NE8 3DW

Felling · Gateshead · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Felling
Local authority
Gateshead
Postcode district
NE8
Postcode sector
NE8 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE10 0LZ 78 m
NE10 0SB 119 m
NE10 0QX 190 m
NE10 0LU 206 m
NE6 1TY 317 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE8 3DW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 April 2004
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE8
Postcode sector
NE8 3
Latitude
54.962669
Longitude
-1.567370
British National Grid easting
427,800
British National Grid northing
563,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Gateshead · E08000037
Electoral ward
Felling · E05016555
Parish or community
E43000229
Output area
E00041636
Lower layer super output area
Gateshead 003B · E01008215
Middle layer super output area
Gateshead 003 · E02001684

Postcode source versions

Explore NE8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
112
Primary
71
Secondary
11
  1. St Vincents Catholic Primary School, Newcastle

    Academy converter

    532 m
  2. Central Walker Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    876 m
  3. Monkchester Road Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    985 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,674
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,176
  • Anti social behaviour 525
  • Criminal damage and arson 446
  • Public order 306
  • Shoplifting 267

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NE8 3 residents
7,707

Age bands in NE8 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.5%

1,272 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.5%

963 residents

Age 25 to 44
36%

2,773 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.7%

1,750 residents

Age 65 and over
12.4%

953 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

35

within 5 km straight-line

  • ST. ANTHONY'S HEALTH CENTRE

    ST. ANTHONY'S MED GROUP, ST. ANTHONY'S ROAD, WALKER, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 2NN

    ODS code A86040

    812 m

  • CROWHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    FELLING HEALTH CENTRE, STEPHENSON TERRACE, FELLING, GATESHEAD, NE10 9QG

    ODS code A85009

    1.6 km

  • ST. ALBANS MEDICAL GROUP

    FELLING HEALTH CENTRE, STEPHENSON TERRACE, FELLING, GATESHEAD, NE10 9QG

    ODS code A85011

    1.6 km

  • WALKER MEDICAL GROUP

    CHURCH WALK, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 3BS

    ODS code A86011

    1.8 km

  • HEATON ROAD SURGERY

    17-19 HEATON ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 1SA

    ODS code A86024

    1.9 km

  • PELAW MEDICAL PRACTICE

    7-8 CROXDALE TERRACE, PELAW, GATESHEAD, NE10 0RR

    ODS code A85611

    1.9 km

  • THORNFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

    MOLINEUX STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 1SG

    ODS code A86029

    1.9 km

  • BEWICK ROAD SURGERY

    10 BEWICK ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 4DP

    ODS code A85017

    2.3 km

  • MILLENNIUM FAMILY PRACTICE

    TRINITY SQUARE HEALTH CTR, GATESHEAD, NE8 1AD

    ODS code A85013

    2.3 km

  • THE BRIDGES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    TRINITY SQUARE HEALTH CTR, GATESHEAD, NE8 1AD

    ODS code A85614

    2.3 km

  • CENTRAL GATESHEAD MEDICAL GROUP

    PRINCE CONSORT ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 1NB

    ODS code A85019

    2.5 km

  • LONGRIGG MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 LONGRIGG, LEAM LANE ESTATE, FELLING, GATESHEAD, NE10 8PH

    ODS code A85004

    2.5 km

  • OXFORD TCE & RAWLING RD MEDICAL GROUP

    1 OXFORD TERRACE, BENSHAM, GATESHEAD, NE8 1RQ

    ODS code A85005

    2.7 km

  • BENFIELD PARK MEDICAL GROUP

    BENFIELD ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 4QD

    ODS code A86023

    3.0 km

  • BIDDLESTONE HEALTH GROUP

    BIDDLESTONE ROAD, HEATON, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 5SL

    ODS code A86010

    3.0 km

  • SAVILLE MEDICAL GROUP

    7 SAVILLE PLACE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE1 8DQ

    ODS code A86003

    3.1 km

  • SECOND STREET SURGERY

    SECOND STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UR

    ODS code A85021

    3.2 km

  • ELLISON VIEW SURGERY

    THE GLEN PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, 30 GLEN STREET, HEBBURN, NE31 1NU

    ODS code A88012

    3.2 km

  • THE GLEN MEDICAL GROUP

    30 GLEN STREET, HEBBURN, NE31 1NU

    ODS code A88022

    3.2 km

  • VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    12-28 GLEN STREET, HEBBURN, NE31 1NU

    ODS code A88001

    3.2 km

Showing 20 of 35 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Tyne Main Road-Green Lane

    BCT · Felling

    0.1 miles
  • Friars Goose

    BCT · Felling

    0.1 miles
  • Friars Goose

    BCT · Felling

    0.2 miles
  • International Paints

    BCT · Felling

    0.2 miles
  • Walker Road-Stains Road

    BCT · Walker

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Gateshead 003B, 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

1,986 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
6 of 10
Living environment
2 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

112 open schools are in scope, including 71 primary and 11 secondary schools. St Vincents Catholic Primary School, Newcastle is the nearest published school at 532 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,674 published events cover 12 months, averaging 306.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,176 events.

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