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NE8 1AU

Bridges · Gateshead · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Bridges
Local authority
Gateshead
Constituency
Gateshead Central and Whickham
Postcode district
NE8
Postcode sector
NE8 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE8 1BH 24 m
NE8 1FY 74 m
NE8 1HR 90 m
NE8 1BF 93 m
NE8 1AD 96 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE8 1AU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE8
Postcode sector
NE8 1
Latitude
54.962237
Longitude
-1.604185
British National Grid easting
425,443
British National Grid northing
563,138

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Gateshead · E08000037
Electoral ward
Bridges · E05016548
Parish or community
E43000229
Westminster constituency
Gateshead Central and Whickham · E14001244
Output area
E00041411
Lower layer super output area
Gateshead 027F · E01035612
Middle layer super output area
Gateshead 027 · E02006841

Postcode source versions

Explore NE8

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
119
Primary
73
Secondary
11

  1. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead

    Academy converter

    533 m

  2. The Gateshead Cheder Primary School

    Other independent school

    581 m

  3. Gateshead College

    Further education

    621 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
11,116
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,680
  • Shoplifting 1,431
  • Anti social behaviour 1,381
  • Public order 897
  • Other theft 857

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NE8 1 residents
6,266

Age bands in NE8 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20%
1,297 residents
Age 15 to 24
24.2%
1,568 residents
Age 25 to 44
24.7%
1,604 residents
Age 45 to 64
18.8%
1,220 residents
Age 65 and over
12.3%
800 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

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

GP practices

35

within 5 km straight-line

  • MILLENNIUM FAMILY PRACTICE

    TRINITY SQUARE HEALTH CTR, GATESHEAD, NE8 1AD

    ODS code A85013

    96 m

  • THE BRIDGES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    TRINITY SQUARE HEALTH CTR, GATESHEAD, NE8 1AD

    ODS code A85614

    96 m

  • CENTRAL GATESHEAD MEDICAL GROUP

    PRINCE CONSORT ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 1NB

    ODS code A85019

    640 m

  • BEWICK ROAD SURGERY

    10 BEWICK ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 4DP

    ODS code A85017

    669 m

  • OXFORD TCE & RAWLING RD MEDICAL GROUP

    1 OXFORD TERRACE, BENSHAM, GATESHEAD, NE8 1RQ

    ODS code A85005

    893 m

  • SECOND STREET SURGERY

    SECOND STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UR

    ODS code A85021

    1.1 km

  • BENSHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

    SIDNEY GROVE, GATESHEAD, NE8 2XB

    ODS code A85002

    1.3 km

  • SAVILLE MEDICAL GROUP

    7 SAVILLE PLACE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE1 8DQ

    ODS code A86003

    1.6 km

  • NEWCASTLE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86027

    1.6 km

  • CRUDDAS PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86017

    1.8 km

  • THORNFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

    MOLINEUX STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 1SG

    ODS code A86029

    2.2 km

  • HEATON ROAD SURGERY

    17-19 HEATON ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 1SA

    ODS code A86024

    2.4 km

  • ELSWICK FAMILY PRACTICE

    MELDON STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 6SH

    ODS code A86037

    2.5 km

  • GLENPARK & TEAMS MEDICAL SERVICES

    RAVENSWORTH ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE11 9FJ

    ODS code A85006

    2.5 km

  • FELL COTTAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A85007

    2.7 km

  • CROWHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    FELLING HEALTH CENTRE, STEPHENSON TERRACE, FELLING, GATESHEAD, NE10 9QG

    ODS code A85009

    2.8 km

  • ST. ALBANS MEDICAL GROUP

    FELLING HEALTH CENTRE, STEPHENSON TERRACE, FELLING, GATESHEAD, NE10 9QG

    ODS code A85011

    2.8 km

  • DILSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    23 DILSTON ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 5AB

    ODS code Y00184

    2.8 km

  • PROSPECT MEDICAL CENTRE

    501 WESTGATE ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 8AY

    ODS code A86004

    3.0 km

  • FELL TOWER MEDICAL CENTRE

    575-583 DURHAM ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE9 5EY

    ODS code A85001

    3.0 km

Showing 20 of 35 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Interchange

    BCS · Gateshead

    17 m

  • Interchange

    BCS · Gateshead

    34 m

  • Interchange

    BCS · Gateshead

    34 m

  • Interchange

    BCS · Gateshead

    53 m

  • Gateshead (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)

    PLT · Gateshead

    61 m

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Gateshead 027F, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

1,359 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

119 open schools are in scope, including 73 primary and 11 secondary schools. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead is the nearest published school at 533 m.

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

Recorded crime

11,116 published events cover 12 months, averaging 926 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,680 events.

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