NE10 8UP Gateshead
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Wardley & Leam Lane. Region: North East.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Gateshead in 2026-27: Band D £2,716 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,811 | £2,112 | £2,414 | £2,716 | £3,319 | £3,923 | £4,526 | £5,432 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (97% of about 710 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Deuchar Arms: up to 11 homes, permissioned (320 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 34 addresses are between 65 m and 73 m above sea level (68 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Heworth 46,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km |
| Manors 64,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km | |
| Newcastle 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Pelaw (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 1.2 km |
| Heworth (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 1.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 47 within 800 m; nearest Meresyde-Whinbrooke Leam Lane | 20 m |
| Bus or coach station | Interchange Heworth | 1.2 km |
| Ferry terminal | Newcastle International Ferry Terminal Royal Quays | 8.3 km |
| Car parks | Heworth Metro South Short Stay Car Park | 1.2 km |
| EV charging points | Apcoa Charging Station | 3.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 14.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Longrigg Medical Centre | 200 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Leam Lane Pharmacy | 70 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Indental Practice Limited | 150 m |
| Hospital | Queen Elizabeth Hospital | 2.3 km |
| Police station | Gateshead Police Station | 4.1 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Fewster Square, Fewster Square Cashzone | 160 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Oliver Henderson Park 11 ha | 90 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 820 m² | 310 m |
| Playing field | Felling Cricket Club 1.9 ha | 890 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.0 ha | 550 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 15 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Wardley moated site, a scheduled monument, 1.8 km north-east.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wardley moated site | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Black Hill | Hill | 1.7 km south-west |
| St Anthony's Point | Wetland | 2.1 km north |
| Beacon Lough Plantation | Wood | 2.4 km west |
| Cutthroat Dean | Valley | 2.6 km north |
| Lookout Lake | Lake or reservoir | 3.9 km south |
| Match Island | Island | 4.0 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 18 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 11 | 34 |
23 of the postcode's 34 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 37% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 49% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 14% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 26% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 86% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 18% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 33% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.