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NE8 4DF

Saltwell · Gateshead · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE8 4EQ 46 m
NE8 4DX 69 m
NE8 4ES 70 m
NE8 4DU 82 m
NE8 4DS 85 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE8 4DF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1992
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE8
Postcode sector
NE8 4
Latitude
54.953800
Longitude
-1.601817
British National Grid easting
425,600
British National Grid northing
562,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Gateshead · E08000037
Electoral ward
Saltwell · E05016561
Parish or community
E43000229
Westminster constituency
Gateshead Central and Whickham · E14001244
Output area
E00041850
Lower layer super output area
Gateshead 010B · E01008252
Middle layer super output area
Gateshead 010 · E02001691

Postcode source versions

Explore NE8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
111
Primary
68
Secondary
10

  1. Keser Torah Boys' School

    Other independent school

    159 m

  2. Haskel School

    Other independent special school

    246 m

  3. Caedmon Community Primary School

    Community school

    254 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,080
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,734
  • Anti social behaviour 639
  • Criminal damage and arson 487
  • Public order 392
  • Other theft 369

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

32

within 5 km straight-line

  • BEWICK ROAD SURGERY

    10 BEWICK ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 4DP

    ODS code A85017

    290 m

  • OXFORD TCE & RAWLING RD MEDICAL GROUP

    1 OXFORD TERRACE, BENSHAM, GATESHEAD, NE8 1RQ

    ODS code A85005

    292 m

  • CENTRAL GATESHEAD MEDICAL GROUP

    PRINCE CONSORT ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 1NB

    ODS code A85019

    339 m

  • SECOND STREET SURGERY

    SECOND STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UR

    ODS code A85021

    845 m

  • BENSHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

    SIDNEY GROVE, GATESHEAD, NE8 2XB

    ODS code A85002

    982 m

  • MILLENNIUM FAMILY PRACTICE

    TRINITY SQUARE HEALTH CTR, GATESHEAD, NE8 1AD

    ODS code A85013

    1.0 km

  • THE BRIDGES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    TRINITY SQUARE HEALTH CTR, GATESHEAD, NE8 1AD

    ODS code A85614

    1.0 km

  • FELL COTTAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A85007

    1.8 km

  • FELL TOWER MEDICAL CENTRE

    575-583 DURHAM ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE9 5EY

    ODS code A85001

    2.1 km

  • CROWHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85009

    2.3 km

  • ST. ALBANS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A85011

    2.3 km

  • GLENPARK & TEAMS MEDICAL SERVICES

    RAVENSWORTH ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE11 9FJ

    ODS code A85006

    2.4 km

  • CRUDDAS PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86017

    2.5 km

  • NEWCASTLE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86027

    2.5 km

  • SAVILLE MEDICAL GROUP

    7 SAVILLE PLACE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE1 8DQ

    ODS code A86003

    2.5 km

  • BEACON VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85026

    2.6 km

  • THORNFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

    MOLINEUX STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 1SG

    ODS code A86029

    2.9 km

  • ELSWICK FAMILY PRACTICE

    MELDON STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 6SH

    ODS code A86037

    3.0 km

  • HEATON ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86024

    3.1 km

  • ST. ANTHONY'S HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86040

    3.2 km

Showing 20 of 32 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Whitehall Road-Prince Consort Road

    BCT · Shipcote

    0.0 miles

  • Whitehall Road-Prince Consort Road

    BCT · Shipcote

    0.0 miles

  • Durham Road-Hartington Street

    BCT · Gateshead

    0.1 miles

  • Durham Road-Garage

    BCT · Gateshead

    0.1 miles

  • Prince Consort Road - St Albans Terrace

    BCT · Shipcote

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Gateshead 010B, 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

2,572 of 33,755

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

111 open schools are in scope, including 68 primary and 10 secondary schools. Keser Torah Boys' School is the nearest published school at 159 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,080 published events cover 12 months, averaging 423.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,734 events.

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