NE3 1PB

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
NE3
Postcode sector
NE3 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE3 1NH 46 m
NE3 1XQ 49 m
NE3 1NL 71 m
NE3 1XP 91 m
NE3 1NN 119 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE3 1PB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1996
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE3
Postcode sector
NE3 1
Latitude
55.002364
Longitude
-1.613845
British National Grid easting
424,800
British National Grid northing
567,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Newcastle upon Tyne · E08000021
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
108
Primary
66
Secondary
15
  1. South Gosforth First School

    Foundation school

    319 m
  2. Newcastle School for Boys

    Other independent school

    694 m
  3. Archbishop Runcie CofE First School

    Voluntary aided school

    832 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,094
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 463
  • Anti social behaviour 333
  • Shoplifting 310
  • Vehicle crime 178
  • Public order 157

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

  • ROSEWORTH SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86006

    329 m

  • THE GROVE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86018

    337 m

  • JESMOND HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code A86020

    726 m

  • REGENT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86028

    937 m

  • WEST FARM SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86005

    2.2 km

  • SWARLAND AVENUE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86041

    2.3 km

  • PARK MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86008

    2.4 km

  • LANE END SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86016

    2.5 km

  • BIDDLESTONE HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code A86010

    2.8 km

  • BRUNTON PARK

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

    ODS code A86033

    2.9 km

  • SAVILLE MEDICAL GROUP

    7 SAVILLE PLACE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE1 8DQ

    ODS code A86003

    2.9 km

  • NEWCASTLE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86027

    3.0 km

  • DILSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    23 DILSTON ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 5AB

    ODS code Y00184

    3.3 km

  • THORNFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

    MOLINEUX STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 1SG

    ODS code A86029

    3.4 km

  • HEATON ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86024

    3.4 km

  • STEPHENSON PARK HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code A87007

    3.6 km

  • FENHAM HALL SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86031

    3.6 km

  • BENFIELD PARK MEDICAL GROUP

    BENFIELD ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 4QD

    ODS code A86023

    3.6 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

    4.0 km

Showing 20 of 27 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Ilford Road (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)

    PLT · West Jesmond

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

    MET · West Jesmond

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

    PLT · West Jesmond

    0.2 miles
  • High Street-The Grove

    BCT · Gosforth

    0.2 miles
  • Great North Road-The Drive

    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

108 open schools are in scope, including 66 primary and 15 secondary schools. South Gosforth First School is the nearest published school at 319 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,094 published events cover 12 months, averaging 174.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 463 events.

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