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NE3 2SJ

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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE3 2RT 48 m
NE3 2AD 67 m
NE3 2SN 91 m
NE3 2SD 104 m
NE3 2RS 118 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE3 2SJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE3
Postcode sector
NE3 2
Latitude
55.017279
Longitude
-1.645699
British National Grid easting
422,754
British National Grid northing
569,249

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
E00042313
Lower layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 003B · E01008337
Middle layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 003 · E02001710

Postcode source versions

Explore NE3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
82
Primary
47
Secondary
14

  1. North Fawdon Primary School

    Academy converter

    135 m

  2. Regent Farm First School

    Foundation school

    716 m

  3. Grange First School

    Foundation school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,364
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 742
  • Shoplifting 457
  • Anti social behaviour 318
  • Public order 182
  • Criminal damage and arson 177

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
59

31 female, 28 male

Postcode households
26
Residents per household
2.3
NE3 2 residents
12,959

Age bands in NE3 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16%

2,165 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.9%

1,343 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.5%

3,466 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.1%

3,679 residents

Age 65 and over
21.5%

2,917 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NE3 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

19

within 5 km

  • PARK MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86008

    373 m

  • BRUNTON PARK

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

    ODS code A86033

    1.6 km

  • REGENT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86028

    1.7 km

  • THE GROVE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86018

    2.4 km

  • ROSEWORTH SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86006

    2.5 km

  • JESMOND HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code A86020

    3.3 km

  • WOODLANDS PARK HEALTH CTR

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

    ODS code A87017

    3.4 km

  • WESTERHOPE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86025

    3.4 km

  • WIDEOPEN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A87012

    3.7 km

  • FENHAM HALL SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86031

    3.8 km

  • WEST FARM SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86005

    4.0 km

  • DENTON PARK MEDICAL GROUP

    DENTON PARK HEALTH CENTRE, WEST DENTON WAY, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE5 2QW

    ODS code A86013

    4.3 km

  • SWARLAND AVENUE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86041

    4.5 km

  • LANE END SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86016

    4.5 km

  • DENTON TURRET MEDICAL CENTRE

    10 KENLEY ROAD, SLATYFORD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE5 2UY

    ODS code A86601

    4.5 km

  • DILSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    23 DILSTON ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 5AB

    ODS code Y00184

    4.5 km

  • WEST ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86012

    4.6 km

  • PROSPECT MEDICAL CENTRE

    501 WESTGATE ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 8AY

    ODS code A86004

    4.8 km

  • PARKWAY MEDICAL GROUP

    CHAPEL HOUSE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, HILLHEAD PARKWAY, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE5 1LJ

    ODS code A86022

    5.0 km

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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Fawdon Lane - Mormon Church

    BCT · Fawdon

    0.1 miles

  • Fawdon Lane - Elm Grove

    BCT · Fawdon

    0.1 miles

  • Fawdon Lane - Pine Avenue

    BCT · Fawdon

    0.1 miles

  • Kingston Park Road

    BCT · Fawdon

    0.1 miles

  • Belsay Gardens

    BCT · Fawdon

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Newcastle upon Tyne 003B, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

2,982 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
7 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

82 open schools are in scope, including 47 primary and 14 secondary schools. North Fawdon Primary School is the nearest published school at 135 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,364 published events cover 12 months, averaging 197 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 742 events.

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