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NE8 4BT

Bridges · Gateshead · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Bridges
Local authority
Gateshead
Constituency
Gateshead Central and Whickham
Postcode district
NE8
Postcode sector
NE8 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE8 4BS 30 m
NE8 3DJ 31 m
NE8 4BJ 43 m
NE8 4BL 44 m
NE8 3HT 65 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE8 4BT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE8
Postcode sector
NE8 4
Latitude
54.955646
Longitude
-1.597364
British National Grid easting
425,884
British National Grid northing
562,407

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
E00041384
Lower layer super output area
Gateshead 028A · E01008163
Middle layer super output area
Gateshead 028 · E02006842

Postcode source versions

Explore NE8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
110
Primary
66
Secondary
11

  1. South Street Community Primary School

    Community school

    343 m

  2. The Gateshead Cheder Primary School

    Other independent school

    348 m

  3. Keser Girls School

    Other independent school

    411 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,202
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,754
  • Anti social behaviour 667
  • Criminal damage and arson 492
  • Public order 410
  • Other theft 382

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
11

7 female, 4 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
1.4
NE8 4 residents
11,626

Age bands in NE8 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
21.4%

2,308 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.2%

1,323 residents

Age 25 to 44
34.7%

3,751 residents

Age 45 to 64
21%

2,265 residents

Age 65 and over
10.7%

1,158 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NE8 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

31

within 5 km

  • BEWICK ROAD SURGERY

    10 BEWICK ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 4DP

    ODS code A85017

    288 m

  • CENTRAL GATESHEAD MEDICAL GROUP

    PRINCE CONSORT ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 1NB

    ODS code A85019

    455 m

  • OXFORD TCE & RAWLING RD MEDICAL GROUP

    1 OXFORD TERRACE, BENSHAM, GATESHEAD, NE8 1RQ

    ODS code A85005

    591 m

  • MILLENNIUM FAMILY PRACTICE

    TRINITY SQUARE HEALTH CTR, GATESHEAD, NE8 1AD

    ODS code A85013

    921 m

  • THE BRIDGES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    TRINITY SQUARE HEALTH CTR, GATESHEAD, NE8 1AD

    ODS code A85614

    921 m

  • SECOND STREET SURGERY

    SECOND STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UR

    ODS code A85021

    1.1 km

  • BENSHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

    SIDNEY GROVE, GATESHEAD, NE8 2XB

    ODS code A85002

    1.3 km

  • FELL COTTAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A85007

    1.9 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

  • FELL TOWER MEDICAL CENTRE

    575-583 DURHAM ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE9 5EY

    ODS code A85001

    2.3 km

  • SAVILLE MEDICAL GROUP

    7 SAVILLE PLACE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE1 8DQ

    ODS code A86003

    2.4 km

  • NEWCASTLE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86027

    2.4 km

  • CRUDDAS PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86017

    2.6 km

  • THORNFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

    MOLINEUX STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 1SG

    ODS code A86029

    2.6 km

  • BEACON VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85026

    2.6 km

  • GLENPARK & TEAMS MEDICAL SERVICES

    RAVENSWORTH ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE11 9FJ

    ODS code A85006

    2.7 km

  • HEATON ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86024

    2.8 km

  • ST. ANTHONY'S HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86040

    2.9 km

  • ELSWICK FAMILY PRACTICE

    MELDON STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 6SH

    ODS code A86037

    3.2 km

Showing 20 of 31 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Old Durham Road-Cemetery Road

    BCT · Gateshead

    0.0 miles

  • Old Durham Road-St Edmunds Road

    BCT · Gateshead

    0.0 miles

  • Durham Road-Garage

    BCT · Gateshead

    0.1 miles

  • Durham Road-Hartington Street

    BCT · Gateshead

    0.1 miles

  • Sunderland Road-Chad House

    BCT · Gateshead

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Gateshead 028A, 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

3,513 of 33,755

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

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

110 open schools are in scope, including 66 primary and 11 secondary schools. South Street Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 343 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,202 published events cover 12 months, averaging 433.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,754 events.

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