# NE8 1QX: area report for a postcode in Gateshead

NE8 1QX is a postcode in Gateshead.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Gateshead. Open the map at NE8 1QX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Gateshead](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead) › [NE8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne8) › [NE8 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne8-1)

## Around this postcode

- **101 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 77% on July. Gateshead 027F: 172 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.6077,54.9585,NE81QX
- **Gateshead, 400 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.6077,54.9585,NE81QX
- **8 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 210 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.6077,54.9585,NE81QX
- **No property in NE8 1QX listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.6077,54.9585,NE81QX
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Gateshead 027F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.6077,54.9585,NE81QX
- **£155,550 average price**: For the whole of Gateshead, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.6077,54.9585,NE81QX
- **7 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.6077,54.9585,NE81QX
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 340 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.6077,54.9585,NE81QX
- **No gigabit broadband at NE8 1QX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.6077,54.9585,NE81QX
- **Low road and rail noise at NE8 1QX**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.6077,54.9585,NE81QX
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.6077,54.9585,NE81QX
- **12.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.6077,54.9585,NE81QX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Gateshead Jewish Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gateshead-jewish-nursery-school-e108419) | Independent | 210 m (3 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-gateshead-e148604) | Primary | 320 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Keser Girls School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/keser-girls-school-e146525) | Independent | 370 m (5 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Haskel School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/haskel-school-e139807) | Special | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Keser Torah Boys' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/keser-torah-boys-school-e108416) | Independent | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Gateshead Jewish Boarding School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gateshead-jewish-boarding-school-e108414) | Independent | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [The Gateshead Cheder Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-gateshead-cheder-primary-school-e136000) | Independent | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Caedmon Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/caedmon-community-primary-school-e108380) | Primary | 680 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2026 | £82,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| February 2024 | £151,600 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| June 2025 | £65,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| March 2026 | £180,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| February 2025 | £140,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| August 2023 | £115,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| October 2024 | £57,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, freehold | 200 m |
| March 2026 | £110,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Gateshead (390 m, 5 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: CENTRAL GATESHEAD MEDICAL GROUP (310 m); BEWICK ROAD SURGERY (450 m); OXFORD TCE & RAWLING RD MEDICAL GROUP (480 m); MILLENNIUM FAMILY PRACTICE (570 m); THE BRIDGES MEDICAL PRACTICE (570 m)
- Pharmacies: PRINCE CONSORT ROAD PHARMACY (310 m); BENSHAM PHARMACY (340 m); GATESHEAD PHARMACY (360 m); ONE CARE PHARMACY (450 m); BOOTS (530 m)
- Dental practices: PERFECT SMILE GATESHEAD PARTNERSHIP (330 m); DENMARK STREET DENTAL PRACTICE LIMITED (420 m); K S BAMRAH AND ASSOCIATES (500 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Gateshead Express (340 m, Tesco); Iceland Gateshead (500 m, Iceland); Heron Gateshead (520 m, Heron); Tesco Gateshead Trinity Square Extra (690 m, Tesco); Aldi Central Gateshead Gateshead (800 m, Aldi)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £155,550** (July 2026). Gateshead’s average house price was £155,550 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £34,199** (2025). Full-time workers living in Gateshead earned a median of £34,199 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 37th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 4.5×** (2025). A home in Gateshead costs 4.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 24th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 28.1** (2025). Gateshead has a deprivation score of 28.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 53rd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Gateshead 027F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 56.8** (2025). Gateshead 027F has a deprivation score of 56.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,347th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,216** (2021). Gateshead 027F had 1,216 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,852nd least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 32.9%** (January 2026). In Gateshead 027F, 32.9% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 8.7%** (August 2026). In Gateshead 027F, 8.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## NE8 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £140,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NE8 was £140,000 in 2025. Joint 73rd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 32,087** (2021). NE8 had 32,087 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 804th 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.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 60%** (2022). About 60% of people in NE8 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.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 86.3%** (January 2026). In NE8, 86.3% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Gateshead](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead)
- Centre: 54.9585, -1.6077

Council: [Gateshead](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Gateshead Central and Whickham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/gateshead-central-and-whickham): Mark Ferguson (Labour), MP since July 2024.

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

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.6077,54.9585,NE81QX

## How to cite

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