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

NE8 2QX 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 2QX 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

- **20 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 17% on July. Gateshead 007B: 102 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.6346,54.9530,NE82QX
- **Dunston, 580 m**: About 7 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.6346,54.9530,NE82QX
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.6346,54.9530,NE82QX
- **14 of 27 properties in NE8 2QX at high risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 5 at medium risk, 2 at low risk. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 3. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.6346,54.9530,NE82QX
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Gateshead 007B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.6346,54.9530,NE82QX
- **£156,036 average price**: For the whole of Gateshead, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.6346,54.9530,NE82QX
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.6346,54.9530,NE82QX
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 320 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.6346,54.9530,NE82QX
- **46.7% can get gigabit broadband at NE8 2QX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.6346,54.9530,NE82QX
- **Low road and rail noise at NE8 2QX**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.6346,54.9530,NE82QX
- **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=-1.6346,54.9530,NE82QX
- **12.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.6346,54.9530,NE82QX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School, Dunston](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-philip-neri-catholic-primary-school-dunston-e148810) | Primary | 230 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Riverside Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/riverside-primary-academy-e138285) | Primary | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2023 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Eslington Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eslington-primary-school-e133397) | Special | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, July 2022 | – |
| [St Aidan's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-aidans-church-of-england-primary-school-e150648) | Primary | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2022, before the school changed | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bensham Grove Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bensham-grove-nursery-school-e108320) | Nursery | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, April 2023 | – |
| [Dunston Hill Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dunston-hill-community-primary-school-e108338) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kingsmeadow Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kingsmeadow-community-school-e108410) | Secondary | 1.2 km (16 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 45.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Brighton Avenue Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brighton-avenue-primary-school-e108368) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2026 | £187,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 260 m |
| August 2025 | £162,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 290 m |
| July 2026 | £196,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 290 m |
| April 2026 | £123,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 300 m |
| December 2025 | £247,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 310 m |
| October 2025 | £175,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 320 m |
| August 2026 | £185,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 330 m |
| June 2025 | £199,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 340 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Dunston (580 m, 7 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: GLENPARK & TEAMS MEDICAL SERVICES (290 m)
- Pharmacies: OAKFIELD PHARMACY (290 m); ALLIED PHARMACY TEAMS (660 m); WELL (840 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (490 m); CRESCENT DENTAL CARE (840 m)
- Supermarkets: Aldi Dunston Gateshead (320 m, Aldi)

## 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 007B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 36.9** (2025). Gateshead 007B has a deprivation score of 36.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,469th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £134,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Gateshead 007B was £134,750 in 2025. Joint 1,540th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,377** (2021). Gateshead 007B had 1,377 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,243rd 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: 79.8%** (January 2026). In Gateshead 007B, 79.8% 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: 54.9530, -1.6346

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=-1.6346,54.9530,NE82QX

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