NE5 3DW

Blakelaw & Cowgate · Newcastle upon Tyne · England

Updated September 2026

Compare this postcode

Location overview

Drag to pan. Use + or - to zoom. Open larger map
Local authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Postcode district
NE5
Postcode sector
NE5 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE5 3AP 39 m
NE5 3AS 41 m
NE5 3AR 44 m
NE5 3AN 73 m
NE5 3AJ 95 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE5 3DW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 2023
Terminated
1 November 2023
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE5
Postcode sector
NE5 3
Latitude
54.990622
Longitude
-1.653514
British National Grid easting
422,269
British National Grid northing
566,280

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Newcastle upon Tyne · E08000021
Parish or community
E43000270
Output area
E00042508
Lower layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 008G · E01008380
Middle layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 008 · E02001715

Postcode source versions

Explore NE5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
107
Primary
66
Secondary
13
  1. Sacred Heart Primary School

    Academy converter

    916 m
  2. Dame Allan's Schools

    Other independent school

    941 m
  3. English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Fenham

    Academy converter

    943 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
3,062
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 930
  • Anti social behaviour 452
  • Vehicle crime 305
  • Shoplifting 291
  • Criminal damage and arson 274

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NE5 3 residents
10,946

Age bands in NE5 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
22.5%

2,493 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.6%

1,288 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.7%

3,181 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.8%

2,641 residents

Age 65 and over
13.4%

1,487 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

30

within 5 km straight-line

  • FENHAM HALL SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86031

    810 m

  • WEST ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    170 WEST ROAD, FENHAM, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 9QB

    ODS code A86012

    1.6 km

  • DILSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    23 DILSTON ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 5AB

    ODS code Y00184

    1.8 km

  • PROSPECT MEDICAL CENTRE

    501 WESTGATE ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 8AY

    ODS code A86004

    1.9 km

  • DENTON TURRET MEDICAL CENTRE

    10 KENLEY ROAD, SLATYFORD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE5 2UY

    ODS code A86601

    2.2 km

  • WESTERHOPE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86025

    2.3 km

  • BETTS AVENUE MEDICAL GROUP

    2 BETTS AVENUE, BENWELL, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE15 6TQ

    ODS code A86030

    2.4 km

  • HOLMSIDE MEDICAL GROUP

    142 ARMSTRONG ROAD, BENWELL, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 8QB

    ODS code A86021

    2.4 km

  • ELSWICK FAMILY PRACTICE

    MELDON STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 6SH

    ODS code A86037

    2.5 km

  • ROSEWORTH SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86006

    2.5 km

  • THE GROVE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86018

    2.6 km

  • PARK MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86008

    2.6 km

  • REGENT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86028

    2.8 km

  • CRUDDAS PARK SURGERY

    178 WESTMORLAND ROAD, CRUDDAS PARK, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 7JT

    ODS code A86017

    2.9 km

  • JESMOND HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code A86020

    2.9 km

  • DENTON PARK MEDICAL GROUP

    DENTON PARK HEALTH CENTRE, WEST DENTON WAY, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE5 2QW

    ODS code A86013

    2.9 km

  • NEWCASTLE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86027

    3.0 km

  • SAVILLE MEDICAL GROUP

    7 SAVILLE PLACE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE1 8DQ

    ODS code A86003

    3.2 km

  • PARKWAY MEDICAL GROUP

    CHAPEL HOUSE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, HILLHEAD PARKWAY, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE5 1LJ

    ODS code A86022

    4.0 km

  • GLENPARK & TEAMS MEDICAL SERVICES

    RAVENSWORTH ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE11 9FJ

    ODS code A85006

    4.3 km

Showing 20 of 30 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Ponteland Road - Moorhead

    BCT · Cowgate

    0.0 miles
  • Jedburgh Road

    BCT · Cowgate

    0.1 miles
  • Jedburgh Road

    BCT · Cowgate

    0.1 miles
  • Ponteland Road - Greenhill View

    BCT · Cowgate

    0.2 miles
  • Two Ball Lonnen

    BCT · Cowgate

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Newcastle upon Tyne 008G, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

376 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
3 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

107 open schools are in scope, including 66 primary and 13 secondary schools. Sacred Heart Primary School is the nearest published school at 916 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,062 published events cover 12 months, averaging 255.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 930 events.

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