# NE3

Postcode district covering Newcastle upon Tyne, Gosforth and Kenton, in Newcastle upon Tyne.

NE3 is a postcode district covering Newcastle upon Tyne, Gosforth and Kenton, in Newcastle upon Tyne. Median sale price £275,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code NE3. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [NE](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an NE3 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £275,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NE3 was £275,000 in 2025. Joint 940th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne3#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 52,874** (2021). NE3 had 52,874 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 164th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne3#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in NE3 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne3#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 96.5%** (January 2026). In NE3, 96.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne3#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=NE3) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in NE3 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=NE3) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 808 homes were sold in NE3 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=NE3) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for NE3.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=NE3) (Census 2021, England and Wales): NE3 had 52,874 usual residents at the census.

## How NE3 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | NE3 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £275,000 | 15th most expensive | 58 postcode districts, NE · 2025 |
| Population | 52,874 | most populated | 60 postcode districts, NE · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 60 postcode districts, NE · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 96.5% | joint 8th highest | 60 postcode districts, NE · Jan 2026 |

## Is NE3 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in NE3 at a rate of 73.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 96.9 per 1,000 people across the NE postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 325 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in NE3.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,011), shoplifting (729) and other crime (728).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in NE3 was 84.7 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in NE3, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so NE3 has no single figure. Of its 34 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 10 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in NE3

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Newcastle upon Tyne 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/neighbourhood/e01008309) | 1,785 | 19.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.0% |
| [Newcastle upon Tyne 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/neighbourhood/e01008352) | 1,442 | 51.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Newcastle upon Tyne 002D](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/neighbourhood/e01008357) | 1,526 | 44.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.9% |
| [Newcastle upon Tyne 002E](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/neighbourhood/e01008358) | 1,707 | 89.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.3% |
| [Newcastle upon Tyne 002F](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/neighbourhood/e01033550) | 2,055 | 17.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.4% |
| [Newcastle upon Tyne 002G](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/neighbourhood/e01033551) | 1,828 | 40.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 92.3% |
| [Newcastle upon Tyne 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/neighbourhood/e01008336) | 1,330 | 82.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Newcastle upon Tyne 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/neighbourhood/e01008337) | 1,305 | 97.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Newcastle upon Tyne 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/neighbourhood/e01008338) | 1,127 | 75.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Newcastle upon Tyne 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/neighbourhood/e01008339) | 1,842 | 64.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.3% |
| [Newcastle upon Tyne 003E](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/neighbourhood/e01008340) | 1,751 | 81.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Newcastle upon Tyne 003F](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/neighbourhood/e01008341) | 1,412 | 74.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Newcastle upon Tyne 003G](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/neighbourhood/e01008342) | 1,332 | 45.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| [Newcastle upon Tyne 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/neighbourhood/e01008351) | 1,393 | 24.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| [Newcastle upon Tyne 005B](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/neighbourhood/e01008354) | 1,619 | 35.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 97.0% |
| [Newcastle upon Tyne 005C](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/neighbourhood/e01008418) | 1,959 | 60.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 91.7% |
| [Newcastle upon Tyne 005D](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/neighbourhood/e01008420) | 1,305 | 34.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.2% |
| [Newcastle upon Tyne 005F](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/neighbourhood/e01008424) | 1,500 | 75.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 88.2% |
| [Newcastle upon Tyne 006A](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/neighbourhood/e01008353) | 1,526 | 92.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.7% |
| [Newcastle upon Tyne 006B](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/neighbourhood/e01008355) | 1,533 | 66.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 93.1% |
| [Newcastle upon Tyne 006C](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/neighbourhood/e01008356) | 1,329 | 125.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.2% |
| [Newcastle upon Tyne 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/neighbourhood/e01008378) | 1,415 | 27.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Newcastle upon Tyne 006E](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/neighbourhood/e01008419) | 1,427 | 138.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 95.7% |
| [Newcastle upon Tyne 006F](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/neighbourhood/e01008421) | 1,515 | 32.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Newcastle upon Tyne 006G](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/neighbourhood/e01008423) | 1,304 | 20.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.4% |
| [Newcastle upon Tyne 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/neighbourhood/e01008295) | 1,796 | 176.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 90.3% |
| [Newcastle upon Tyne 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/neighbourhood/e01008374) | 1,500 | 69.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| [Newcastle upon Tyne 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/neighbourhood/e01008375) | 1,455 | 122.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.5% |
| [Newcastle upon Tyne 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/neighbourhood/e01008376) | 1,159 | 26.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.8% |
| [Newcastle upon Tyne 008F](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/neighbourhood/e01008379) | 1,689 | 74.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.2% |
| [Newcastle upon Tyne 033A](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/neighbourhood/e01008311) | 2,220 | 33.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 66.2% |
| [Newcastle upon Tyne 033B](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/neighbourhood/e01008312) | 1,164 | 39.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 97.7% |
| [Newcastle upon Tyne 033C](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/neighbourhood/e01008313) | 1,189 | 37.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| [Newcastle upon Tyne 033D](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/neighbourhood/e01008294) | 1,358 | 332.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 95.0% |

## Your MP

- [Newcastle upon Tyne North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/newcastle-upon-tyne-north): Catherine McKinnell (Labour), MP since July 2024. 98% of the people here.
- [Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/newcastle-upon-tyne-central-and-west): Dame Chi Onwurah (Labour), MP since July 2024. 1.2% of the people here.
- [Hexham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hexham): Joe Morris (Labour), MP since July 2024. 0.3% of the people here.
- [Cramlington and Killingworth](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/cramlington-and-killingworth): Emma Foody (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024. 0.3% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in NE3

[Coxlodge & West Gosforth](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/coxlodge-and-west-gosforth), [Fawdon South](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/fawdon-south), [Kenton](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/kenton), [Kingston Park](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/kingston-park), [North Gosforth](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/north-gosforth), [South Gosforth](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne/south-gosforth)

## Postcode sectors in NE3

[NE3 1 (207 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne3-1), [NE3 2 (282 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne3-2), [NE3 3 (263 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne3-3), [NE3 4 (246 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne3-4), [NE3 5 (170 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne3-5), [NE3 9 (23 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne3-9)

## Council

[Newcastle upon Tyne](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne)

## Towns in NE3

[Newcastle upon Tyne](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne)

## Postcode districts next to NE3

[NE2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne2), [NE5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne5), [NE7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne7), [NE12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne12), [NE13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne13)

## Nearest rail stations

[Wansbeck Road (400 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.6349,55.0142), [Regent Centre (450 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.6220,55.0117), [Fawdon (1000 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.6446,55.0137), [South Gosforth (1.5 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.6081,55.0061)

## More in the NE postcode area

[All NE postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## NE3 in brief

NE3 is a postcode district covering Newcastle upon Tyne, Gosforth and Kenton, in Newcastle upon Tyne.
About 54,065 people lived in NE3 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £275,000 in 2025 across 808 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 73.9 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in NE3 was £275,000 in 2025.
NE3 had 52,874 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in NE3 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In NE3, 96.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: NE3
- Postcode area: [NE](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne)
- Constituency: [Newcastle upon Tyne North †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/newcastle-upon-tyne-north)
- Council: [Newcastle upon Tyne †](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne)
- Area: 18.52 km²
- People, mid-2024: 54,065*
- Neighbourhoods: 34
- Output areas: 180

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[NE13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne13), [NE12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne12), [NE2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne2), [NE5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne5), [NE7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne7)

## Latest updates for NE3

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/NE3

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne3, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne3#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne3