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NE3 1NS

Dene & South Gosforth · Newcastle upon Tyne · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Dene & South 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 1NB 59 m
NE3 4AD 76 m
NE3 1NQ 86 m
NE3 1NR 89 m
NE3 4BJ 101 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE3 1NS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE3
Postcode sector
NE3 1
Latitude
55.000880
Longitude
-1.619018
British National Grid easting
424,470
British National Grid northing
567,433

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Newcastle upon Tyne · E08000021
Electoral ward
Dene & South Gosforth · E05016353
Parish or community
E43000270
Westminster constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne North · E14001379
Output area
E00042710
Lower layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 005D · E01008420
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
113
Primary
69
Secondary
15

  1. Newcastle School for Boys

    Other independent school

    512 m

  2. Westfield School

    Other independent school

    653 m

  3. South Gosforth First School

    Foundation school

    664 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
2,112
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 469
  • Shoplifting 344
  • Anti social behaviour 301
  • Vehicle crime 195
  • Public order 163

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.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

28

within 5 km

  • ROSEWORTH SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86006

    59 m

  • THE GROVE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86018

    145 m

  • JESMOND HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code A86020

    799 m

  • REGENT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86028

    938 m

  • PARK MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86008

    2.2 km

  • WEST FARM SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86005

    2.6 km

  • SWARLAND AVENUE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86041

    2.7 km

  • LANE END SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86016

    2.8 km

  • SAVILLE MEDICAL GROUP

    7 SAVILLE PLACE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE1 8DQ

    ODS code A86003

    2.8 km

  • NEWCASTLE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86027

    2.9 km

  • BRUNTON PARK

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

    ODS code A86033

    2.9 km

  • BIDDLESTONE HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code A86010

    3.0 km

  • DILSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    23 DILSTON ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 5AB

    ODS code Y00184

    3.0 km

  • FENHAM HALL SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86031

    3.2 km

  • PROSPECT MEDICAL CENTRE

    501 WESTGATE ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 8AY

    ODS code A86004

    3.4 km

  • THORNFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

    MOLINEUX STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 1SG

    ODS code A86029

    3.5 km

  • HEATON ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86024

    3.5 km

  • WEST ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86012

    3.6 km

  • CRUDDAS PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86017

    3.7 km

  • ELSWICK FAMILY PRACTICE

    MELDON STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 6SH

    ODS code A86037

    3.8 km

Showing 20 of 28 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • High Street-The Grove

    BCT · Gosforth

    0.0 miles

  • Great North Road-The Drive

    BCT · Gosforth

    0.1 miles

  • High Street-Graham Park Road

    BCT · Gosforth

    0.1 miles

  • Great North Road-Moorfield

    BCT · Gosforth

    0.1 miles

  • High Street-Rosewood Terrace

    BCT · Gosforth

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

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

30,311 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 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
0
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

Schools

113 open schools are in scope, including 69 primary and 15 secondary schools. Newcastle School for Boys is the nearest published school at 512 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,112 published events cover 12 months, averaging 176 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 469 events.

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