Gateshead
9 addresses across 2 postcodes (DH3), about 190 m long. USRN 14929065.
5 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 4). No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Gateshead costs £2,716 a year in 2026-27. Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises. The nearest railway station is Chester-Le-Street, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The nearest park or garden is about 200 m away. Background air pollution in 2024 was 11.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits. Its addresses are 53 to 57 m above sea level. 8 of its 9 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic. The nearest GP surgery is Rickleton Medical Centre, about 1.0 km away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km. About 340 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 98% of households owned their home and 26% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification. 13 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
5 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 78 m². Most common: Bungalow, detached (5). Built: 1983-1990 (4); 1991-1995 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (3); rented (social) (1).
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 (44% of about 870 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 1.0 km
- Site of The Vigo public house, Hartside, Birtley: up to 11 homes, permissioned (80 m)
- Arizona Chemicals Vigo Lane: up to 85 homes, pending decision (450 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, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DH3 2HP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| DH3 2EX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 4 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 9 addresses are between 53 m and 57 m above sea level (54 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DH3 2EX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| DH3 2HP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Chester-Le-Street 232,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km |
| Heworth 46,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.7 km | |
| Dunston 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 38 within 800 m; nearest Vigo Lane-Lonsdale Barley Mow | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Park View School - North Lodge Chester-le-Street | 1.2 km |
| Ferry terminal | Newcastle International Ferry Terminal Royal Quays | 14.2 km |
| Car parks | Galleries Shopping Centre Car Park | 2.5 km |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest Rickleton Village Centre | 860 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 19.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Rickleton Medical Centre | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Woodlands Pharmacy | 940 m |
| NHS dentists | Deneholme Dental Practice | 1.9 km |
| Hospital | Spire Washington Hospital | 380 m |
| Police station | Durham Police - chester-le-street Police Station | 2.4 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Moto - Washington North - Forecourt, Portobello, Birtley Cashzone | 790 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5.5 ha | 200 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 420 m² | 730 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,410 m² | 550 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,210 m² | 720 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 5.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Chester New Bridge, a scheduled monument, 2.0 km south. 2 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Chester New Bridge | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km south |
| Lambton Castle | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Vigo Wood | Wood | 250 m south-east |
| New Vigo Wood | Wood | 490 m south-east |
| Virginia Water | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km south-east |
| The Bottoms | Valley | 1.7 km south-east |
| Match Island | Island | 2.8 km north |
| Worm Hill | Hill | 2.9 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.6 | 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 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 9 |
8 of the street's 9 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barley Mow Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 590 m | No published inspection |
| Portobello Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 690 m | No published inspection |
| Rickleton Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 830 m | No overall grade (Jun 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.3 km | Report card (Dec 2025): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Post-16 provision: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Holley Park Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km | No published inspection |
| St Joseph's Catholic Junior School, Birtley Roman Catholic | Primary | 7–11 | 1.6 km | No overall grade (Jun 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Lambton Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km | No published inspection |
| Ravensworth Terrace Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Oxclose Community Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.9 km | 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 |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vigo Convenience DH3 2EW | Retailers - other | 210 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 7 Jan 2026 |
| Barley Mow Inn DH3 2AW | Pub/bar/nightclub | 370 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Barley Mow Working Mens Club DH3 2AW | Pub/bar/nightclub | 370 m | 5 Very good | 12 Apr 2023 |
| Spire Washington Hospital NE38 9JZ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 380 m | 5 Very good | 9 Jun 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 6 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Picktree Lodge (8); On or near Lonsdale (2); On or near Knaresdale (1); On or near Coniston (1); On or near Bede Way (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 6% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 38% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 98% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 60% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 2% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 39% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 54% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 14% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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
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.
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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 aircraft, industry or neighbours: noise figures are models of road and rail traffic outside, in England only.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.