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NE3 5QX

Parklands & North Gosforth · Newcastle upon Tyne · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Parklands & North Gosforth
Local authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne North
Postcode district
NE3
Postcode sector
NE3 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE3 5PL 40 m
NE3 5TH 69 m
NE3 5PJ 77 m
NE3 5TJ 77 m
NE3 5TE 93 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE3 5QX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 April 2008
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE3
Postcode sector
NE3 5
Latitude
55.027710
Longitude
-1.618325
British National Grid easting
424,498
British National Grid northing
570,419

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Newcastle upon Tyne · E08000021
Electoral ward
Parklands & North Gosforth · E05016367
Parish or community
E04000136
Westminster constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne North · E14001379
Output area
E00042168
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
62
Primary
38
Secondary
11

  1. Gosforth Park First School

    Foundation school

    1.1 km

  2. St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Gosforth

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

  3. Gosforth East Middle School

    Foundation school

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
393
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 113
  • Anti social behaviour 73
  • Other theft 49
  • Vehicle crime 30
  • Public order 27

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

    611 m

  • REGENT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86028

    2.1 km

  • WOODLANDS PARK HEALTH CTR

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

    ODS code A87017

    2.2 km

  • PARK MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86008

    2.3 km

  • WIDEOPEN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A87012

    2.3 km

  • WEST FARM SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86005

    2.8 km

  • THE GROVE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86018

    2.8 km

  • ROSEWORTH SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86006

    2.9 km

  • STEPHENSON PARK HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code A87007

    3.3 km

  • LANE END SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86016

    3.4 km

  • SWARLAND AVENUE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86041

    3.5 km

  • JESMOND HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code A86020

    3.5 km

  • MALLARD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A87615

    3.6 km

  • WELLSPRING MEDICAL PRACT.

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

    ODS code A87612

    3.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Great North Road - Norwood Avenue

    BCT · Gosforth

    0.2 miles

  • Great North Road - Glamis Avenue

    BCT · Gosforth

    0.2 miles

  • Great North Road - Norwood Avenue

    BCT · Gosforth

    0.2 miles

  • Great North Road - Brunton Lane

    BCT · Gosforth

    0.2 miles

  • Melton Park Newlands Avenue

    BCT · Gosforth

    0.3 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

62 open schools are in scope, including 38 primary and 11 secondary schools. Gosforth Park First School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

393 published events cover 12 months, averaging 32.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 113 events.

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