# NE8 2NA: area report for a postcode in Gateshead

NE8 2NA 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 2NA for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Gateshead](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead) › [NE8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne8) › [NE8 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne8-2)

## Around this postcode

- **46 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 24% on July. Gateshead 007C: 98 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.6217,54.9577,NE82NA
- **Gateshead, 1.2 km**: About 15 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.6217,54.9577,NE82NA
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 470 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.6217,54.9577,NE82NA
- **No property in NE8 2NA 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=-1.6217,54.9577,NE82NA
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Gateshead 007C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.6217,54.9577,NE82NA
- **£156,036 average price**: For the whole of Gateshead, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.6217,54.9577,NE82NA
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 550 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.6217,54.9577,NE82NA
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 920 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.6217,54.9577,NE82NA
- **36.4% can get gigabit broadband at NE8 2NA**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.6217,54.9577,NE82NA
- **Moderate road and rail noise at NE8 2NA**: Road 56 dB, rail 48 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.6217,54.9577,NE82NA
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=-1.6217,54.9577,NE82NA
- **12.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.6217,54.9577,NE82NA

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Aidan's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-aidans-church-of-england-primary-school-e150648) | Primary | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2022, before the school changed | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Eslington Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eslington-primary-school-e133397) | Special | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, July 2022 | – |
| [Bensham Grove Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bensham-grove-nursery-school-e108320) | Nursery | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, April 2023 | – |
| [Brighton Avenue Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brighton-avenue-primary-school-e108368) | Primary | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Gateshead Jewish Boarding School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gateshead-jewish-boarding-school-e108414) | Independent | 950 m (12 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 | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [NCG](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ncg-e130552) | Sixth form and further education | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [North East Futures UTC](https://openindex.co.uk/school/north-east-futures-utc-e145900) | Secondary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 29.8 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2023 | £110,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 40 m |
| October 2025 | £131,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| October 2023 | £120,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| July 2025 | £130,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| November 2025 | £95,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, freehold | 130 m |
| October 2025 | £127,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| May 2024 | £200,550 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 260 m |
| June 2026 | £137,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 270 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: SECOND STREET SURGERY (550 m); BENSHAM FAMILY PRACTICE (620 m)
- Pharmacies: ALLIED PHARMACY TEAMS (360 m); N & B CHEMISTS LTD (890 m); BENSHAM PHARMACY (890 m); NORTH EAST PHARMACY (900 m)
- Dental practices: BENSHAM DENTAL PRACTICE (890 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Gateshead Express (920 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £156,036** (August 2026). Gateshead’s average house price was £156,036 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.4% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 4.6×** (2025). A home in Gateshead costs 4.6 times local full-time pay. Joint 28th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 007C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 28.7** (2025). Gateshead 007C has a deprivation score of 28.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,910th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £163,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Gateshead 007C was £163,000 in 2025. Joint 3,334th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,286** (2021). Gateshead 007C had 2,286 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,142nd 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: 66.4%** (January 2026). In Gateshead 007C, 66.4% 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: 54.9577, -1.6217

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), August 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=-1.6217,54.9577,NE82NA

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