NE39 1BF Gateshead
Live postcode, introduced June 2003. Ward: Chopwell & Rowlands Gill. 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 C (26% of about 660 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: 16 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Rowlands Gill Infants' School, Sherburn Grn, Rowlands Gill: up to 25 homes, permissioned (720 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 26 addresses are between 45 m and 49 m above sea level (47 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Blaydon 69,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km |
| MetroCentre 632,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.3 km | |
| Dunston 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 22 within 800 m; nearest Station Road-Hollydene Rowlands Gill | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Winlaton | 3.8 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 410 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 13.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Cedars Medical Group | 1.8 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 250 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 600 m |
| Hospital | Prudhoe Hospital Team C | 7.2 km |
| Police station | Whickham Police Station | 5.3 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 370 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,970 m² | 410 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Derwent Walk Country Park 125 ha | 640 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 640 m² | 170 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Derwent Park 3.7 ha | 140 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,280 m² | 300 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 127 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Orangery About 300 Metres West and 260 Metres South of Gibside, a listed building (Grade II*), 520 m east. 9 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Orangery About 300 Metres West and 260 Metres South of Gibside | Listed building, Grade II* | 520 m east |
| The Chapel About 350 Metres West and 650 Metres South of Gibside Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 520 m south-east |
| Friarside Chapel | Scheduled monument | 870 m south-west |
| Friarside Chapel | Listed building, Grade II* | 880 m south-west |
| Gibside Hall, 17th to 19th century country house | Scheduled monument | 910 m east |
| Gibside | Listed building, Grade II* | 910 m east |
| Gibside | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.1 km east |
| Whinfield coking ovens, 850m south east of Low Spen Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Friarside Plantation | Wood | 570 m south |
| Far Pasture Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 740 m north-east |
| Scaife's Wood | Wood | 1.0 km south |
| Low Horseclose Wood | Wood | 1.1 km north-east |
| Paddock Hill | Hill | 1.7 km north-east |
| Snipes Dene | Valley | 1.7 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 9 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 15 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 26 |
25 of the postcode's 26 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 | 61 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 44% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 56% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 42% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 5% | 1% |
| Social rented | 27% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 31% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 47% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 1% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 34% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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.