| Postcode | NE8 1HT | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Gateshead | 
| Nearest station | Newcastle (1 km) | 
| Bus stops | High West Street-Civic Centre (SE) Jackson Street (E) Jackson Street (W) Gateshead Interchange (N) Arthur Street (E) High Street - Swan Street (S) | 
| Known addresses | 
                          No addresses found
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| Businesses | 
                        No businesses found
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| Latitude | 54.960567 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -1.602015 | |
| Easting | 425582 | |
| Northing | 562954 | |
| Grid reference | NZ255629 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 589511 6091297 | |
| what3words | sparks.torn.broken | |
| FixPhrase | crunchy lyricism spotted unsmooth | |
| Plus code | 9C6WX96X+65 | |
| Altitude | 60 metres (196 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:58 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:44 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 12.1 KMs (7.5 miles) | 
| Parish | Gateshead, unparished area | E43000229 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Bridges | E05001069 | 
| Metropolitan District | Gateshead | E08000037 | 
| County | Tyne and Wear | E11000017 | 
| Constituency (2024) | Gateshead Central and Whickham | E14001244 | 
| MP | Mark Ferguson | Labour | 
| Police force | Northumbria | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Tyneside | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | North East | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | February 1990 | 
|---|---|
| Date usage ended | June 1997 | 
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Large (addresses receive more than 25 items of mail per day) | 
| Quality | Postcode terminated prior to Gridlink initiative - last known ONS postcode grid reference | 
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | Most deprivedLeast deprived | |
|---|---|---|
| Average household income (2020) | Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       | |
| Rural/urban (2021) | Urban: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Urban major conurbation | |
| Built up area (2024) | Gateshead | E63007200 | 
| Census output area (2021) | E00041377 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 7B2 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Gateshead 027C | E01008166 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Gateshead 027C | E01008166 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Gateshead Town | E02006841 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Gateshead Town | E02006841 | 
| Travel to work area | Newcastle | E30000245 | 
| Average property price in Newcastle upon Tyne | £193,693 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 2.8% |