High deprivation
IMD England
£101,500
Median property price
—
Annual change
North East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for DH3 1AJ
Postcode
DH3 1AJ
Coordinates
54.8973, -1.5718
Grid reference
NZ275559
Easting
427,561
Northing
555,925
Region
North East
Plus Code
9C6WVCWH+W7
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Birtley
Travel to Work
Newcastle
ITL Region
Gateshead
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
12161
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 12161 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesProperty sales · DH3 1AJ
HM Land Registry · Gateshead
Average price
£101,500
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £101,500
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Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.94.4%
Other White1.2%
+ other · 4.4%
Religion
Christian51.8%
No religion40.6%
Not answered4.8%
Muslim1.8%
+ other · 0.9%
Age groups
50–6421.8%
35–4919.2%
65–7411.6%
25–3410.7%
10–158.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.5%
Households
Any member 66+17.3%
Other15.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.4%
All members 66+9.7%
+ 7 other households · 32.1%
Administrative Information
Gateshead
Local Authority
Council AreaWashington and Gateshead South E14001567
Constituency
E14001567Northumbria
Police Force
England
Ward
Birtley South
Constituency code
E14001567
EU Electoral Region
North East
Parish
Gateshead, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Gateshead
Health & NHS
North East
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandNorthern
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
North East
NHS Region
North East and Yorkshire
Integrated Care Board
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Gateshead
Sub ICB Location
NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB - 13T
Cancer Alliance
Northern
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Gateshead 026C E01008174
E01008174MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Gateshead 026 E02001707
E02001707LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Gateshead 026C E01008174
E01008174MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Gateshead 026 E02001707
E02001707Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
6:06 AM
Sunrise
5:46 PM
Sunset
11 hours 40 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:06 AM
Sunset (today)
5:46 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 40 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode DH3 1AJ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 12161
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01008174 and MSOA E02001707 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode DH3 1AJ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near DH3 1AJ
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 23%
RWM expected
60%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 32%
Attainment 8
46.6
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 31%
RWM expected
76%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–7FSM 27%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 42%
RWM expected
59%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 18%
RWM expected
71%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 45%
RWM expected
57%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 12%
RWM expected
74%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 35%
RWM expected
80%
SecondaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 38%
Attainment 8
41.8
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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