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NE8 2RE

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
NE11 9TS 74 m
NE11 9TR 77 m
NE11 9TE 101 m
NE11 9GE 139 m
NE8 2QU 142 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE8 2RE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1983
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE8
Postcode sector
NE8 2
Latitude
54.950318
Longitude
-1.637760
British National Grid easting
423,300
British National Grid northing
561,800

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
E00041602
Lower layer super output area
Gateshead 013D · E01008211
Middle layer super output area
Gateshead 013 · E02001694

Postcode source versions

Explore NE8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
96
Primary
57
Secondary
8

  1. St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School, Dunston

    Academy converter

    138 m

  2. Riverside Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    796 m

  3. Dunston Hill Community Primary School

    Community school

    949 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,949
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 735
  • Anti social behaviour 268
  • Criminal damage and arson 212
  • Other theft 137
  • Public order 131

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

    307 m

  • BENSHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

    SIDNEY GROVE, GATESHEAD, NE8 2XB

    ODS code A85002

    1.4 km

  • SECOND STREET SURGERY

    SECOND STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UR

    ODS code A85021

    1.5 km

  • CRUDDAS PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86017

    2.0 km

  • OXFORD TCE & RAWLING RD MEDICAL GROUP

    1 OXFORD TERRACE, BENSHAM, GATESHEAD, NE8 1RQ

    ODS code A85005

    2.1 km

  • ELSWICK FAMILY PRACTICE

    MELDON STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 6SH

    ODS code A86037

    2.1 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

  • HOLMSIDE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86021

    2.5 km

  • WHICKHAM COTTAGE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85020

    2.6 km

  • MILLENNIUM FAMILY PRACTICE

    TRINITY SQUARE HEALTH CTR, GATESHEAD, NE8 1AD

    ODS code A85013

    2.6 km

  • THE BRIDGES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    TRINITY SQUARE HEALTH CTR, GATESHEAD, NE8 1AD

    ODS code A85614

    2.6 km

  • PROSPECT MEDICAL CENTRE

    501 WESTGATE ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 8AY

    ODS code A86004

    2.7 km

  • DILSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    23 DILSTON ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 5AB

    ODS code Y00184

    2.9 km

  • FELL TOWER MEDICAL CENTRE

    575-583 DURHAM ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE9 5EY

    ODS code A85001

    3.0 km

  • FELL COTTAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A85007

    3.1 km

  • WEST ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86012

    3.1 km

  • NEWCASTLE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86027

    3.1 km

  • SAVILLE MEDICAL GROUP

    7 SAVILLE PLACE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE1 8DQ

    ODS code A86003

    3.4 km

  • BETTS AVENUE MEDICAL GROUP

    2 BETTS AVENUE, BENWELL, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE15 6TQ

    ODS code A86030

    3.5 km

Showing 20 of 28 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Ellison Road-Catholic Church

    BCT · Teams

    0.1 miles

  • Ellison Road

    BCT · Dunston

    0.1 miles

  • Derwentwater Road-Teams Bridge

    BCT · Teams

    0.1 miles

  • Dunston

    BCT · Dunston

    0.1 miles

  • Ravensworth Road

    BCT · Dunston

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Gateshead 013D, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,357 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
10 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

96 open schools are in scope, including 57 primary and 8 secondary schools. St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School, Dunston is the nearest published school at 138 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,949 published events cover 12 months, averaging 162.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 735 events.

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