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NE8 2WY

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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE8 2UY 2 m
NE8 2XD 53 m
NE8 2UN 70 m
NE8 2UW 74 m
NE8 1UT 81 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE8 2WY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 May 2004
Terminated
1 August 2005
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE8
Postcode sector
NE8 2
Latitude
54.953460
Longitude
-1.616310
British National Grid easting
424,672
British National Grid northing
562,157

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
E00041404
Lower layer super output area
Gateshead 008C · E01008170
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
66
Secondary
10

  1. Bensham Grove Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    119 m

  2. Brighton Avenue Primary School

    Community school

    161 m

  3. St Aidan's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    394 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,790
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,660
  • Anti social behaviour 606
  • Criminal damage and arson 439
  • Public order 399
  • Other theft 365

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

32

within 5 km straight-line

  • BENSHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

    SIDNEY GROVE, GATESHEAD, NE8 2XB

    ODS code A85002

    89 m

  • SECOND STREET SURGERY

    SECOND STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UR

    ODS code A85021

    160 m

  • OXFORD TCE & RAWLING RD MEDICAL GROUP

    1 OXFORD TERRACE, BENSHAM, GATESHEAD, NE8 1RQ

    ODS code A85005

    649 m

  • CENTRAL GATESHEAD MEDICAL GROUP

    PRINCE CONSORT ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 1NB

    ODS code A85019

    839 m

  • BEWICK ROAD SURGERY

    10 BEWICK ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 4DP

    ODS code A85017

    994 m

  • MILLENNIUM FAMILY PRACTICE

    TRINITY SQUARE HEALTH CTR, GATESHEAD, NE8 1AD

    ODS code A85013

    1.3 km

  • THE BRIDGES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    TRINITY SQUARE HEALTH CTR, GATESHEAD, NE8 1AD

    ODS code A85614

    1.3 km

  • GLENPARK & TEAMS MEDICAL SERVICES

    RAVENSWORTH ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE11 9FJ

    ODS code A85006

    1.5 km

  • CRUDDAS PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86017

    1.9 km

  • FELL COTTAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A85007

    2.2 km

  • FELL TOWER MEDICAL CENTRE

    575-583 DURHAM ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE9 5EY

    ODS code A85001

    2.3 km

  • ELSWICK FAMILY PRACTICE

    MELDON STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 6SH

    ODS code A86037

    2.3 km

  • NEWCASTLE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86027

    2.4 km

  • SAVILLE MEDICAL GROUP

    7 SAVILLE PLACE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE1 8DQ

    ODS code A86003

    2.6 km

  • PROSPECT MEDICAL CENTRE

    501 WESTGATE ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 8AY

    ODS code A86004

    3.0 km

  • DILSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    23 DILSTON ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 5AB

    ODS code Y00184

    3.0 km

  • BEACON VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85026

    3.1 km

  • CROWHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85009

    3.1 km

  • ST. ALBANS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A85011

    3.1 km

  • HOLMSIDE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86021

    3.3 km

Showing 20 of 32 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Bensham Road-Brighton Road

    BCT · Bensham

    0.0 miles

  • Bensham Road-Sidney Grove

    BCT · Bensham

    0.1 miles

  • Bensham Court

    BCT · Bensham

    0.1 miles

  • Derwentwater Road-South Hill Road

    BCT · Bensham

    0.1 miles

  • Bensham Court

    BCT · Bensham

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Gateshead 008C, 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

1,862 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
8 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 66 primary and 10 secondary schools. Bensham Grove Nursery School is the nearest published school at 119 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,790 published events cover 12 months, averaging 399.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,660 events.

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