| Postcode | DH3 1QG |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Chester le Street |
| Nearest station | Heworth (5 km) |
| Bus stops |
Durham Road-Northdene (SE)
Durham Road-Windsor Road (N)
Windsor Road (E)
Birtley East Primary School (S)
Windsor Road (W)
Newcastle Bank-Long Bank (NW)
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| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 8 View |
| Known addresses |
1 Highfield, Birtley
1A Highfield, Birtley
3 Highfield, Birtley
4 Highfield, Birtley
5 Highfield, Birtley
|
| Main property type | Detached |
| Businesses |
| Latitude | 54.90618 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -1.577254 | |
| Easting | 427204 | |
| Northing | 556911 | |
| Grid reference | NZ272569 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 591220 6085278 | |
| what3words | lofts.enable.gravy | |
| FixPhrase | crunchy lyricist scheme traverse | |
| Plus code | 9C6WWC4F+F3 | |
| Altitude | 57 metres (188 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:06 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:35 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 13.7 KMs (8.5 miles) |
| Parish | Gateshead, unparished area | E43000229 |
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Lamesley | E05001078 |
| Metropolitan District | Gateshead | E08000037 |
| County | Tyne and Wear | E11000017 |
| Constituency (2024) | Washington and Gateshead South | E14001567 |
| MP | Mrs Sharon Hodgson | Labour |
| Police force | Northumbria | |
| Water company | Northumbrian Water | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Tyneside | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | North East | |
| Country | England | E92000001 |
| Date introduced | January 1980 |
|---|---|
| Last updated | September 2025 |
| User type | Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day) |
| Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean |
| Population (2011) | 19 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 10 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) |
Most deprivedLeast deprived
|
|
| Average household income (2020) |
Lowest (£22,200)
Highest (£108,100)
|
|
| Rural/urban (2021) | Urban: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Urban major conurbation | |
| Built up area (2024) | Birtley | E63007223 |
| Census output area (2021) | E00170015 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 8A1 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Gateshead 025C | E01008224 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Gateshead 025C | E01008224 |
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Birtley North & Kibblesworth | E02001706 |
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Birtley North & Kibblesworth | E02001706 |
| Travel to work area | Newcastle | E30000245 |
| Average property price in Durham | £153,013 |
|---|---|
| Annual change | 5.3% |
| Address | Type | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Highfield, Birtley | Detached (freehold) | Jan 2021 | £239,000 |
| Detached (freehold) | Nov 2004 | £167,000 | |
| 3 Highfield, Birtley | Semi-detached (freehold) | Nov 2017 | £170,000 |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Aug 2010 | £150,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Nov 2007 | £144,000 | |
| 1A Highfield, Birtley | Detached (freehold) | Nov 2012 | £250,000 |
| 4 Highfield, Birtley | Detached (freehold) | Oct 2010 | £172,500 |
| Detached (freehold) | Mar 1995 | £58,000 | |
| 1 Highfield, Birtley | Detached (freehold) | Jun 1996 | £47,000 |