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NE5 3WU

Blakelaw & Cowgate · Newcastle upon Tyne · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Blakelaw & Cowgate
Local authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Postcode district
NE5
Postcode sector
NE5 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE5 3UZ 2 m
NE5 3XF 105 m
NE5 3YG 175 m
NE3 3YH 176 m
NE5 3YF 187 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE5 3WU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 March 2004
Terminated
1 July 2005
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE5
Postcode sector
NE5 3
Latitude
55.004045
Longitude
-1.668923
British National Grid easting
421,276
British National Grid northing
567,769

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Newcastle upon Tyne · E08000021
Electoral ward
Blakelaw & Cowgate · E05016349
Parish or community
E04000138
Westminster constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West · E14001377
Output area
E00042092
Lower layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 004A · E01008293
Middle layer super output area
Newcastle upon Tyne 004 · E02001711

Postcode source versions

Explore NE5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
89
Primary
53
Secondary
12

  1. Kenton Bar Primary School

    Academy converter

    327 m

  2. St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Kenton

    Academy converter

    751 m

  3. Kenton School

    Academy converter

    801 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,053
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,216
  • Shoplifting 639
  • Anti social behaviour 627
  • Criminal damage and arson 325
  • Vehicle crime 288

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

20

within 5 km straight-line

  • WESTERHOPE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86025

    1.3 km

  • PARK MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86008

    1.9 km

  • FENHAM HALL SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86031

    2.3 km

  • DENTON PARK MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86013

    2.3 km

  • DENTON TURRET MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86601

    2.5 km

  • REGENT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86028

    3.0 km

  • PARKWAY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86022

    3.1 km

  • THE GROVE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86018

    3.2 km

  • WEST ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86012

    3.2 km

  • ROSEWORTH SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86006

    3.2 km

  • BETTS AVENUE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86030

    3.5 km

  • DILSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    23 DILSTON ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 5AB

    ODS code Y00184

    3.6 km

  • PROSPECT MEDICAL CENTRE

    501 WESTGATE ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 8AY

    ODS code A86004

    3.6 km

  • BRUNTON PARK

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

    ODS code A86033

    3.7 km

  • JESMOND HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code A86020

    3.9 km

  • HOLMSIDE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86021

    3.9 km

  • ELSWICK FAMILY PRACTICE

    MELDON STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 6SH

    ODS code A86037

    4.3 km

  • CRUDDAS PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86017

    4.7 km

  • NEWCASTLE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86027

    4.7 km

  • SAVILLE MEDICAL GROUP

    7 SAVILLE PLACE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE1 8DQ

    ODS code A86003

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Ponteland Road - St Buryan Crescent

    BCT · Kenton Bar

    0.0 miles

  • Ponteland Road - Hazeldene Avenue

    BCT · Kenton Bar

    0.1 miles

  • Hazeldene Avenue-Apperley Avenue

    BCT · Kenton Bar

    0.1 miles

  • Hazeldene Avenue-Apperley Avenue

    BCT · Kenton Bar

    0.1 miles

  • Etal Lane-Cragston Avenue

    BCT · Kenton Bar

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Newcastle upon Tyne 004A, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,854 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
5 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

89 open schools are in scope, including 53 primary and 12 secondary schools. Kenton Bar Primary School is the nearest published school at 327 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,053 published events cover 12 months, averaging 337.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,216 events.

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