NE3 5BD

Parklands & North 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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE3 5DS 26 m
NE3 5BQ 44 m
NE3 5DG 123 m
NE3 5DU 129 m
NE3 5DH 137 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE3 5BD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE3
Postcode sector
NE3 5
Latitude
55.012234
Longitude
-1.609059
British National Grid easting
425,100
British National Grid northing
568,700

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Newcastle upon Tyne · E08000021
Parish or community
E43000270
Output area
E00042365
Lower layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 005A · E01008351
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
87
Primary
58
Secondary
12
  1. Archbishop Runcie CofE First School

    Voluntary aided school

    318 m
  2. Gosforth Central Middle School

    Foundation school

    584 m
  3. Gosforth East Middle School

    Foundation school

    614 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,669
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 442
  • Anti social behaviour 239
  • Shoplifting 168
  • Public order 158
  • Criminal damage and arson 130

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NE3 5 residents
8,257

Age bands in NE3 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.9%

1,363 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.5%

684 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.7%

1,907 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.4%

2,208 residents

Age 65 and over
23.5%

1,891 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

23

within 5 km straight-line

  • REGENT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86028

    950 m

  • THE GROVE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86018

    1.3 km

  • ROSEWORTH SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86006

    1.4 km

  • WEST FARM SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86005

    1.6 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

  • SWARLAND AVENUE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86041

    2.1 km

  • LANE END SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86016

    2.1 km

  • PARK MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86008

    2.3 km

  • STEPHENSON PARK HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code A87007

    2.8 km

  • BIDDLESTONE HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code A86010

    3.3 km

  • BENFIELD PARK MEDICAL GROUP

    BENFIELD ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 4QD

    ODS code A86023

    4.0 km

  • WOODLANDS PARK HEALTH CTR

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

    ODS code A87017

    4.0 km

  • MALLARD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A87615

    4.0 km

  • WELLSPRING MEDICAL PRACT.

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

    ODS code A87612

    4.0 km

  • SAVILLE MEDICAL GROUP

    7 SAVILLE PLACE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE1 8DQ

    ODS code A86003

    4.0 km

  • WIDEOPEN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A87012

    4.1 km

  • NEWCASTLE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86027

    4.1 km

  • THORNFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

    MOLINEUX STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 1SG

    ODS code A86029

    4.2 km

  • HEATON ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86024

    4.2 km

Showing 20 of 23 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Hollywood Avenue-Cheswick Drive

    BCT · Gosforth

    0.0 miles
  • Hollywood Avenue-Cheswick Drive

    BCT · Gosforth

    0.1 miles
  • Hollywood Avenue

    BCT · Gosforth

    0.2 miles
  • Hollywood Avenue-Cemetery

    BCT · Gosforth

    0.2 miles
  • Hollywood Avenue-Cemetery

    BCT · Gosforth

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

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

27,594 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
5 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

87 open schools are in scope, including 58 primary and 12 secondary schools. Archbishop Runcie CofE First School is the nearest published school at 318 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,669 published events cover 12 months, averaging 139.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 442 events.

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