NE8 2RF Gateshead
Live postcode, introduced July 1986. Ward: Dunston, Teams & Riverside. Region: North East.
Streets
- Team Street, Gateshead: 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
- MetroGreen - Riverside South West, Riverside Way, Dunston, Gateshead: up to 151 homes, not permissioned (410 m)
- Disused play area, Kent Ave: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (500 m)
- Redheugh and Eslington Courts: up to 100 homes, not permissioned (560 m)
- N of Teams Medical Centre, Northumberland St, Teams, Gateshead: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (630 m)
- MetroGreen - Riverside East Central, Handy Drive, Dunston, Gateshead: up to 121 homes, not permissioned (680 m)
- Land At Deerbush, West Denton, Newcastle Upon Tyne, pending decision (750 m)
- Throckley Water Treatment Works Hexham Road Newburn: up to 66 homes, not permissioned (880 m)
- Foresters Arms, Askew Rd W, Teams, Gateshead: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (910 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 1 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 address is about 5 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 0%, 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 | Dunston 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 720 m |
| Newcastle 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| MetroCentre 632,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Central Station (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 2.0 km |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 46 within 800 m; nearest Team Street-Gas Works Bridge Road Teams | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Newcastle Coach Station Newcastle upon Tyne | 1.6 km |
| Ferry terminal | Newcastle International Ferry Terminal Royal Quays | 12.5 km |
| Car parks | Skinnerburn Road Car Park | 820 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Fastned Charging Station | 1.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 10.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Glenpark & Teams Medical Services | 380 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Oakfield Pharmacy | 380 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 590 m |
| Hospital | Bensham Hospital | 1.6 km |
| Police station | Northumbria Police - Forth Banks Police Station | 1.7 km |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 380 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Eslington Park 12 ha | 450 m |
| Play area | 10 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 210 m² | 330 m |
| Playing field | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.9 ha | 290 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,100 m² | 540 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 12 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Dunston Staiths, a scheduled monument, 400 m north. 3 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Dunston Staiths | Scheduled monument | 400 m north |
| Coal mining remains at Dunston Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km south-west |
| St John's Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km north-west |
| Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including Closegate and Water Tower | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km north-east |
| Westgate Hill Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Team Gut | Tidal water | 180 m south |
| Dunston Hill | Hill | 1.9 km south-west |
| Whickham Hill Plantation | Wood | 1.9 km south-west |
| Ouseburn Valley | Valley | 3.5 km north-east |
| Shibdon Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4.1 km west |
| Lemington Point | Wetland | 4.8 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 1 | 1 |
None of the postcode's 1 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 27% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 8% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 56% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 47% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 15% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 83% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 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 Team Street.