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NE8 2WA

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 2HH 35 m
NE8 2HJ 65 m
NE8 2PW 89 m
NE8 2XX 96 m
NE8 2HS 100 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE8 2WA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1998
Terminated
1 December 1999
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE8
Postcode sector
NE8 2
Latitude
54.955103
Longitude
-1.621587
British National Grid easting
424,333
British National Grid northing
562,338

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
E00041902
Lower layer super output area
Gateshead 008E · E01008257
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
108
Primary
64
Secondary
10

  1. St Aidan's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    185 m

  2. Eslington Primary School

    Community special school

    280 m

  3. Bensham Grove Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    414 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,603
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,985
  • Anti social behaviour 718
  • Criminal damage and arson 458
  • Public order 456
  • Shoplifting 441

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

31

within 5 km straight-line

  • BENSHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

    SIDNEY GROVE, GATESHEAD, NE8 2XB

    ODS code A85002

    388 m

  • SECOND STREET SURGERY

    SECOND STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UR

    ODS code A85021

    430 m

  • OXFORD TCE & RAWLING RD MEDICAL GROUP

    1 OXFORD TERRACE, BENSHAM, GATESHEAD, NE8 1RQ

    ODS code A85005

    984 m

  • CENTRAL GATESHEAD MEDICAL GROUP

    PRINCE CONSORT ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 1NB

    ODS code A85019

    1.1 km

  • GLENPARK & TEAMS MEDICAL SERVICES

    RAVENSWORTH ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE11 9FJ

    ODS code A85006

    1.1 km

  • BEWICK ROAD SURGERY

    10 BEWICK ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 4DP

    ODS code A85017

    1.3 km

  • MILLENNIUM FAMILY PRACTICE

    TRINITY SQUARE HEALTH CTR, GATESHEAD, NE8 1AD

    ODS code A85013

    1.4 km

  • THE BRIDGES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    TRINITY SQUARE HEALTH CTR, GATESHEAD, NE8 1AD

    ODS code A85614

    1.4 km

  • CRUDDAS PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86017

    1.6 km

  • ELSWICK FAMILY PRACTICE

    MELDON STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 6SH

    ODS code A86037

    2.0 km

  • NEWCASTLE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86027

    2.3 km

  • SAVILLE MEDICAL GROUP

    7 SAVILLE PLACE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE1 8DQ

    ODS code A86003

    2.5 km

  • FELL COTTAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A85007

    2.6 km

  • PROSPECT MEDICAL CENTRE

    501 WESTGATE ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 8AY

    ODS code A86004

    2.6 km

  • FELL TOWER MEDICAL CENTRE

    575-583 DURHAM ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE9 5EY

    ODS code A85001

    2.7 km

  • DILSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    23 DILSTON ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 5AB

    ODS code Y00184

    2.7 km

  • HOLMSIDE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86021

    2.9 km

  • WEST ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86012

    3.2 km

  • BEACON VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85026

    3.4 km

  • THORNFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

    MOLINEUX STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 1SG

    ODS code A86029

    3.5 km

Showing 20 of 31 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Askew Road West-Park

    BCT · Teams

    0.0 miles

  • Askew Road West-Oak Square

    BCT · Teams

    0.1 miles

  • Derwentwater Road-South Hill Road

    BCT · Bensham

    0.1 miles

  • Askew Road West-Oak Square

    BCT · Teams

    0.1 miles

  • Derwentwater Road-South Hill Road

    BCT · Bensham

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Gateshead 008E, 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

2,118 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
3 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

108 open schools are in scope, including 64 primary and 10 secondary schools. St Aidan's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 185 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,603 published events cover 12 months, averaging 466.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,985 events.

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