NE3 5HJ

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 5HP 274 m
NE3 5EJ 335 m
NE3 5QJ 698 m
NE3 5PN 750 m
NE3 5QU 751 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE3 5HJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE3
Postcode sector
NE3 5
Latitude
55.032907
Longitude
-1.610422
British National Grid easting
425,000
British National Grid northing
571,000

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Newcastle upon Tyne · E08000021
Parish or community
E04000136
Output area
E00175571
Lower layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 002G · E01033551
Middle layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 002 · E02001709

Postcode source versions

Explore NE3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
60
Primary
38
Secondary
11
  1. Gosforth Park First School

    Foundation school

    1.7 km
  2. St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Gosforth

    Academy converter

    1.8 km
  3. Hazlewood Community Primary School

    Foundation school

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
276
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 78
  • Anti social behaviour 42
  • Other theft 37
  • Shoplifting 29
  • Public order 26

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

14

within 5 km straight-line

  • BRUNTON PARK

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

    ODS code A86033

    1.3 km

  • WOODLANDS PARK HEALTH CTR

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

    ODS code A87017

    1.9 km

  • WIDEOPEN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A87012

    1.9 km

  • REGENT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86028

    2.8 km

  • WEST FARM SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86005

    2.9 km

  • MALLARD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A87615

    3.0 km

  • WELLSPRING MEDICAL PRACT.

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

    ODS code A87612

    3.0 km

  • STEPHENSON PARK HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code A87007

    3.1 km

  • PARK MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86008

    3.1 km

  • LANE END SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86016

    3.4 km

  • THE GROVE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86018

    3.5 km

  • ROSEWORTH SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86006

    3.5 km

  • SWARLAND AVENUE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86041

    3.6 km

  • JESMOND HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code A86020

    4.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Gosforth Park

    BCT · North Brunton

    0.4 miles
  • Newcastle Racecourse

    BCT · Gosforth

    0.5 miles
  • Newcastle Racecourse

    BCT · Gosforth

    0.5 miles
  • Great North Road - Glamis Avenue

    BCT · Gosforth

    0.6 miles
  • Great North Road - Brunton Lane

    BCT · Gosforth

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Newcastle upon Tyne 002G, 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

32,588 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
8 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

60 open schools are in scope, including 38 primary and 11 secondary schools. Gosforth Park First School is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

276 published events cover 12 months, averaging 23 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 78 events.

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