B1307 Gateshead
1 address across 1 postcode (NE8), about 210 m long, classed as a b road. USRN 14981340.
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is 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 C; Band D in Gateshead costs £2,716 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Newcastle, about 620 m (0.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Windmill Hills, is about 510 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 17.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about -1 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 1 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Millennium Family Practice, about 490 m (0.3 miles) away, with 9 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 170 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 28% of households owned their home and 69% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 186 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 street: most are in band C (56% of about 960 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Bridges. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 1.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- HIGH LEVEL BRIDGE, grade I
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Hillgate - Gateshead Quays Key Site (part of), Gateshead: up to 91 homes, not permissioned (110 m)
- 68-72 Close, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 3RF: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (270 m)
- Hanover Square Newcastle upon Tyne: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (290 m)
- Heaton Paper Co, Eldon St, Gateshead: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (300 m)
- Princess Building, Queen Street, Newcastle, permissioned (320 m)
- Tynegate blocks, Sunderland Rd, Gateshead: up to 200 homes, permissioned (340 m)
- Cale Cross House, permissioned (350 m)
- Jackson Street, Gateshead: up to 23 homes, not permissioned (380 m)
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is 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 street's address is about -1 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE8 2BJ | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Newcastle 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Manors 64,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 720 m (0.4 miles) | |
| Dunston 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Central Station (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Gateshead (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 650 m (0.4 miles) | |
| Manors (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 850 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 83 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Pipewell Gate Gateshead Quays | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Interchange Gateshead | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Newcastle International Ferry Terminal Royal Quays | 10.6 km (6.6 miles) |
| Car parks | 9 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest High Level Bridge Parking Co. | 220 m |
| EV charging points | 8 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 160 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 9.5 km (5.9 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Millennium Family Practice | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 14 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest K S Bamrah And Associates | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Royal Victoria Infirmary | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Police station | Newcastle City Centre Police Station | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 16 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Queen News | 310 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Windmill Hills 3.5 ha | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 110 m² | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.1 ha | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,940 m² | 1 km (0.7 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 5.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is High Level Bridge, a listed building (Grade I), 60 m north-west. 354 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 42 of them Grade I and 49 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| High Level Bridge | Listed building, Grade I | 60 m north-west |
| Swing Bridge Over River Tyne | Listed building, Grade II* | 100 m north |
| Newcastle Swing Bridge | Scheduled monument | 100 m north |
| 35, Close | Listed building, Grade II* | 160 m north-west |
| Old Tyne Bridge | Listed building, Grade I | 170 m north |
| Old Tyne Bridge (land arches) | Scheduled monument | 170 m north |
| Roman fort, Anglo-Saxon cemetery, motte and bailey castle and tower keep castle | Scheduled monument | 280 m north-west |
| Westgate Hill Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km (1 mile) west |
| Leazes Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Millers Hill | Hill | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Ouseburn Valley | Valley | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Team Gut | Tidal water | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south-west |
| Jesmond Vale | Valley | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north-east |
| Quarry Plantation | Wood | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south-east |
| St Anthony's Point | Wetland | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 17.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 0 | 1 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 0 |
1 of the street's 1 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 1 from railways, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North East Futures UTC | Secondary | 14–19 | 510 m (0.3 miles) | No overall grade (May 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Gateshead College | 16 plus | 16–99 | 640 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Christ Church CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected 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 Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| NCG | 16 plus | 14–99 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Mar 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (Jun 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Caedmon Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Brighton Avenue Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | 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 |
| Bensham Grove Nursery School | Nursery | 0–5 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| South Street Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Aidan's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Good (May 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilton Hotel NE8 2AR | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 130 m | 5 Very good | 30 Jan 2025 |
| Baghead NE8 2FD | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 160 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| The Quayside Bar, Wetherspoons NE1 3RN | Pub/bar/nightclub | 160 m | 5 Very good | 1 Oct 2026 |
| Axis Beer NE8 2AJ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 170 m | 5 Very good | 1 May 2025 |
| The Little Coffee Shop Under The Bridge NE1 3RG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 170 m | 5 Very good | 3 Oct 2023 |
| Lock & Quay NE8 2BJ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 170 m | 5 Very good | 22 Jul 2025 |
| Victor Indigo November NE8 2AJ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 180 m | 5 Very good | 22 Feb 2024 |
| Gino D'Acampo Restaurant - Quayside Newcastle NE1 3BE | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 190 m | 5 Very good | 23 Dec 2025 |
| Bertie's Shirts NE8 2AJ | Retailers - other | 190 m | 5 Very good | 12 Aug 2026 |
| Sambuca NE1 3RG | Pub/bar/nightclub | 190 m | 5 Very good | 8 Dec 2025 |
| The Dubliner Newcastle NE1 3RE | Pub/bar/nightclub | 200 m | 5 Very good | 5 Sep 2024 |
| Kenny Atkinson ''House Of Tides'' NE1 3RF | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 200 m | 5 Very good | 3 Jul 2025 |
| Tiger Hornsby NE1 3RE | Pub/bar/nightclub | 200 m | 5 Very good | 27 Mar 2026 |
| Sereniti NE8 2AJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 200 m | 5 Very good | 30 Aug 2023 |
| ZEROX NE1 3JF | Pub/bar/nightclub | 210 m | 5 Very good | 8 Oct 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 54 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 54 |
| Other theft | 15 |
| Public order | 14 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 12 |
| Vehicle crime | 8 |
| Burglary | 8 |
| Drugs | 5 |
| Bicycle theft | 5 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Parking Area (106); On or near Sandhill (27); On or near Bottle Bank (26); On or near Hudson Street (14); On or near High Level Road (6).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 29 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 2% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 28% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 8% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 70% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 86% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 2% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 33% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 12% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 69% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 2% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 88% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 5 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
- Food hygiene ratings Colonel Porters (restaurant/cafe/canteen, NE1 1LE) now 4 Good, was 5 Very good (rated 2 October 2026) found 31 October 2026
Postcodes on this street
- NE8 2BJ: 1 address of 12 in the postcode
Nearby streets
B1307 · B1307 · Bottle Bank · Bridge Street · Bridge Street · Bridge Street · Pipewellgate · High Level Road · Curzon Place · Hudson Street · High Street · Fletcher Road
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.