Colliery Road Gateshead
1 address across 1 postcode (NE11), about 50 m long, classed as a a road. USRN 14980834.
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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 770 m (0.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 670 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 11.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 6 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 Glenpark & Teams Medical Services, about 520 m (0.3 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 290 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 42% of households owned their home and 43% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 27 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
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 A (76% of about 1,000 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)
- MetroGreen - East, Handy Drive, Dunston, Gateshead: up to 152 homes, not permissioned (490 m (0.3 miles))
- Clasper Village, Tyne Rd E, Redheugh, Gateshead: up to 218 homes, not permissioned (530 m (0.3 miles))
- MetroGreen - South, Cross Lane, Dunston, Gateshead: up to 318 homes, not permissioned (610 m (0.4 miles))
- Disused play area, Kent Ave: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (640 m (0.4 miles))
- Meadow Lane garages, Meadow Lane, Dunston, Gateshead: up to 11 homes, permissioned (730 m (0.5 miles))
- Former Ice Cream Factory, Denton Grove: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (910 m (0.6 miles))
- Play area, Wolseley Close, Teams, Gateshead: up to 45 homes, not permissioned (940 m (0.6 miles))
- MetroGreen - Dunston SW, Wellington Rd, Dunston, Gateshead: up to 266 homes, not permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
Planned, as of 30 September 2026
- 30 October 2026: GATESHEAD METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway (major (paa) works)
- 30 October 2026: GATESHEAD METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway (major works)
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 6 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE11 9FF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Dunston 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| MetroCentre 632,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Newcastle 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 38 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Colliery Road Dunston | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Interchange Metrocentre | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Newcastle International Ferry Terminal Royal Quays | 13 km (8.1 miles) |
| Car parks | Skinnerburn Road Car Park | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | Fastned Charging Station | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 9.5 km (5.9 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Glenpark & Teams Medical Services | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Oakfield Pharmacy | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Newcastle General Hospital | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Police station | Northumbria Police | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Nisa Local Dunston Cashzone | 170 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8,570 m² | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 260 m² | 70 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Whitegate Allotments 4,400 m² | 230 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Dunston Staiths, a scheduled monument, 650 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dunston Staiths | Scheduled monument | 650 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Church of St Michael and Presbytery Attached | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| St John's Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Coal mining remains at Dunston Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Westgate Hill Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Team Gut | Tidal water | 810 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Dunston Hill | Hill | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Whickham Hill Plantation | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Shibdon Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) west |
| Ouseburn Valley | Valley | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) north-east |
| Lemington Point | Wetland | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 1 |
1 of the street's 1 addresses is 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 70 m | Good (Dec 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School, Dunston Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 730 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 920 m (0.6 miles) | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Kingsmeadow Community School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Post-16 provision: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Dunston Hill Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Johns Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Hawthorn Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Aidan's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Good (May 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Ashfield Nursery School | Nursery | 2–4 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| NCG | 16 plus | 14–99 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| West Newcastle Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | 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 |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Hotel NE11 9EB | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 120 m | 5 Very good | 24 Nov 2025 |
| Treats by the Tyne NE11 9DU | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 150 m | 5 Very good | 27 Jan 2025 |
| Lennons News NE11 9HE | Retailers - other | 160 m | 4 Good | 24 Jan 2024 |
| Dunston Community Centre NE11 9DU | Other catering premises | 200 m | 5 Very good | 27 Jan 2025 |
| The Tudor Rose NE11 9DU | Pub/bar/nightclub | 200 m | 5 Very good | 28 Nov 2025 |
| Nisa Store NE11 9HD | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 260 m | 5 Very good | 30 Jul 2026 |
| Gills Fish & Chips NE11 9EE | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 290 m | 5 Very good | 23 Oct 2025 |
| Dunston Service Station Limited NE11 9EE | Retailers - other | 290 m | 5 Very good | 3 Feb 2025 |
| sunside social club NE11 9DR | Pub/bar/nightclub | 290 m | 5 Very good | 18 May 2017 |
| Wallace House Care Home NE11 9AE | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 320 m | 5 Very good | 8 Oct 2025 |
| Kandola Convenience Store NE11 9AE | Retailers - other | 320 m | 4 Good | 3 Feb 2025 |
| Star Of Asia NE11 9AE | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 320 m | 4 Good | 23 Oct 2025 |
| Apo's Pizza NE11 9AE | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 320 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 5 Feb 2026 |
| Geordie Sweets NE11 9AE | Retailers - other | 320 m | 5 Very good | 28 May 2025 |
| Dunston Convenience Store NE11 9EH | Retailers - other | 340 m | 5 Very good | 11 Aug 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 11 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Shoplifting | 2 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Newton Street (11); On or near Flour Mill Road (5); On or near Kingfisher Court (3); On or near Railway Street (3); On or near Colliery Road (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 42% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 12% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 4% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 51% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 70% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 43% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 5% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 87% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 4 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
- NE11 9FF: 1 address of 74 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Colliery Road · Kingfisher Court · St Omers Road · Railway Street · Bittern Close · Flour Mill Road · Newton Street · Glanton Court · Grebe Close · Beresford Street · Wellington Road · Collingwood Terrace
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.