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NE8 1LH

Lobley Hill & Bensham · Gateshead · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Lobley Hill & Bensham
Local authority
Gateshead
Constituency
Gateshead Central and Whickham
Postcode district
NE8
Postcode sector
NE8 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE11 0JX 109 m
NE11 0NY 177 m
NE11 0JH 181 m
NE11 0NX 233 m
NE11 0PR 251 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE8 1LH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1985
Terminated
1 December 1988
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE8
Postcode sector
NE8 1
Latitude
54.939492
Longitude
-1.623810
British National Grid easting
424,200
British National Grid northing
560,600

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
E00041888
Lower layer super output area
Gateshead 007D · E01008259
Middle layer super output area
Gateshead 007 · E02001688

Postcode source versions

Explore NE8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
90
Primary
56
Secondary
7

  1. Lobley Hill Primary School

    Community school

    895 m

  2. Emmanuel College

    City technology college

    1.2 km

  3. Kelvin Grove Community Primary School

    Community school

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,367
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 535
  • Anti social behaviour 162
  • Criminal damage and arson 124
  • Other theft 107
  • Vehicle crime 106

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

25

within 5 km straight-line

  • BENSHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

    SIDNEY GROVE, GATESHEAD, NE8 2XB

    ODS code A85002

    1.5 km

  • FELL TOWER MEDICAL CENTRE

    575-583 DURHAM ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE9 5EY

    ODS code A85001

    1.7 km

  • SECOND STREET SURGERY

    SECOND STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UR

    ODS code A85021

    1.8 km

  • GLENPARK & TEAMS MEDICAL SERVICES

    RAVENSWORTH ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE11 9FJ

    ODS code A85006

    1.8 km

  • FELL COTTAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A85007

    1.9 km

  • OXFORD TCE & RAWLING RD MEDICAL GROUP

    1 OXFORD TERRACE, BENSHAM, GATESHEAD, NE8 1RQ

    ODS code A85005

    2.0 km

  • CENTRAL GATESHEAD MEDICAL GROUP

    PRINCE CONSORT ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 1NB

    ODS code A85019

    2.3 km

  • BEWICK ROAD SURGERY

    10 BEWICK ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 4DP

    ODS code A85017

    2.4 km

  • BEACON VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85026

    2.6 km

  • MILLENNIUM FAMILY PRACTICE

    TRINITY SQUARE HEALTH CTR, GATESHEAD, NE8 1AD

    ODS code A85013

    2.9 km

  • THE BRIDGES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    TRINITY SQUARE HEALTH CTR, GATESHEAD, NE8 1AD

    ODS code A85614

    2.9 km

  • CRUDDAS PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86017

    3.2 km

  • WHICKHAM COTTAGE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85020

    3.5 km

  • ELSWICK FAMILY PRACTICE

    MELDON STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 6SH

    ODS code A86037

    3.5 km

  • CROWHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85009

    3.7 km

  • ST. ALBANS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A85011

    3.7 km

  • WREKENTON MEDICAL GROUP

    SPRINGWELL ROAD, WREKENTON, GATESHEAD, NE9 7AD

    ODS code A85016

    3.7 km

  • SUNNISIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A85617

    3.8 km

  • NEWCASTLE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86027

    4.0 km

  • HOLMSIDE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86021

    4.0 km

Showing 20 of 25 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Kingsway-Second Avenue

    BCT · Team Valley

    0.0 miles

  • Kingsway-Second Avenue

    BCT · Team Valley

    0.0 miles

  • Kingsway North

    BCT · Team Valley

    0.1 miles

  • Kingsway North - First Avenue

    BCT · Team Valley

    0.2 miles

  • Kingsway-Fourth Avenue

    BCT · Team Valley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Gateshead 007D, 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

3,972 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
6 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

90 open schools are in scope, including 56 primary and 7 secondary schools. Lobley Hill Primary School is the nearest published school at 895 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,367 published events cover 12 months, averaging 113.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 535 events.

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