NE8 4EF Gateshead
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Saltwell. Region: North East.
Streets
- Gladstone Terrace, Gateshead: 7 addresses
- Unnamed street near Gladstone Terrace, 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 (77% of about 820 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 42 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- CHRIST CHURCH, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Pipewellgate, Gateshead: up to 300 homes, permissioned (410 m)
- Hyde Park, Bensham, Gateshead: up to 65 homes, permissioned (550 m)
- Site of Derwentwater Court: up to 20 homes, permissioned (600 m)
- Bensham Jockey: up to 15 homes, permissioned (610 m)
- Liddell Tce: up to 8 homes, permissioned (640 m)
- 5 Walker Tce: up to 6 homes, permissioned (710 m)
- 33-37 Deckham Tce, Deckham, Gateshead: up to 7 homes, permissioned (750 m)
- Hawks Mill, Hawks Rd, Gateshead: up to 349 homes, permissioned (750 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 8 addresses are between 76 m and 77 m above sea level (76 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 | Newcastle 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km |
| Manors 64,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| Dunston 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Gateshead (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 760 m |
| Gateshead Stadium (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 1.1 km | |
| Central Station (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 1.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m, 60 within 800 m; nearest Whitehall Road-Prince Consort Road Shipcote | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Interchange Gateshead | 750 m |
| Ferry terminal | Newcastle International Ferry Terminal Royal Quays | 10.8 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Civic Centre Car Park | 450 m |
| EV charging points | 7 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 420 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 10.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Oxford Tce & Rawling Rd Medical Group | 100 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Centralchem Limited | 190 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Denmark Street Dental Practice Limited | 290 m |
| Hospital | Bensham Hospital | 1.3 km |
| Police station | Gateshead Police Station | 560 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest MFG - Swallow Services Cashzone | 440 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 13 within 800 m; nearest Avondale Park 2,550 m² | 240 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Windmill Hills 3.5 ha | 650 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 490 m² | 210 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.1 ha | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 660 m² | 130 m |
Within 800 m: 13 parks and gardens, 11 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 1-15 Walker Terrace, a listed building (Grade II*), 700 m north. 27 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 1-15 Walker Terrace | Listed building, Grade II* | 700 m north |
| Church of St Chad | Listed building, Grade II* | 730 m south-west |
| Chapel of St Edmund and Trinity Centre | Listed building, Grade I | 900 m north |
| Saltwell Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.1 km south |
| Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including Closegate and Water Tower | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km north |
| Newcastle Swing Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km north |
| Old Tyne Bridge (land arches) | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km north |
| Westgate Hill Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.6 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Quarry Plantation | Wood | 1.4 km south-east |
| Saltwell Park Grove | Wood | 1.5 km south |
| Team Gut | Tidal water | 1.8 km west |
| Millers Hill | Hill | 2.1 km north-east |
| Ouseburn Valley | Valley | 2.3 km north-east |
| St Anthony's Point | Wetland | 3.5 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 8 |
1 of the postcode's 8 addresses is 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 | 25 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 38% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 40% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 18% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 56% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 23% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 23% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 30% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 88% | 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) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 82% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Gladstone Terrace.