Alexandra Road Gateshead
97 addresses across 5 postcodes (NE8), about 360 m long, classed as a local access road. USRN 14901260.
- Energy: 74 homes have an energy certificate (C: 23, D: 32, E: 17, F: 2).
- Flood: 6 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 78% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Newcastle, about 2.3 km (1.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 160 m away, and Draughts' Garden (27 hectares) is about 250 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 12.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 72 to 78 m above sea level.
- Noise: 95 of its 97 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Oxford Tce & Rawling Rd Medical Group, about 570 m (0.4 miles) away, with 8 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 930 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 48% of households owned their home and 36% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 129 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
74 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 100 m². Most common: Flat (43); House, mid-terrace (16); Maisonette, mid-terrace (10). Built: 1900-1929 (65); before 1900 (7); 1930-1949 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (41); rented (private) (21); rented (social) (6).
Each home's certificates and sales (29 addresses)
- 10, Avenue Road
- 12, Avenue Road
- 20, Avenue Road
- 22, Avenue Road
- 30, Avenue Road
- 52, Avenue Road
- 56-58, Avenue Road
- 62, Avenue Road
- 64, Avenue Road
- 66, Avenue Road
- 68, Avenue Road
- 70, Avenue Road
- 72 Avenue Road
- 80, Avenue Road
- 93, Avenue Road
- 98, Avenue Road
- 102, Avenue Road
- 104, Avenue Road
- 106, Avenue Road
- 108, Avenue Road
- 109, Avenue Road
- 114, Avenue Road
- 115, Avenue Road
- 128, Avenue Road
- 130, Avenue Road
- 137, Avenue Road
- 141, Avenue Road
- 143, Avenue Road
- 149, Avenue Road
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 (80% of about 1,670 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): Saltwell Conservation Area Article 4 Direction 1, Saltwell Conservation Area Article 4 Direction 4.
- Tree preservation orders: 3 protected trees on or by this street.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Hyde Park, Bensham, Gateshead: up to 65 homes, permissioned (350 m)
- Kelvin Grove, Bensham, Gateshead: up to 57 homes, permissioned (600 m (0.4 miles))
- 33-37 Deckham Tce, Deckham, Gateshead: up to 7 homes, permissioned (600 m (0.4 miles))
- “Stirling House, Saltwell Road: up to 10 homes, permissioned (660 m (0.4 miles))
- Dene House, Durham Rd, Low Fell, Gateshead: up to 8 homes, permissioned (680 m (0.4 miles))
- Liddell Tce: up to 8 homes, permissioned (750 m (0.5 miles))
- Bensham Jockey: up to 15 homes, permissioned (800 m (0.5 miles))
- Bensham Hospital: up to 125 homes, not permissioned (920 m (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 16 October 2026 to 27 October 2026: NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS, Utility repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway, carriageway (immediate - emergency works)
- 25 September 2026 to 29 September 2026: NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS, New service connection, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (standard works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 10 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 4JE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NE8 4JH | not in 2 or 3 | 4 / 2 / 6 | unlikely |
| NE8 4JD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| NE8 4JA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NE8 4JS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 97 addresses are between 72 m and 78 m above sea level (74 m on average); the ground rises about 7 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE8 4JA | 100% | 78% | 78% | 0% |
| NE8 4JD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NE8 4JE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NE8 4JH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NE8 4JS | 100% | 95% | 95% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Newcastle 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Dunston 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) | |
| Manors 64,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Gateshead Stadium (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Gateshead (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 20 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 59 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Prince Consort Road - Shipcote Lane | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Interchange Gateshead | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Newcastle International Ferry Terminal Royal Quays | 10.9 km (6.8 miles) |
| Car parks | Civic Centre Car Park | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 11.3 km (7 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Oxford Tce & Rawling Rd Medical Group | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest K & A Pharmacy | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Mr Alec Waugh And Associates | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Bensham Hospital | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Police station | Gateshead Police Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest MFG - Swallow Services Cashzone | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,690 m² | 160 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Draughts' Garden 27 ha | 250 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,170 m² | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.3 ha | 900 m (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 660 m² | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 8 parks and gardens, 31 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Chad, a listed building (Grade II*), 600 m (0.4 miles) west. 30 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* | 600 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Saltwell Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 610 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including Closegate and Water Tower | Scheduled monument | 2 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Quarry Plantation | Wood | 930 m (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Saltwell Park Grove | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) south |
| Team Gut | Tidal water | 2 km (1.2 miles) west |
| Sheriff Hill | Hill | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-east |
| Ouseburn Valley | Valley | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) north |
| St Anthony's Point | Wetland | 3.5 km (2.1 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 57 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 38 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 97 |
95 of the street's 97 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caedmon Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 370 m | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| South Street Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 430 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Kelvin Grove Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 520 m (0.3 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 |
| Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, Gateshead Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 560 m (0.3 miles) | Outstanding (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Brighton Avenue Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 840 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 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 870 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Bensham Grove Nursery School | Nursery | 0–5 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Low Fell Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Feb 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Carr Hill Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Aidan's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | Good (May 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Kells Lane Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Jun 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Bede Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Little Chip NE8 4JT | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 140 m | 5 Very good | 21 Jan 2025 |
| Jenny Hall NE8 4JT | Retailers - other | 140 m | 5 Very good | 26 Nov 2025 |
| Gateshead School Catering at Gibside Primary School NE8 4JA | School/college/university | 150 m | 5 Very good | 18 Mar 2026 |
| A Bit Of A Mouthful NE8 4JT | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 180 m | 5 Very good | 12 May 2026 |
| The Azure Blue NE8 4NJ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 190 m | 4 Good | 5 Apr 2023 |
| 101 Regiment Royal Artillery NE8 4HX | Pub/bar/nightclub | 190 m | 5 Very good | 20 Mar 2025 |
| Bewicks (Central Library) NE8 4LN | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 200 m | 5 Very good | 2 Jul 2025 |
| Last Days Of The Raj NE8 4JR | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 210 m | 5 Very good | 12 Feb 2025 |
| Ibos Take Away NE8 4JR | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 210 m | 4 Good | 28 Oct 2025 |
| Domino's Pizza NE8 4JR | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 210 m | 5 Very good | 12 Dec 2024 |
| The Corpy NE8 4HU | Pub/bar/nightclub | 220 m | 5 Very good | 13 Aug 2025 |
| Great Northern Provisions NE8 4HA | Manufacturers/packers | 220 m | 5 Very good | 13 Jul 2026 |
| Parmos NE8 4JR | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 220 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 8 Jan 2026 |
| Delicious Cottage NE8 4NJ | Retailers - other | 220 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 20 May 2026 |
| Anglo Pizza & Kebab NE8 4JR | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 220 m | 5 Very good | 12 Aug 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 34 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 24 |
| Public order | 16 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 14 |
| Burglary | 11 |
| Other theft | 11 |
| Vehicle crime | 10 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Westfield Terrace (33); On or near Patterdale Terrace (23); On or near Eastbourne Avenue (18); On or near Rodsley Avenue (15); On or near Theatre/Concert Hall (12).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 48% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 22% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 14% | 17% |
| Private rented | 38% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 39% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 13% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 19% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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
- Roadworks Street works permit: NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS: Utility repair and maintenance works, 16 October 2026 to 27 October 2026 (some carriageway incursion) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- NE8 4JE: 38 addresses
- NE8 4JH: 38 addresses of 41 in the postcode
- NE8 4JD: 19 addresses
- NE8 4JA: 1 address of 22 in the postcode
- NE8 4JS: 1 address of 23 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Westfield Terrace · Rodsley Avenue · Edendale Terrace · Avenue Road · Brinkburn Avenue · Alexandra Road · Cotterdale Avenue · Alexandra Road · Patterdale Terrace · Eastbourne Avenue · Silverdale Terrace · Westbourne Avenue
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.