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NE8 3HR

Bridges · Gateshead · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Bridges
Local authority
Gateshead
Constituency
Gateshead Central and Whickham
Postcode district
NE8
Postcode sector
NE8 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE8 3EG 26 m
NE8 3EJ 26 m
NE8 3HL 26 m
NE8 3EN 123 m
NE8 3RG 159 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE8 3HR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1986
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE8
Postcode sector
NE8 3
Latitude
54.962744
Longitude
-1.589234
British National Grid easting
426,400
British National Grid northing
563,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Gateshead · E08000037
Electoral ward
Bridges · E05016548
Parish or community
E43000229
Westminster constituency
Gateshead Central and Whickham · E14001244
Output area
E00189918
Lower layer super output area
Gateshead 027C · E01008166
Middle layer super output area
Gateshead 027 · E02006841

Postcode source versions

Explore NE8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
115
Primary
69
Secondary
13

  1. The Gateshead Cheder Primary School

    Other independent school

    685 m

  2. Gateshead College

    Further education

    712 m

  3. Bede Community Primary School

    Community school

    758 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,114
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,847
  • Anti social behaviour 864
  • Shoplifting 589
  • Criminal damage and arson 553
  • Public order 491

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NE8 3 residents
7,707

Age bands in NE8 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.5%

1,272 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.5%

963 residents

Age 25 to 44
36%

2,773 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.7%

1,750 residents

Age 65 and over
12.4%

953 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

38

within 5 km straight-line

  • MILLENNIUM FAMILY PRACTICE

    TRINITY SQUARE HEALTH CTR, GATESHEAD, NE8 1AD

    ODS code A85013

    929 m

  • THE BRIDGES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    TRINITY SQUARE HEALTH CTR, GATESHEAD, NE8 1AD

    ODS code A85614

    929 m

  • BEWICK ROAD SURGERY

    10 BEWICK ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 4DP

    ODS code A85017

    1.1 km

  • CENTRAL GATESHEAD MEDICAL GROUP

    PRINCE CONSORT ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 1NB

    ODS code A85019

    1.2 km

  • OXFORD TCE & RAWLING RD MEDICAL GROUP

    1 OXFORD TERRACE, BENSHAM, GATESHEAD, NE8 1RQ

    ODS code A85005

    1.4 km

  • THORNFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

    MOLINEUX STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 1SG

    ODS code A86029

    1.7 km

  • HEATON ROAD SURGERY

    17-19 HEATON ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 1SA

    ODS code A86024

    1.8 km

  • SECOND STREET SURGERY

    SECOND STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UR

    ODS code A85021

    1.9 km

  • SAVILLE MEDICAL GROUP

    7 SAVILLE PLACE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE1 8DQ

    ODS code A86003

    2.0 km

  • BENSHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

    SIDNEY GROVE, GATESHEAD, NE8 2XB

    ODS code A85002

    2.1 km

  • CROWHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85009

    2.1 km

  • ST. ALBANS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A85011

    2.1 km

  • ST. ANTHONY'S HEALTH CENTRE

    ST. ANTHONY'S MED GROUP, ST. ANTHONY'S ROAD, WALKER, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 2NN

    ODS code A86040

    2.1 km

  • NEWCASTLE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86027

    2.1 km

  • FELL COTTAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A85007

    2.7 km

  • CRUDDAS PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86017

    2.7 km

  • WALKER MEDICAL GROUP

    CHURCH WALK, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 3BS

    ODS code A86011

    3.0 km

  • BIDDLESTONE HEALTH GROUP

    BIDDLESTONE ROAD, HEATON, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 5SL

    ODS code A86010

    3.1 km

  • FELL TOWER MEDICAL CENTRE

    575-583 DURHAM ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE9 5EY

    ODS code A85001

    3.1 km

  • PELAW MEDICAL PRACTICE

    7-8 CROXDALE TERRACE, PELAW, GATESHEAD, NE10 0RR

    ODS code A85611

    3.3 km

Showing 20 of 38 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Albany Road

    BCT · Salt Meadows

    0.2 miles

  • Saltmeadows Industrial Estate

    BCT · Salt Meadows

    0.2 miles

  • Saltmeadows Industrial Estate

    BCT · Salt Meadows

    0.2 miles

  • Felling By-Pass-Park Road

    BCT · Gateshead Stadium

    0.3 miles

  • Felling By-Pass-Park Road

    BCT · Gateshead Stadium

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Gateshead 027C, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,688 of 33,755

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

115 open schools are in scope, including 69 primary and 13 secondary schools. The Gateshead Cheder Primary School is the nearest published school at 685 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,114 published events cover 12 months, averaging 509.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,847 events.

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