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NE40 3AZ

Crawcrook & Greenside · Gateshead · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Crawcrook & Greenside
Local authority
Gateshead
Constituency
Blaydon and Consett
Postcode district
NE40
Postcode sector
NE40 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE40 3TW 82 m
NE40 3TY 101 m
NE40 3AG 122 m
NE40 3TX 139 m
NE40 3UA 140 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE40 3AZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 2018
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE40
Postcode sector
NE40 3
Latitude
54.968889
Longitude
-1.778895
British National Grid easting
414,254
British National Grid northing
563,829

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Gateshead · E08000037
Electoral ward
Crawcrook & Greenside · E05016551
Parish or community
E43000229
Westminster constituency
Blaydon and Consett · E14001106
Output area
E00041832
Lower layer super output area
Gateshead 002F · E01008245
Middle layer super output area
Gateshead 002 · E02001683

Postcode source versions

Explore NE40

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
23
Secondary
4

  1. Ryton Community Infant School

    Community school

    394 m

  2. Ryton Junior School

    Community school

    428 m

  3. Thorp Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    450 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
818
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 231
  • Anti social behaviour 148
  • Shoplifting 132
  • Criminal damage and arson 83
  • Other theft 52

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NE40 3 residents
7,580

Age bands in NE40 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.9%
1,118 residents
Age 15 to 24
9.2%
695 residents
Age 25 to 44
21.1%
1,587 residents
Age 45 to 64
29.8%
2,238 residents
Age 65 and over
25%
1,882 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

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • CRAWCROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    PATTINSON DRIVE, CRAWCROOK, RYTON, NE40 4US

    ODS code A85014

    655 m

  • NEWBURN SURGERY

    4 NEWBURN ROAD, NEWBURN, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE15 8LX

    ODS code A86038

    2.9 km

  • THROCKLEY PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    THROCKLEY PRIMARY CARE CT, TILLMOUTH PK RD,THROCKLEY, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE15 9PA

    ODS code A86026

    3.0 km

  • HOLLYHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

    8 FRONT STREET, BLAYDON-ON-TYNE, NE21 4RD

    ODS code A85616

    3.9 km

  • OLDWELL SURGERY

    10 FRONT STREET, WINLATON, BLAYDON-ON-TYNE, NE21 4RD

    ODS code A85018

    3.9 km

  • CHAINBRIDGE MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    SHIBDON ROAD, BLAYDON-ON-TYNE, NE21 5AE

    ODS code A85010

    4.3 km

  • THE ADDERLANE SURGERY

    ADDERLANE ROAD, WEST WYLAM, PRUDHOE, NE42 5HR

    ODS code A84614

    4.3 km

  • RIVERSDALE SURGERY

    OAKLANDS HEALTH CENTRE, FRONT STREET, PRUDHOE, NE42 5DQ

    ODS code A84035

    4.4 km

  • PRUDHOE MEDICAL GROUP

    KEPWELL BANK TOP, PRUDHOE, NE42 5PW

    ODS code A84016

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Main Street-Emmaville

    BCT · Crawcrook

    219 m

  • Main Street-Meadow Lane

    BCT · Crawcrook

    233 m

  • Main Road-Barmoor Terrace

    BCT · Ryton

    250 m

  • Main Road-Barmoor Terrace

    BCT · Ryton

    256 m

  • Thorp Academy

    BCT · Ryton

    444 m

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Gateshead 002F, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,557 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
4 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

29 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 4 secondary schools. Ryton Community Infant School is the nearest published school at 394 m.

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

Recorded crime

818 published events cover 12 months, averaging 68 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 231 events.

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