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NE8 1SX

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 0QY 153 m
NE9 6EA 153 m
NE11 0RE 157 m
NE9 6DY 159 m
NE11 0QZ 175 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE8 1SX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 1987
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE8
Postcode sector
NE8 1
Latitude
54.938554
Longitude
-1.611332
British National Grid easting
425,000
British National Grid northing
560,500

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
91
Primary
59
Secondary
7

  1. Kells Lane Primary School

    Community school

    958 m

  2. St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Low Fell

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

  3. Kelvin Grove Community Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,842
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 619
  • Anti social behaviour 219
  • Vehicle crime 154
  • Criminal damage and arson 148
  • Other theft 139

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

28

within 5 km straight-line

  • FELL TOWER MEDICAL CENTRE

    575-583 DURHAM ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE9 5EY

    ODS code A85001

    878 m

  • FELL COTTAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A85007

    1.1 km

  • BENSHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

    SIDNEY GROVE, GATESHEAD, NE8 2XB

    ODS code A85002

    1.6 km

  • OXFORD TCE & RAWLING RD MEDICAL GROUP

    1 OXFORD TERRACE, BENSHAM, GATESHEAD, NE8 1RQ

    ODS code A85005

    1.8 km

  • SECOND STREET SURGERY

    SECOND STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UR

    ODS code A85021

    1.8 km

  • BEACON VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85026

    1.8 km

  • CENTRAL GATESHEAD MEDICAL GROUP

    PRINCE CONSORT ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 1NB

    ODS code A85019

    2.0 km

  • BEWICK ROAD SURGERY

    10 BEWICK ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 4DP

    ODS code A85017

    2.1 km

  • GLENPARK & TEAMS MEDICAL SERVICES

    RAVENSWORTH ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE11 9FJ

    ODS code A85006

    2.4 km

  • MILLENNIUM FAMILY PRACTICE

    TRINITY SQUARE HEALTH CTR, GATESHEAD, NE8 1AD

    ODS code A85013

    2.8 km

  • THE BRIDGES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    TRINITY SQUARE HEALTH CTR, GATESHEAD, NE8 1AD

    ODS code A85614

    2.8 km

  • WREKENTON MEDICAL GROUP

    SPRINGWELL ROAD, WREKENTON, GATESHEAD, NE9 7AD

    ODS code A85016

    3.0 km

  • CROWHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85009

    3.0 km

  • ST. ALBANS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A85011

    3.0 km

  • CRUDDAS PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86017

    3.5 km

  • ELSWICK FAMILY PRACTICE

    MELDON STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 6SH

    ODS code A86037

    3.9 km

  • NEWCASTLE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86027

    4.1 km

  • SAVILLE MEDICAL GROUP

    7 SAVILLE PLACE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE1 8DQ

    ODS code A86003

    4.2 km

  • LONGRIGG MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 LONGRIGG, LEAM LANE ESTATE, FELLING, GATESHEAD, NE10 8PH

    ODS code A85004

    4.2 km

  • WHICKHAM COTTAGE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85020

    4.3 km

Showing 20 of 28 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Saltwell Road South-East Park Road

    BCT · Saltwell

    0.2 miles

  • Earlsway

    BCT · Team Valley

    0.2 miles

  • Saltwell Road South-East Park Road

    BCT · Saltwell

    0.2 miles

  • Saltwell Road South-South-Crematorium

    BCT · Saltwell

    0.2 miles

  • Saltwell Road South-Crematorium

    BCT · Saltwell

    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

91 open schools are in scope, including 59 primary and 7 secondary schools. Kells Lane Primary School is the nearest published school at 958 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,842 published events cover 12 months, averaging 153.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 619 events.

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