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NE8 2QD

Dunston, Teams & Riverside · Gateshead · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Dunston, Teams & Riverside
Local authority
Gateshead
Constituency
Gateshead Central and Whickham
Postcode district
NE8
Postcode sector
NE8 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE8 2HD 101 m
NE8 2HA 103 m
NE8 2HP 126 m
NE8 2TZ 159 m
NE8 2TQ 172 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE8 2QD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE8
Postcode sector
NE8 2
Latitude
54.951193
Longitude
-1.629946
British National Grid easting
423,800
British National Grid northing
561,900

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Gateshead · E08000037
Electoral ward
Dunston, Teams & Riverside · E05016554
Parish or community
E43000229
Westminster constituency
Gateshead Central and Whickham · E14001244
Output area
E00041885
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
102
Primary
62
Secondary
8

  1. St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School, Dunston

    Academy converter

    462 m

  2. Eslington Primary School

    Community special school

    472 m

  3. St Aidan's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    545 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,838
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,022
  • Anti social behaviour 396
  • Criminal damage and arson 322
  • Other theft 211
  • Public order 198

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NE8 2 residents
6,821

Age bands in NE8 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.7%

901 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.3%

801 residents

Age 25 to 44
41.4%

2,924 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.4%

1,586 residents

Age 65 and over
12.1%

859 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

  • GLENPARK & TEAMS MEDICAL SERVICES

    RAVENSWORTH ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE11 9FJ

    ODS code A85006

    618 m

  • BENSHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

    SIDNEY GROVE, GATESHEAD, NE8 2XB

    ODS code A85002

    845 m

  • SECOND STREET SURGERY

    SECOND STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UR

    ODS code A85021

    1.0 km

  • OXFORD TCE & RAWLING RD MEDICAL GROUP

    1 OXFORD TERRACE, BENSHAM, GATESHEAD, NE8 1RQ

    ODS code A85005

    1.6 km

  • CENTRAL GATESHEAD MEDICAL GROUP

    PRINCE CONSORT ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 1NB

    ODS code A85019

    1.7 km

  • CRUDDAS PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86017

    1.9 km

  • BEWICK ROAD SURGERY

    10 BEWICK ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 4DP

    ODS code A85017

    1.9 km

  • ELSWICK FAMILY PRACTICE

    MELDON STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 6SH

    ODS code A86037

    2.1 km

  • MILLENNIUM FAMILY PRACTICE

    TRINITY SQUARE HEALTH CTR, GATESHEAD, NE8 1AD

    ODS code A85013

    2.1 km

  • THE BRIDGES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    TRINITY SQUARE HEALTH CTR, GATESHEAD, NE8 1AD

    ODS code A85614

    2.1 km

  • FELL TOWER MEDICAL CENTRE

    575-583 DURHAM ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE9 5EY

    ODS code A85001

    2.7 km

  • FELL COTTAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A85007

    2.7 km

  • HOLMSIDE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86021

    2.8 km

  • PROSPECT MEDICAL CENTRE

    501 WESTGATE ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 8AY

    ODS code A86004

    2.8 km

  • NEWCASTLE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86027

    2.8 km

  • DILSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    23 DILSTON ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 5AB

    ODS code Y00184

    2.9 km

  • SAVILLE MEDICAL GROUP

    7 SAVILLE PLACE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE1 8DQ

    ODS code A86003

    3.1 km

  • WHICKHAM COTTAGE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85020

    3.1 km

  • WEST ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86012

    3.3 km

  • BEACON VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85026

    3.6 km

Showing 20 of 28 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Derwentwater Road-Ropery Road

    BCT · Teams

    0.0 miles

  • Derwentwater Road-Pitz

    BCT · Teams

    0.0 miles

  • Bolam Street-Turning Circle

    BCT · Bensham

    0.1 miles

  • Derwentwater Road-Teams Bridge

    BCT · Teams

    0.1 miles

  • Bolam Street

    BCT · Bensham

    0.1 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

102 open schools are in scope, including 62 primary and 8 secondary schools. St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School, Dunston is the nearest published school at 462 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,838 published events cover 12 months, averaging 236.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,022 events.

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