Postcode NE3 5NL (Newcastle upon Tyne)

Map showing NE3 5NL and nearby postcodes

The postcode NE3 5NL is located in Newcastle upon Tyne, in the county of Tyne and Wear. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. NE3 5NL is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

NE3 5NL is one of the least deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 8.6 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of NE3 5NL as Suburbanites > Semi-detached suburbia > Older workers and retirement.

The closest road name to NE3 5NL is Westwood Road which is centered 67 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Great North Road-Norwood Avenue and is 131 m away. Access to the Metro/Tram is 1.47 km away at Wansbeck Road (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)

The closest primary school to NE3 5NL (for ages 11 and under) is St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Gosforth.

The local pub for residents of NE3 5NL is Hazlerigg And District Victory Society and is 1.98 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on April 27, 2016. The nearest takeaway food is available from Vanilla and Dreams and is 1.73 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as AwaitingInspection .

Residents reported an average download speed of 62.6 Mbps and an average upload speed of 14.6 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 3.2 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.4 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for NE3 5NL is covered by the Northumbria police force association and Newcastle is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to NE3 5NL and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to NE3 5NL, and the approximate distance away.

Westwood Road 67 m
Polwarth Drive 79 m
Polwarth Road 94 m
Lincoln Green 136 m
Layfield Road 198 m
Polwarth Place 214 m
Clayworth Road 221 m
Easdale Avenue 223 m
Davenport Drive 223 m
Norwood Avenue 237 m
Princes Road 245 m
Gilwell Way 246 m
Brackenside 263 m
Polwarth Crescent 264 m
Dukes Drive 269 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode NE3 5NL

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from NE3 5NL - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Gosforth Park First School Good
(February 5, 2020)
942 m
Broadway East First School Good
(March 20, 2018)
942 m
St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Gosforth 1.1 km
Gosforth East Middle School Good
(July 5, 2017)
1.36 km
Gosforth Academy 1.41 km
Great Park Academy 1.41 km
Grange First School Good
(November 24, 2021)
1.42 km
Brunton First School Good
(July 11, 2019)
1.48 km
St Charles' Catholic Primary School 1.71 km
Regent Farm First School Good
(January 26, 2017)
1.77 km
Gosforth Central Middle School Good
(January 16, 2019)
1.77 km
North Fawdon Primary School Good
(July 5, 2019)
1.83 km
Gosforth Junior High Academy Outstanding
(September 20, 2011)
1.93 km
Archibald First School Outstanding
(April 1, 2015)
2 km
Archbishop Runcie CofE First School Good
(June 26, 2019)
2.06 km
Hazlewood Community Primary School Good
(June 7, 2017)
2.28 km
Newcastle School for Boys 2.34 km
Hopespring Newcastle Good
(February 8, 2018)
2.41 km
Greenfields Community Primary School Good
(June 6, 2017)
2.65 km
Mountfield Primary School Good
(March 27, 2019)
2.7 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from NE3 5NL - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Brunton First School School/college/university 5
Very Good
November 6, 2019
1.48 km
Busy Bees Nurseries Ltd School/college/university 5
Very Good
November 12, 2020
1.48 km
Great Park Shake Shack Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 12, 2020
1.48 km
Plantpots Playgroup And Preschool Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 13, 2019
1.48 km
Anita’s Rasoi Other catering premises Awaiting Inspection
1.52 km
Shweeties Retailers - other Awaiting Inspection
1.57 km
Onestop Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
February 12, 2022
1.73 km
Vanilla and Dreams Takeaway/sandwich shop Awaiting Inspection
1.73 km
The Bowmont Bite Cafe And Takeaway Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
December 4, 2020
1.78 km
Lets Wing It Mobile caterer Awaiting Inspection
1.86 km
Compass Contract Services (UK) Limited Other catering premises 5
Very Good
January 18, 2019
1.9 km
Dhillons Chippy Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
March 18, 2021
1.97 km
One Stop Stores Retailers - other 5
Very Good
November 6, 2017
1.97 km
Deli Espresso (NE Ltd Within Home Group) Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
February 8, 2022
1.97 km
ELIOR UK Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 22, 2021
1.97 km
Eurest Catering At BT Newcastle Call Centre Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 20, 2019
1.97 km
Nuffield Health And Wellbeing (Restaurant) Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
April 7, 2022
1.97 km
Hazlerigg And District Victory Society Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
April 27, 2016
1.98 km
Hazelrigg Community Centre Other catering premises 5
Very Good
February 3, 2022
2.05 km
Chefs Yard Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 22, 2021
2.25 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to NE3 5NL - Data from Apr 2022

Great North Road-Norwood Avenue Bus Stop/Station 131 m
Great North Road-Norwood Avenue Bus Stop/Station 185 m
Brunton Park Polwarth Drive Bus Stop/Station 191 m
Great North Road-Brunton Lane Bus Stop/Station 305 m
Brunton Park Bus Stop/Station 305 m
Wansbeck Road (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) Metro/Tram 1.47 km
Wansbeck Road (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) Metro/Tram 1.47 km
Wansbeck Road (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) Metro/Tram 1.48 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to NE3 5NL - Data from Dec 2021

Fencer Hill Hill Or Mountain 234 m
Fencerhill Wood Woodland Or Forest 564 m
Black Plantation Woodland Or Forest 919 m
Bent Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.01 km
Gosforth Lake Inland Water 1.31 km
Letch Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.46 km
Dark Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.54 km
Blackroad Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.6 km
Matts Bank Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.78 km
Gosforth Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.01 km
Lane Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.94 km
Battery Plantation Woodland Or Forest 3.35 km
Beeftub Plantation Woodland Or Forest 3.36 km
Rook Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.38 km
High Sunnyside Plantation Woodland Or Forest 3.57 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for NE3 5NL - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 65.1 Mbps 62.6 Mbps 80 Mbps
Upload 15.9 Mbps 14.6 Mbps 20 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% - -
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% - -
30-300 Mbps 0% 62.6 14.6
300+ Mbps 100% - -

Gas Consumption

23 meters consuming 478,989 kWh - mean 20,826 kWh : median 21,357 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

23 meters consuming 82,781 kWh - mean 3,599 kWh : median 3,338 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for NE3 5NL - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Tyne and Wear
Latitude 55.02585300
Longitude -1.62422600
OS Easting 424121
OS Northing 0570211
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
32714
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Northumbria

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne North
Electoral Ward Parklands
Local Authority District Newcastle upon Tyne
Region / Government Office Region North East
European Electoral Region North East
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: North East
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council Tyne and Wear

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E08000021
Travel To Work Area Newcastle

NHS

NHS England Region North East and Yorkshire
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Newcastle
Cancer Alliance Northern
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
North East
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
Cumbria and North East
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS Newcastle Gateshead CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Suburbanites
Group: Semi-detached suburbia
Subgroup: Older workers and retirement
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Built-Up Area Tyneside BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Newcastle upon Tyne BUASD
Workplace Zone E33000942
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Newcastle upon Tyne 002
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Newcastle upon Tyne 002A
Output Area / Small Area 6B4