdowne Terrace

    BCT · Gosforth

    0.1 miles

  • Salters Road-Linden Road

    BCT · Gosforth

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Newcastle upon Tyne 006B, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,868 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
3 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

102 open schools are in scope, including 61 primary and 15 secondary schools. Archibald First School is the nearest published school at 123 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,063 published events cover 12 months, averaging 171.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 599 events.

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