NE8 2LS Gateshead
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Dunston, Teams & Riverside. Region: North East.
Streets
- Rose Street, Gateshead: 76 addresses
- Tyne Road East, Gateshead: 9 addresses
- Lovett Walk, Gateshead: 6 addresses
- Unnamed street near Rose Street, Teams: 4 addresses
- Morrison Street, Gateshead: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Rose Street, Teams: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Rose Street, Teams: 1 address
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 (47% of about 1,200 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
- Foresters Arms, Askew Rd W, Teams, Gateshead: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (280 m)
- N of Teams Medical Centre, Northumberland St, Teams, Gateshead: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (340 m)
- Ravensworth Rd, Dunston, Gateshead: up to 17 homes, permissioned (350 m)
- MetroGreen - Riverside East Central, Handy Drive, Dunston, Gateshead: up to 121 homes, not permissioned (380 m)
- Land at Felling View Caldbeck Avenue Caldbeck Close Walker: up to 194 homes, not permissioned (500 m)
- Throckley Water Treatment Works Hexham Road Newburn: up to 66 homes, not permissioned (510 m)
- Land At Deerbush, West Denton, Newcastle Upon Tyne, pending decision (510 m)
- Garden Street: up to 35 homes, permissioned (610 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 6 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 12 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 224 addresses are between 14 m and 28 m above sea level (22 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 43%, gigabit 43% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Newcastle 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km |
| Dunston 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| Manors 64,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Gateshead (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 1.3 km |
| Central Station (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 1.3 km | |
| St James (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 1.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m, 46 within 800 m; nearest Rose Street-Morrison Street Teams | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Newcastle Coach Station Newcastle upon Tyne | 1.1 km |
| Ferry terminal | Newcastle International Ferry Terminal Royal Quays | 11.8 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Skinnerburn Road Car Park | 410 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Fastned Charging Station | 420 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 9.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Second Street Surgery | 640 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Allied Pharmacy Teams | 340 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bensham Dental Practice | 940 m |
| Hospital | Bensham Hospital | 1.5 km |
| Police station | Northumbria Police - Forth Banks Police Station | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | ATM | 1.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,440 m² | 130 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Windmill Hills 3.5 ha | 750 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,320 m² | 210 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.1 ha | 130 m |
| Allotments | Sandown Allotments 2.0 ha | 1.0 km |
Within 800 m: 7 parks and gardens, 7.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Dunston Staiths, a scheduled monument, 660 m west. 11 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Dunston Staiths | Scheduled monument | 660 m west |
| Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including Closegate and Water Tower | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north-east |
| Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall and town ditch between Forth Street and Hanover Street | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north-east |
| Westgate Hill Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km north |
| Saltwell Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Team Gut | Tidal water | 860 m south-west |
| Saltwell Park Grove | Wood | 2.2 km south-east |
| Millers Hill | Hill | 2.6 km north-east |
| Ouseburn Valley | Valley | 2.7 km north-east |
| St Anthony's Point | Wetland | 4.6 km east |
| Shibdon Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4.8 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.3 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 27% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 14% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 54% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 41% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 20% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 11% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 12% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 24% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 92% | 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) | 14% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 42% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Rose Street.