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NE11 9LS

Lobley Hill & Bensham · Gateshead · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Gateshead
Ward
Lobley Hill & Bensham
Local authority
Gateshead
Constituency
Gateshead Central and Whickham
Postcode district
NE11
Postcode sector
NE11 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE11 9LT 62 m
NE11 9LJ 104 m
NE11 9LU 109 m
NE11 9LP 128 m
NE11 9LX 154 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE11 9LS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE11
Postcode sector
NE11 9
Latitude
54.942003
Longitude
-1.636992
British National Grid easting
423,354
British National Grid northing
560,875

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Gateshead · E08000037
Electoral ward
Lobley Hill & Bensham · E05016557
Parish or community
E43000229
Westminster constituency
Gateshead Central and Whickham · E14001244
Output area
E00041889
Lower layer super output area
Gateshead 019C · E01008261
Middle layer super output area
Gateshead 019 · E02001700

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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48 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
6, Scafell Gardens, Gateshead, NE11 9LS 1 September 2025 £135,000
39, Scafell Gardens, Gateshead, NE11 9LS 20 August 2025 £140,000
17, Scafell Gardens, Gateshead, NE11 9LS 31 July 2025 £162,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
87
Primary
51
Secondary
8

  1. Lobley Hill Primary School

    Community school

    317 m

  2. Emmanuel College

    City technology college

    507 m

  3. St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School, Dunston

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,379
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 534
  • Anti social behaviour 182
  • Criminal damage and arson 139
  • Other theft 102
  • Public order 92

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
97

53 female, 44 male

Postcode households
55
Residents per household
1.8
NE11 9 residents
11,808

Age bands in NE11 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.1%

1,941 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.9%

1,193 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.6%

3,217 residents

Age 45 to 64
29%

3,504 residents

Age 65 and over
18.5%

2,236 residents

This postcode contained 0.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NE11 9 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
98.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
98.3%
Gigabit-capable
98.3%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

26

within 5 km

  • GLENPARK & TEAMS MEDICAL SERVICES

    RAVENSWORTH ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE11 9FJ

    ODS code A85006

    1.2 km

  • BENSHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

    SIDNEY GROVE, GATESHEAD, NE8 2XB

    ODS code A85002

    1.8 km

  • SECOND STREET SURGERY

    SECOND STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UR

    ODS code A85021

    2.0 km

  • OXFORD TCE & RAWLING RD MEDICAL GROUP

    1 OXFORD TERRACE, BENSHAM, GATESHEAD, NE8 1RQ

    ODS code A85005

    2.4 km

  • FELL TOWER MEDICAL CENTRE

    575-583 DURHAM ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE9 5EY

    ODS code A85001

    2.6 km

  • WHICKHAM COTTAGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    RECTORY LANE, WHICKHAM, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE16 4PD

    ODS code A85020

    2.6 km

  • CENTRAL GATESHEAD MEDICAL GROUP

    PRINCE CONSORT ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 1NB

    ODS code A85019

    2.6 km

  • FELL COTTAGE SURGERY

    123 KELLS LANE, LOW FELL, GATESHEAD, NE9 5XY

    ODS code A85007

    2.8 km

  • BEWICK ROAD SURGERY

    10 BEWICK ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 4DP

    ODS code A85017

    2.8 km

  • CRUDDAS PARK SURGERY

    178 WESTMORLAND ROAD, CRUDDAS PARK, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 7JT

    ODS code A86017

    2.9 km

  • ELSWICK FAMILY PRACTICE

    MELDON STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 6SH

    ODS code A86037

    3.0 km

  • MILLENNIUM FAMILY PRACTICE

    TRINITY SQUARE HEALTH CTR, GATESHEAD, NE8 1AD

    ODS code A85013

    3.2 km

  • THE BRIDGES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    TRINITY SQUARE HEALTH CTR, GATESHEAD, NE8 1AD

    ODS code A85614

    3.2 km

  • SUNNISIDE SURGERY

    8 DEWHURST TERRACE, SUNNISIDE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE16 5LP

    ODS code A85617

    3.2 km

  • HOLMSIDE MEDICAL GROUP

    142 ARMSTRONG ROAD, BENWELL, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 8QB

    ODS code A86021

    3.3 km

  • BEACON VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 BEACON LOUGH ROAD, BEACON LOUGH, GATESHEAD, NE9 6YS

    ODS code A85026

    3.5 km

  • PROSPECT MEDICAL CENTRE

    501 WESTGATE ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 8AY

    ODS code A86004

    3.6 km

  • DILSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    23 DILSTON ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 5AB

    ODS code Y00184

    3.9 km

  • NEWCASTLE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HOTSPUR WAY, INTU ELDON SQUARE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE1 7XR

    ODS code A86027

    4.0 km

  • WEST ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    170 WEST ROAD, FENHAM, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 9QB

    ODS code A86012

    4.0 km

Showing 20 of 26 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Malvern Gardens

    BCT · Lobley Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Malvern Gardens

    BCT · Lobley Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Cotswold Gardens-Malvern Gardens

    BCT · Lobley Hill

    0.2 miles

  • Chiltern Gardens

    BCT · Lobley Hill

    0.2 miles

  • Chiltern Gardens

    BCT · Lobley Hill

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Gateshead 019C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

2 of 10

Overall England rank

4,120 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
5 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £125,000 from 11 recorded sales in NE11 9LS. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Gateshead is £158,254 in June 2026, up 7.8% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

87 open schools are in scope, including 51 primary and 8 secondary schools. Lobley Hill Primary School is the nearest published school at 317 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,379 published events cover 12 months, averaging 114.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 534 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.