Aintree Gardens Gateshead
26 addresses across 2 postcodes (NE8), about 220 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 14900290.
- Sales: 12 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £155,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 17 homes have an energy certificate (C: 7, D: 9, E: 1).
- Flood: 3 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Gateshead costs £2,716 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Dunston, about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Eslington Park, is about 230 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 13.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 10 to 15 m above sea level.
- Noise: 4 of its 26 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Bensham Family Practice, about 670 m (0.4 miles) away, with 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 550 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 34% of households owned their home and 16% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 39 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £155,000 | £155,000 | £155,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £100,000 | £100,000 | £100,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £45,000 | £45,000 | £45,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £82,500 | £82,500 | £82,500 |
| 2009 | 1 | £90,000 | £90,000 | £90,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £96,000 | £96,000 | £96,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £95,000 | £95,000 | £95,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £80,000 | £80,000 | £80,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £39,950 | £39,950 | £39,950 |
| 1998 | 1 | £26,050 | £26,050 | £26,050 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Nov 2025 | 28 NE8 4YD | Semi-detached | £135,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 10 Jan 2025 | 4 NE8 4YD | Semi-detached | £155,000 | |
| 22 Oct 2020 | 9 NE8 4YD | Semi-detached | £77,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 10 Mar 2016 | 28 NE8 4YD | Semi-detached | £100,000 | |
| 14 Apr 2015 | 28 NE8 4YD | Semi-detached | £45,000 | |
| 12 Aug 2010 | 5 NE8 4YD | Semi-detached | £82,500 | |
| 23 Oct 2009 | 19 NE8 4YD | Semi-detached | £90,000 | |
| 13 Nov 2006 | 6 NE8 4YD | Semi-detached | £96,000 | |
| 31 May 2005 | 14 NE8 4YD | Semi-detached | £95,000 | |
| 30 Jul 2004 | 5 NE8 4YD | Semi-detached | £80,000 | |
| 31 Aug 2001 | 9 NE8 4YD | Semi-detached | £39,950 | |
| 7 Dec 1998 | 9 NE8 4YD | Semi-detached | £26,050 |
Energy performance certificates
17 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 75 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (17). Built: 1930-1949 (10); 1950-1966 (4); 1900-1929 (3). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (12); owner-occupied (3); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (11 addresses)
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band A (84% of about 1,500 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Redheugh and Eslington Courts: up to 100 homes, not permissioned (500 m (0.3 miles))
- Bensham Hospital: up to 125 homes, not permissioned (620 m (0.4 miles))
- Dixon Street, Bensham, Gateshead: up to 117 homes, not permissioned (620 m (0.4 miles))
- “Stirling House, Saltwell Road: up to 10 homes, permissioned (620 m (0.4 miles))
- Garden Street: up to 35 homes, permissioned (630 m (0.4 miles))
- MetroGreen - Riverside South West, Riverside Way, Dunston, Gateshead: up to 151 homes, not permissioned (660 m (0.4 miles))
- Kelvin Grove, Bensham, Gateshead: up to 57 homes, permissioned (690 m (0.4 miles))
- Liddell Tce: up to 8 homes, permissioned (720 m (0.4 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| NE8 4YD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NE8 4YB | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 1 / 2 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 26 addresses are between 10 m and 15 m above sea level (13 m on average); the ground rises about 5 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE8 4YB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NE8 4YD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Dunston 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Newcastle 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) | |
| Manors 64,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3 km (1.9 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Gateshead (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 38 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Lobley Hill Road-Victoria Road Bensham | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Interchange Gateshead | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Newcastle International Ferry Terminal Royal Quays | 12.1 km (7.5 miles) |
| Car parks | Skinnerburn Road Car Park | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 11 km (6.8 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bensham Family Practice | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest N & B Chemists LTD | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bensham Dental Practice | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Bensham Hospital | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Police station | Gateshead Police Station | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest MFG - Lobley Hill Service Station Cashzone | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Eslington Park 12 ha | 230 m |
| Play area | 14 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 680 m² | 350 m |
| Playing field | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 170 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Sandown Allotments 2.0 ha | 120 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 6 parks and gardens, 14 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Chad, a listed building (Grade II*), 700 m (0.4 miles) east. 6 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Chad | Listed building, Grade II* | 700 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Saltwell Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Dunston Staiths | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Westgate Hill Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Team Gut | Tidal water | 920 m (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Saltwell Park Grove | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Beggar Wood | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Dunston Hill | Hill | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) west |
| Ouseburn Valley | Valley | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) north-east |
| St Anthony's Point | Wetland | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 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 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 22 | 26 |
4 of the street's 26 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Gateshead: see them on the Gateshead page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bensham Grove Nursery School | Nursery | 0–5 | 640 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Aidan's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 670 m (0.4 miles) | Good (May 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, Gateshead Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 730 m (0.5 miles) | Outstanding (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Brighton Avenue Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 730 m (0.5 miles) | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Kelvin Grove Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 760 m (0.5 miles) | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School, Dunston Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Caedmon Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Lobley Hill Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| South Street Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Riverside Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Dec 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Low Fell Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Feb 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong House Care Home NE8 4YG | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 170 m | 4 Good | 20 Jan 2026 |
| No Limits NE8 2YP | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 250 m | 5 Very good | 9 Oct 2025 |
| Rosewood House NE8 2YE | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 310 m | 4 Good | 7 Jul 2026 |
| For Bake Sake NE8 4AF | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 310 m | 5 Very good | 20 May 2026 |
| Victoria Stores NE8 2SY | Retailers - other | 360 m | 5 Very good | 5 Sep 2025 |
| Londis Lobley Hill NE11 0UH | Retailers - other | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 20 Aug 2025 |
| Gateshead School Catering at Eslington School NE8 2EP | School/college/university | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 26 Mar 2026 |
| Saltwell News NE8 4XE | Retailers - other | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 28 Nov 2024 |
| Bensham Tandoori NE8 4XE | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 1 Major improvement necessary | 9 Nov 2025 |
| Olivia's Kitchen NE11 0NN | Other catering premises | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 17 Sep 2025 |
| Dragon Inn NE8 4XH | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 16 Jan 2025 |
| Saltwell Social Club Limited NE8 4XH | Pub/bar/nightclub | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 13 Feb 2026 |
| The Magpies Fish Bar NE8 4XH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 8 Jul 2026 |
| Saltwell Chip Stop NE8 4TH | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 3 Generally satisfactory | 15 May 2026 |
| The Joinery NE8 4TH | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 500 m (0.3 miles) | Awaiting inspection |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 13 |
| Vehicle crime | 7 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Kempton Gardens (7); On or near Arkle Street (7); On or near Goodwood Avenue (6); On or near Ascot Crescent (5); On or near Walnut Gardens (4).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 34% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 50% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 41% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 14% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 15% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 14% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 85% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | under 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 16% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 41% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 1 to 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Goodwood Avenue · Ascot Crescent · Kempton Gardens · Sandown Gardens · Armstrong Street · York Close · Chepstow Gardens · Arkle Street · Walnut Gardens · King Street · Newbury Avenue · Renwick Court
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.