NE8 4XR

Saltwell · Gateshead · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Gateshead
Local authority
Gateshead
Postcode district
NE8
Postcode sector
NE8 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE8 4ZS 6 m
NE8 4XQ 29 m
NE8 4US 50 m
NE8 4XH 81 m
NE8 4TS 92 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE8 4XR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 October 2011
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE8
Postcode sector
NE8 4
Latitude
54.948119
Longitude
-1.615237
British National Grid easting
424,744
British National Grid northing
561,563

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Gateshead · E08000037
Electoral ward
Saltwell · E05016561
Parish or community
E43000229
Output area
E00041861
Lower layer super output area
Gateshead 010D · E01008254
Middle layer super output area
Gateshead 010 · E02001691

Postcode source versions

Explore NE8

73 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
8 - 10, Armstrong Street, Bensham, Gateshead, NE8 4XR 2 July 2008 £103,500
3, Armstrong Street, Bensham, Gateshead, NE8 4XR 28 March 2008 £83,500
30, Armstrong Street, Bensham, Gateshead, NE8 4XR 4 March 2008 £46,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
105
Primary
65
Secondary
8
  1. Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, Gateshead

    Academy converter

    285 m
  2. Kelvin Grove Community Primary School

    Community school

    319 m
  3. Brighton Avenue Primary School

    Community school

    483 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,417
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,223
  • Anti social behaviour 445
  • Criminal damage and arson 344
  • Other theft 280
  • Public order 260

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.

GP practices

31

within 5 km straight-line

  • BENSHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

    SIDNEY GROVE, GATESHEAD, NE8 2XB

    ODS code A85002

    533 m

  • SECOND STREET SURGERY

    SECOND STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UR

    ODS code A85021

    727 m

  • OXFORD TCE & RAWLING RD MEDICAL GROUP

    1 OXFORD TERRACE, BENSHAM, GATESHEAD, NE8 1RQ

    ODS code A85005

    896 m

  • CENTRAL GATESHEAD MEDICAL GROUP

    PRINCE CONSORT ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 1NB

    ODS code A85019

    1.2 km

  • BEWICK ROAD SURGERY

    10 BEWICK ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 4DP

    ODS code A85017

    1.3 km

  • GLENPARK & TEAMS MEDICAL SERVICES

    RAVENSWORTH ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE11 9FJ

    ODS code A85006

    1.6 km

  • FELL COTTAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A85007

    1.7 km

  • FELL TOWER MEDICAL CENTRE

    575-583 DURHAM ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE9 5EY

    ODS code A85001

    1.8 km

  • MILLENNIUM FAMILY PRACTICE

    TRINITY SQUARE HEALTH CTR, GATESHEAD, NE8 1AD

    ODS code A85013

    1.8 km

  • THE BRIDGES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    TRINITY SQUARE HEALTH CTR, GATESHEAD, NE8 1AD

    ODS code A85614

    1.8 km

  • CRUDDAS PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86017

    2.5 km

  • BEACON VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85026

    2.6 km

  • ELSWICK FAMILY PRACTICE

    MELDON STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 6SH

    ODS code A86037

    2.9 km

  • NEWCASTLE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86027

    3.0 km

  • CROWHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85009

    3.0 km

  • ST. ALBANS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A85011

    3.0 km

  • SAVILLE MEDICAL GROUP

    7 SAVILLE PLACE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE1 8DQ

    ODS code A86003

    3.1 km

  • PROSPECT MEDICAL CENTRE

    501 WESTGATE ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 8AY

    ODS code A86004

    3.5 km

  • DILSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    23 DILSTON ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 5AB

    ODS code Y00184

    3.6 km

  • HOLMSIDE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86021

    3.7 km

Showing 20 of 31 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Saltwell Road-Brunel Street

    BCT · Saltwell

    0.0 miles
  • Saltwell Road-Kelvin Grove

    BCT · Saltwell

    0.1 miles
  • Saltwell Road-Whitehall Road

    BCT · Bensham

    0.1 miles
  • Saltwell Road-Stephenson Street

    BCT · Bensham

    0.1 miles
  • Racecourse Estate

    BCT · Bensham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Gateshead 010D, 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

4,953 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 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

105 open schools are in scope, including 65 primary and 8 secondary schools. Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, Gateshead is the nearest published school at 285 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,417 published events cover 12 months, averaging 284.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,223 events.

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