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

NE8 2ST 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 2ST 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

- **29 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 12% on July. Gateshead 007D: 180 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.6236,54.9516,NE82ST
- **Dunston, 1.2 km**: About 15 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.6236,54.9516,NE82ST
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 130 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.6236,54.9516,NE82ST
- **No property in NE8 2ST 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=-1.6236,54.9516,NE82ST
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Gateshead 007D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.6236,54.9516,NE82ST
- **£155,550 average price**: For the whole of Gateshead, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.6236,54.9516,NE82ST
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.6236,54.9516,NE82ST
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 990 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.6236,54.9516,NE82ST
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NE8 2ST**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.6236,54.9516,NE82ST
- **Low road and rail noise at NE8 2ST**: Road 54 dB, rail 44 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.6236,54.9516,NE82ST
- **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=-1.6236,54.9516,NE82ST
- **10.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.6236,54.9516,NE82ST

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Eslington Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eslington-primary-school-e133397) | Special | 130 m (2 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 | 220 m (3 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 | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, April 2023 | – |
| [Brighton Avenue Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brighton-avenue-primary-school-e108368) | Primary | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, Gateshead](https://openindex.co.uk/school/corpus-christi-catholic-primary-school-gateshead-e148907) | Primary | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), November 2023 | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School, Dunston](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-philip-neri-catholic-primary-school-dunston-e148810) | Primary | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kelvin Grove Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kelvin-grove-community-primary-school-e108323) | Primary | 920 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Gateshead Jewish Boarding School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gateshead-jewish-boarding-school-e108414) | Independent | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2023 | £145,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| May 2025 | £139,995 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| January 2026 | £100,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| August 2024 | £90,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| February 2025 | £120,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| October 2023 | £39,999 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 190 m |
| August 2023 | £65,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 230 m |
| September 2023 | £80,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 240 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: BENSHAM FAMILY PRACTICE (440 m); SECOND STREET SURGERY (650 m); GLENPARK & TEAMS MEDICAL SERVICES (1 km)
- Pharmacies: ALLIED PHARMACY TEAMS (390 m); N & B CHEMISTS LTD (640 m); OAKFIELD PHARMACY (1 km)
- Dental practices: BENSHAM DENTAL PRACTICE (470 m)
- Supermarkets: Aldi Dunston Gateshead (990 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 007D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 42.4** (2025). Gateshead 007D has a deprivation score of 42.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,958th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £157,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Gateshead 007D was £157,000 in 2025. Joint 2,876th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,018** (2021). Gateshead 007D had 2,018 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 5,012th 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: 58.2%** (January 2026). In Gateshead 007D, 58.2% 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: 54.9516, -1.6236

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=-1.6236,54.9516,NE82ST

## How to cite

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