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

NE8 1WQ 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 1WQ 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

- **98 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 26% on July. Gateshead 027C: 543 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.6006,54.9583,NE81WQ
- **Gateshead, 400 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.6006,54.9583,NE81WQ
- **9 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 180 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.6006,54.9583,NE81WQ
- **No property in NE8 1WQ 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=-1.6006,54.9583,NE81WQ
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Gateshead 027C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.6006,54.9583,NE81WQ
- **£155,550 average price**: For the whole of Gateshead, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.6006,54.9583,NE81WQ
- **6 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 220 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.6006,54.9583,NE81WQ
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 360 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.6006,54.9583,NE81WQ
- **88% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-1.6006,54.9583,NE81WQ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at NE8 1WQ**: Road 62 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.6006,54.9583,NE81WQ
- **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=-1.6006,54.9583,NE81WQ
- **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=-1.6006,54.9583,NE81WQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-gateshead-e148604) | Primary | 180 m (2 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Gateshead Cheder Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-gateshead-cheder-primary-school-e136000) | Independent | 210 m (3 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Keser Girls School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/keser-girls-school-e146525) | Independent | 310 m (4 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Gateshead Jewish Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gateshead-jewish-nursery-school-e108419) | Independent | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Keser Torah Boys' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/keser-torah-boys-school-e108416) | Independent | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Haskel School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/haskel-school-e139807) | Special | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [South Street Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/south-street-community-primary-school-e108326) | Primary | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Gateshead Jewish Boarding School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gateshead-jewish-boarding-school-e108414) | Independent | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £200,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| March 2025 | £39,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 200 m |
| July 2026 | £47,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 250 m |
| September 2024 | £130,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 270 m |
| January 2025 | £90,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 280 m |
| February 2025 | £140,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 300 m |
| August 2024 | £275,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 300 m |
| August 2023 | £115,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 340 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Gateshead (400 m, 5 minutes on foot); Gateshead Stadium (800 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: BEWICK ROAD SURGERY (220 m); CENTRAL GATESHEAD MEDICAL GROUP (310 m); MILLENNIUM FAMILY PRACTICE (560 m); THE BRIDGES MEDICAL PRACTICE (560 m); OXFORD TCE & RAWLING RD MEDICAL GROUP (570 m)
- Pharmacies: ONE CARE PHARMACY (220 m); GATESHEAD PHARMACY (250 m); PRINCE CONSORT ROAD PHARMACY (310 m); BOOTS (470 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (490 m)
- Dental practices: DENMARK STREET DENTAL PRACTICE LIMITED (200 m); PERFECT SMILE GATESHEAD PARTNERSHIP (340 m); K S BAMRAH AND ASSOCIATES (370 m); OLD DURHAM ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (930 m)
- Supermarkets: Aldi Central Gateshead Gateshead (360 m, Aldi); Iceland Gateshead (510 m, Iceland); Heron Gateshead (540 m, Heron); Tesco Gateshead Express (560 m, Tesco); Tesco Gateshead Trinity Square Extra (610 m, Tesco)

## 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 027C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 31.3** (2025). Gateshead 027C has a deprivation score of 31.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,650th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £179,995** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Gateshead 027C was £179,995 in 2025. 4,634th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,625** (2021). Gateshead 027C had 1,625 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,902nd most 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: 57.3%** (January 2026). In Gateshead 027C, 57.3% 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.

## 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: 54.9583, -1.6006

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)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=-1.6006,54.9583,NE81WQ

## How to cite

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