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NE3 1RL

Castle · Newcastle upon Tyne · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Castle
Local authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Constituency
Cramlington and Killingworth
Postcode district
NE3
Postcode sector
NE3 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE13 7DG 36 m
NE13 7DF 74 m
NE13 7DQ 79 m
NE13 7JQ 88 m
NE13 7BP 92 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE3 1RL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1986
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE3
Postcode sector
NE3 1
Latitude
55.041076
Longitude
-1.636944
British National Grid easting
423,300
British National Grid northing
571,900

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Newcastle upon Tyne · E08000021
Electoral ward
Castle · E05016351
Parish or community
E04012143
Westminster constituency
Cramlington and Killingworth · E14001183
Output area
E00042165
Lower layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 032C · E01035613
Middle layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 032 · E02007095

Postcode source versions

Explore NE3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
50
Primary
31
Secondary
11

  1. Hazlewood Community Primary School

    Foundation school

    656 m

  2. Great Park Academy

    Free schools

    1.1 km

  3. Brunton First School

    Foundation school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
597
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 217
  • Anti social behaviour 121
  • Burglary 47
  • Other theft 43
  • Public order 41

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

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • WOODLANDS PARK HEALTH CTR

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

    ODS code A87017

    766 m

  • WIDEOPEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    TULACH ARD, NORTH ROAD, WIDEOPEN, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE13 6LN

    ODS code A87012

    1.1 km

  • BRUNTON PARK

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

    ODS code A86033

    1.7 km

  • PARK MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86008

    3.1 km

  • REGENT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86028

    3.7 km

  • THE GROVE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86018

    4.5 km

  • ROSEWORTH SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86006

    4.6 km

  • WEST FARM SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86005

    4.7 km

  • MALLARD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE HEALTH CENTRE, CITADEL EAST, KILLINGWORTH, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE12 6HS

    ODS code A87615

    4.7 km

  • WELLSPRING MEDICAL PRACT.

    KILLINGWORTH HEALTH CENTRE, CITADEL EAST, KILLINGWORTH, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE12 6HS

    ODS code A87612

    4.7 km

  • STEPHENSON PARK HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code A87007

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Coach Lane - Ferguson Crescent

    BCT · Hazlerigg

    0.1 miles

  • Coach Lane - Ryall Avenue

    BCT · Hazlerigg

    0.1 miles

  • Coach Lane - Ryall Avenue

    BCT · Hazlerigg

    0.1 miles

  • Coach Lane - School

    BCT · Hazlerigg

    0.2 miles

  • Coach Lane - Lola Street

    BCT · Hazlerigg

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Newcastle upon Tyne 032C, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,643 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
8 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

50 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 11 secondary schools. Hazlewood Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 656 m.

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

Recorded crime

597 published events cover 12 months, averaging 49.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 217 events.

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