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NE8 1SP

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
NE8 1TN 23 m
NE8 1SQ 37 m
NE8 1SU 62 m
NE8 1QP 64 m
NE8 1ST 85 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE8 1SP
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 September 1991
Terminated
1 March 2016
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE8
Postcode sector
NE8 1
Latitude
54.955143
Longitude
-1.608471
British National Grid easting
425,173
British National Grid northing
562,347

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
E00041401
Lower layer super output area
Gateshead 008F · E01035610
Middle layer super output area
Gateshead 008 · E02001689

Postcode source versions

Explore NE8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
111
Primary
68
Secondary
10

  1. Gateshead Jewish Boarding School

    Other independent school

    125 m

  2. Gateshead Jewish Nursery School

    Other independent school

    213 m

  3. Haskel School

    Other independent special school

    225 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,840
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,056
  • Anti social behaviour 743
  • Criminal damage and arson 546
  • Public order 488
  • Other theft 424

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.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

34

within 5 km straight-line

  • OXFORD TCE & RAWLING RD MEDICAL GROUP

    1 OXFORD TERRACE, BENSHAM, GATESHEAD, NE8 1RQ

    ODS code A85005

    168 m

  • CENTRAL GATESHEAD MEDICAL GROUP

    PRINCE CONSORT ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 1NB

    ODS code A85019

    305 m

  • SECOND STREET SURGERY

    SECOND STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UR

    ODS code A85021

    417 m

  • BEWICK ROAD SURGERY

    10 BEWICK ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 4DP

    ODS code A85017

    458 m

  • BENSHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

    SIDNEY GROVE, GATESHEAD, NE8 2XB

    ODS code A85002

    609 m

  • MILLENNIUM FAMILY PRACTICE

    TRINITY SQUARE HEALTH CTR, GATESHEAD, NE8 1AD

    ODS code A85013

    933 m

  • THE BRIDGES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    TRINITY SQUARE HEALTH CTR, GATESHEAD, NE8 1AD

    ODS code A85614

    933 m

  • GLENPARK & TEAMS MEDICAL SERVICES

    RAVENSWORTH ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE11 9FJ

    ODS code A85006

    2.0 km

  • CRUDDAS PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86017

    2.0 km

  • FELL COTTAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A85007

    2.1 km

  • NEWCASTLE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86027

    2.3 km

  • FELL TOWER MEDICAL CENTRE

    575-583 DURHAM ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE9 5EY

    ODS code A85001

    2.3 km

  • SAVILLE MEDICAL GROUP

    7 SAVILLE PLACE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE1 8DQ

    ODS code A86003

    2.3 km

  • ELSWICK FAMILY PRACTICE

    MELDON STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 6SH

    ODS code A86037

    2.6 km

  • CROWHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85009

    2.7 km

  • ST. ALBANS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A85011

    2.7 km

  • BEACON VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85026

    2.9 km

  • THORNFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

    MOLINEUX STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 1SG

    ODS code A86029

    3.0 km

  • DILSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    23 DILSTON ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 5AB

    ODS code Y00184

    3.1 km

  • HEATON ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86024

    3.2 km

Showing 20 of 34 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Coatsworth Road-Villa Place

    BCT · Bensham

    0.1 miles

  • Coatsworth Road-Poplar Crescent

    BCT · Bensham

    0.1 miles

  • Coatsworth Road - Windermere Street

    BCT · Bensham

    0.1 miles

  • Coatsworth Road - Grasmere Street

    BCT · Bensham

    0.1 miles

  • Whitehall Road

    BCT · Bensham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Gateshead 008F, 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

2,637 of 33,755

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

111 open schools are in scope, including 68 primary and 10 secondary schools. Gateshead Jewish Boarding School is the nearest published school at 125 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,840 published events cover 12 months, averaging 486.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,056 events.

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