NE3 4QW

Fawdon & West 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 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE3 3UQ 167 m
NE3 4PL 188 m
NE3 4QG 188 m
NE3 4SQ 188 m
NE3 4SZ 188 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE3 4QW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 September 2007
Terminated
1 May 2015
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE3
Postcode sector
NE3 4
Latitude
55.008843
Longitude
-1.628137
British National Grid easting
423,882
British National Grid northing
568,316

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Newcastle upon Tyne · E08000021
Parish or community
E43000270
Output area
E00042383
Lower layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 006C · E01008356
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
101
Primary
60
Secondary
16
  1. Gosforth Junior High Academy

    Academy converter

    223 m
  2. Archibald First School

    Foundation school

    279 m
  3. St Charles' Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    343 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,206
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 694
  • Anti social behaviour 284
  • Public order 214
  • Shoplifting 210
  • Vehicle crime 196

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NE3 4 residents
10,605

Age bands in NE3 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.8%

1,883 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.5%

1,004 residents

Age 25 to 44
24%

2,532 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.4%

2,891 residents

Age 65 and over
21.3%

2,255 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

29

within 5 km straight-line

  • REGENT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86028

    341 m

  • THE GROVE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86018

    940 m

  • ROSEWORTH SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86006

    1.0 km

  • PARK MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86008

    1.2 km

  • JESMOND HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code A86020

    1.8 km

  • BRUNTON PARK

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

    ODS code A86033

    2.0 km

  • WEST FARM SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86005

    2.8 km

  • SWARLAND AVENUE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86041

    3.2 km

  • LANE END SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86016

    3.3 km

  • FENHAM HALL SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86031

    3.4 km

  • DILSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    23 DILSTON ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 5AB

    ODS code Y00184

    3.7 km

  • SAVILLE MEDICAL GROUP

    7 SAVILLE PLACE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE1 8DQ

    ODS code A86003

    3.8 km

  • NEWCASTLE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86027

    3.8 km

  • BIDDLESTONE HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code A86010

    4.0 km

  • WESTERHOPE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86025

    4.0 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

  • STEPHENSON PARK HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code A87007

    4.1 km

  • WOODLANDS PARK HEALTH CTR

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

    ODS code A87017

    4.2 km

  • WIDEOPEN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A87012

    4.4 km

Showing 20 of 29 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Jubilee Road-Jubilee Mews

    BCT · Gosforth

    0.1 miles
  • Gosforth Junior High Academy

    BCT · Gosforth

    0.1 miles
  • Jubilee Road-Lansdowne Court

    BCT · Gosforth

    0.1 miles
  • Jubilee Road-Farnon Road

    BCT · Coxlodge

    0.2 miles
  • Jubilee Road-Farnon Road

    BCT · Coxlodge

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

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

14,004 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
9 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

101 open schools are in scope, including 60 primary and 16 secondary schools. Gosforth Junior High Academy is the nearest published school at 223 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,206 published events cover 12 months, averaging 183.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 694 events.

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