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Coordinates & Location for NE8 3RN
Postcode
NE8 3RN
Coordinates
54.9538, -1.5954
Grid reference
NZ260622
Easting
426,008
Northing
562,205
Region
North East
Plus Code
9C6WXC33+GR
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Gateshead
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.
3513
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 3513 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 & WalesDemographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.75.2%
Other White9.7%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group7.7%
African1.9%
+ other · 5.5%
Religion
Christian31.5%
Jewish29.1%
No religion25.9%
Not answered9.2%
Muslim3.7%
+ other · 0.5%
Age groups
35–4916.3%
25–3414.8%
50–6413.0%
10–1511.7%
5–99.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 34.9%
Households
Other30.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.2%
Any member 66+11.0%
Cohabiting couple family: No children7.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children6.4%
+ 8 other households · 29.9%
Administrative Information
Gateshead
Local Authority
Council AreaGateshead Central and Whickham E14001244
Constituency
E14001244Northumbria
Police Force
England
Ward
Deckham
Constituency code
E14001244
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 028A E01008163
E01008163MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Gateshead 028 E02006842
E02006842LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Gateshead 028A E01008163
E01008163MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Gateshead 028 E02006842
E02006842Urban: 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
6:02 AM
Sunrise
5:51 PM
Sunset
11 hours 49 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:02 AM
Sunset (today)
5:51 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 49 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 NE8 3RN 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: 3513
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01008163 and MSOA E02006842 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode NE8 3RN 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 NE8 3RN
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 56%
RWM expected
76%
PrimaryIndependentBoys · Ages 5–11FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 52%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 39%
RWM expected
62%
PrimaryIndependentGirls · Ages 5–11FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 42%
RWM expected
74%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 5–25FSM 0%
NurseryIndependentGirls · Ages 2–5FSM 0%
All-throughIndependentBoys · Ages 10–16FSM 0%
Attainment 8
14.6
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 48%
RWM expected
56%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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