NE5 3LF

Blakelaw & Cowgate · Newcastle upon Tyne · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Postcode district
NE5
Postcode sector
NE5 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE5 3LU 52 m
NE5 3NE 59 m
NE5 3ND 72 m
NE5 3LT 81 m
NE5 3NB 81 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE5 3LF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE5
Postcode sector
NE5 3
Latitude
54.991725
Longitude
-1.662397
British National Grid easting
421,700
British National Grid northing
566,400

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Newcastle upon Tyne · E08000021
Parish or community
E04000138
Output area
E00042089
Lower layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 016A · E01008300
Middle layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 016 · E02001723

Postcode source versions

Explore NE5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
101
Primary
64
Secondary
13
  1. Thomas Walling Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    525 m
  2. English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Fenham

    Academy converter

    533 m
  3. Hilton Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    947 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,495
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,059
  • Anti social behaviour 547
  • Vehicle crime 360
  • Shoplifting 332
  • Criminal damage and arson 321

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.

GP practices

24

within 5 km straight-line

  • FENHAM HALL SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86031

    821 m

  • WESTERHOPE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86025

    1.7 km

  • DENTON TURRET MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86601

    1.8 km

  • WEST ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86012

    1.8 km

  • DILSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    23 DILSTON ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 5AB

    ODS code Y00184

    2.2 km

  • PROSPECT MEDICAL CENTRE

    501 WESTGATE ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 8AY

    ODS code A86004

    2.2 km

  • BETTS AVENUE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86030

    2.2 km

  • DENTON PARK MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86013

    2.3 km

  • HOLMSIDE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86021

    2.5 km

  • PARK MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86008

    2.7 km

  • ELSWICK FAMILY PRACTICE

    MELDON STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 6SH

    ODS code A86037

    2.9 km

  • ROSEWORTH SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86006

    3.0 km

  • THE GROVE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86018

    3.0 km

  • REGENT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86028

    3.2 km

  • CRUDDAS PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86017

    3.3 km

  • PARKWAY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86022

    3.4 km

  • JESMOND HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code A86020

    3.4 km

  • NEWCASTLE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86027

    3.6 km

  • SAVILLE MEDICAL GROUP

    7 SAVILLE PLACE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE1 8DQ

    ODS code A86003

    3.8 km

  • CHAINBRIDGE MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code A85010

    4.4 km

Showing 20 of 24 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Springfield Road-Sunnyway

    BCT · Cowgate

    0.1 miles
  • Springfield Road-Deepbrook Road

    BCT · Cowgate

    0.2 miles
  • Springfield Road-Firfield Road

    BCT · Cowgate

    0.2 miles
  • Springfield Road-Firfield Road

    BCT · Cowgate

    0.2 miles
  • Stamfordham Way

    BCT · Cowgate

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Newcastle upon Tyne 016A, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

6,024 of 33,755

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

101 open schools are in scope, including 64 primary and 13 secondary schools. Thomas Walling Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 525 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,495 published events cover 12 months, averaging 291.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,059 events.

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