Map of NE8 1UU postcode

General information
Postcode NE8 1UU
Post Town Gateshead
Nearest station Dunston (2 km)
Bus stops
Bensham Road-Brighton Road (S)
Bensham Court (S)
Bensham Court (N)
School Street (S)
Saltwell Road-Stephenson Street (NW)
School Street (N)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 8 View
Known addresses
259 Bensham Road, Gateshead
Main property type Other
Businesses
No businesses found
Geography
Latitude 54.95281
Longitude -1.615426
Easting 424728
Northing 562086
Grid reference NZ247620
UTM reference 30U 588670 6090417
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FixPhrase crunchy lyricism snuggle vanquish
Plus code 9C6WX93M+4R
Altitude 46 metres (153 feet)
Sunrise (today) 5:16
Sunset (today) 21:11
Distance away
Distance to sea 13.3 KMs (8.3 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishGateshead, unparished areaE43000229
Ward Lobley Hill and Bensham E05001079
Metropolitan District Gateshead E08000037
County Tyne and Wear E11000017
Constituency (2024) Gateshead Central and Whickham E14001244
MPMark FergusonLabour
Police forceNorthumbria
Water companyNorthumbrian Water
NUTS/ITL 3 Tyneside
NUTS/ITL 2 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
NUTS/ITL 1 North East
Country England E92000001
Data
Date introduced January 1980
Last updated July 2025
User type Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day)
Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean
Demographics
Population (2011) 3
Households (2011) 2
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
6,796 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£30,800
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanUrban major conurbation
Built up area (2024)GatesheadE63007200
Census output area (2021)E00041393
Census output area (2011)E00041393
Lower layer super output area (2021)Gateshead 008FE01035610
Lower layer super output area (2011)Gateshead 008DE01008171
Middle layer super output area (2021)Bensham NorthE02001689
Middle layer super output area (2011)Bensham NorthE02001689
Travel to work areaNewcastleE30000245
Property sales
Average property price in Newcastle upon Tyne £191,429
Annual change 1.7%
View all properties sold in the NE postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
259 Bensham Road, GatesheadOther (freehold)Mar 2022£305,000
Other (freehold)Apr 2019£220,000


View all properties sold in the NE8 1 sector

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