DH3 2SS postcode in Birtley, Gateshead

DH3 2SS is a postcode in Birtley, in the Birtley South ward of Gateshead. It is in the Washington and Gateshead South parliamentary constituency and the Northumbria police force area, and has been in use since April 1985. It is a large-user postcode, which Royal Mail gives to a single address that gets a lot of mail.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Gateshead: 89% Typical price £190,000 Homes sold in DH3 2, last 12 months. ▲ 0.8% on the year before Nearest station Chester-le-Street 5.0 km in a straight line

Where DH3 2SS is, and what is near it

Map of DH3 2SS and what is near it Map of DH3 2SS: its centre point, with the 171 other postcodes in the DH3 2 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 11 bus stops and 3 EV charging points (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. DH3 2EU: also in DH3 2DH3 2JJ: also in DH3 2DH3 2JN: also in DH3 2DH3 2JP: also in DH3 2DH3 2LN: also in DH3 2DH3 2LP: also in DH3 2DH3 2LR: also in DH3 2DH3 2LS: also in DH3 2DH3 2LW: also in DH3 2DH3 2ND: also in DH3 2DH3 2NE: also in DH3 2DH3 2NF: also in DH3 2DH3 2NG: also in DH3 2DH3 2NJ: also in DH3 2DH3 2NN: also in DH3 2DH3 2NQ: also in DH3 2DH3 2NW: also in DH3 2DH3 2PA: also in DH3 2DH3 2PE: also in DH3 2DH3 2PF: also in DH3 2DH3 2PG: also in DH3 2DH3 2PH: also in DH3 2DH3 2PJ: also in DH3 2DH3 2PL: also in DH3 2DH3 2PN: also in DH3 2DH3 2PP: also in DH3 2DH3 2PQ: also in DH3 2DH3 2PR: also in DH3 2DH3 2PS: also in DH3 2DH3 2PT: also in DH3 2DH3 2PU: also in DH3 2DH3 2PW: also in DH3 2DH3 2QF: also in DH3 2DH3 2QG: also in DH3 2DH3 2QH: also in DH3 2DH3 2QJ: also in DH3 2DH3 2QT: also in DH3 2DH3 2RE: also in DH3 2DH3 2RR: also in DH3 2DH3 2RY: also in DH3 2DH3 2SA: also in DH3 2DH3 2SB: also in DH3 2DH3 2SN: also in DH3 2DH3 2SP: also in DH3 2DH3 2SW: also in DH3 2 2 EV charging points, 950 m–1.0 kmSchool 1.1 km2 GP practices, 2.0 kmHeworth station 5.9 kmBirtley DH3 2SS Map of DH3 2SS and what is near it Map of DH3 2SS: its centre point, with the 171 other postcodes in the DH3 2 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 11 bus stops and 3 EV charging points (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Heworth station 5.9 kmBirtley South DH3 2SS
  • DH3 2SS
  • Other postcodes in DH3 2: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 11 bus stops
  • 3 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 54.8987, longitude -1.5626)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after DH3 2SS?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at DH3 2SS?

Every home and business at DH3 2SS can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Gateshead: 89%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Gateshead: 98%

The line marks the figure across Gateshead.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at DH3 2SS?

BinDayBuddy does not read Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is DH3 2SS at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include DH3 2SS.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Gateshead

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for DH3 2SS: 1,808 properties in Gateshead are at high risk (1.6% of all its properties). All the figures for Gateshead

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of DH3 2SS is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near DH3 2SS?

Homes in DH3 2 sold for a typical £190,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 63 sales, up 0.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£190,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£188,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 0.8% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £263,000 16 sales
  • Semi-detached £200,000 29 sales
  • Terraced £137,500 18 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole DH3 district: a typical £187,250 from 326 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in DH3 2SS

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in DH3 2SS from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near DH3 2SS?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 660 homes in the neighbourhood around DH3 2SS. The largest share of them, 42%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (78%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around DH3 2SS

Band D in Gateshead for 2026‑27: £2,716. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,811 (band A) to £3,923 (band F); band C, the most common, is £2,414.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 170 (26%)£1,811
Band Babout 140 (21%)£2,112
Band Cabout 280 (42%)£2,414
Band Dabout 40 (6%)£2,716
Band Eabout 20 (3%)£3,319
Band Fabout 10 (2%)£3,923
Band Gfewer than 5£4,526
Band Hfewer than 5£5,432

When the homes were built

  1. 8% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. 11% 1945 to 1964
  5. 78% 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. 2% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1919 to 1939, 1983 to 1999, 2000 to 2009, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Gateshead before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of DH3 2SS is in (ONS area E01008176), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near DH3 2SS?

The nearest open schools to DH3 2SS, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near DH3 2SS, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to DH3 2SS?

The nearest railway station to the centre of DH3 2SS is Chester-le-Street Rail Station, 5.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Chester-le-Street Rail Station Railway station 5.0 kmDrive
  • Heworth Rail Station Railway station 5.9 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

11 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Portobello Road-Fell Bank, 82 m away.

More stations near DH3 2SS, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near DH3 2SS?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of DH3 2SS, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near DH3 2SS?

3 within 1 km 9 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of DH3 2SS, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Arnold Clark Charging point · No details mapped 300 mWalk
  • Washington Southbound Supercharger Charging point · 12 chargers · CCS · up to 250 kW 950 mWalk
  • Gridserve Charging point · 1 charger · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 11 kW 1.0 kmWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near DH3 2SS?

The nearest to the centre of DH3 2SS, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to DH3 2SS?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near DH3 2SS?

The nearest care homes to the centre of DH3 2SS, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near DH3 2SS?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of DH3 2SS, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near DH3 2SS?

The nearest vets to the centre of DH3 2SS on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is DH3 2SS in a conservation area?

The centre of DH3 2SS is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near DH3 2SS?

Police.uk records 111 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of DH3 2SS in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences28 reports
Anti-social behaviour26 reports
Criminal damage and arson16 reports
Vehicle crime10 reports
Public order7 reports
Shoplifting6 reports

Also: burglary 5, other theft 4, other crime 4, drugs 2, robbery 2, possession of weapons 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for DH3 2SS

Ward
Birtley South
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
North East
Country
England
Built-up area
Birtley
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
April 1985

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

Where to check what we do not hold

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DH3 2SP120 mDH3 1RL130 mDH3 1RJ180 mDH3 1RS240 mDH3 1RY280 mDH3 1BP280 m
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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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