| Postcode | NE8 1YL | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Gateshead | 
| Nearest station | Newcastle (2 km) | 
| Bus stops | Whitehall Road-Brighton Road (SW) Bensham Court (S) Bensham Road-Brighton Road (S) Bensham Road-Sidney Grove (NE) Bensham Court (N) Rectory Road-Whitehall Road (N) | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 43 View | 
| Known addresses | 4 Balfour Street, Gateshead 5 Balfour Street, Gateshead 6 Balfour Street, Gateshead 7 Balfour Street, Gateshead 8 Balfour Street, Gateshead 9 Balfour Street, Gateshead 10 Balfour Street, Gateshead 11 Balfour Street, Gateshead 12 Balfour Street, Gateshead 14 Balfour Street, Gateshead 15 Balfour Street, Gateshead 16 Balfour Street, Gateshead 17 Balfour Street, Gateshead 18 Balfour Street, Gateshead 19 Balfour Street, Gateshead 20 Balfour Street, Gateshead 22 Balfour Street, Gateshead 24 Balfour Street, Gateshead 26 Balfour Street, Gateshead 29 Balfour Street, Gateshead 32 Balfour Street, Gateshead 35 Balfour Street, Gateshead 39 Balfour Street, Gateshead 43 Balfour Street, Gateshead 45 Balfour Street, Gateshead 47 Balfour Street, Gateshead 49 Balfour Street, Gateshead 51 Balfour Street, Gateshead | 
| Main property type | Flat | 
| Businesses | 
| Latitude | 54.952334 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -1.612433 | |
| Easting | 424920 | |
| Northing | 562034 | |
| Grid reference | NZ249620 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 588862 6090368 | |
| what3words | comb.marble.purple | |
| FixPhrase | crunchy lyricism snuggle unbent | |
| Plus code | 9C6WX92Q+W2 | |
| Altitude | 55 metres (180 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:09 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:33 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 13.1 KMs (8.2 miles) | 
| Parish | Gateshead, unparished area | E43000229 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Lobley Hill and Bensham | E05001079 | 
| Metropolitan District | Gateshead | E08000037 | 
| County | Tyne and Wear | E11000017 | 
| Constituency (2024) | Gateshead Central and Whickham | E14001244 | 
| MP | Mark Ferguson | Labour | 
| Police force | Northumbria | |
| Water company | Northumbrian Water | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Tyneside | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | North East | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | January 1980 | 
|---|---|
| Last updated | September 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 | 
| Population (2011) | 64 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 35 | |
| 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) | E00041407 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 3D1 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Gateshead 008F | E01035610 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Gateshead 008D | E01008171 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Bensham North | E02001689 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Bensham North | E02001689 | 
| Travel to work area | Newcastle | E30000245 | 
| Average property price in Newcastle upon Tyne | £193,693 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 2.8% | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 51 Balfour Street, Gateshead | Flat (leasehold) | Jul 2022 | £80,000 | 
| Flat (leasehold) | Sep 2016 | £60,000 | |
| Flat (leasehold) | Aug 2007 | £99,950 | |
| Terraced (freehold) | Apr 2007 | £87,500 | |
| Terraced (freehold) | Apr 2007 | £106,000 | |
| 11 Balfour Street, Gateshead | Flat (leasehold) | Aug 2021 | £63,000 | 
| Flat (leasehold) | Dec 2003 | £52,000 | |
| Flat (leasehold) | May 2003 | £27,000 | |
| Flat (leasehold) | May 1995 | £15,750 | |
| 35 Balfour Street, Gateshead | Other (freehold) | Aug 2020 | £110,000 | 
| Flat (freehold) | Sep 2003 | £12,000 | |
| Flat (leasehold) | Jun 2003 | £26,500 | |
| 10 Balfour Street, Gateshead | Flat (leasehold) | Jan 2019 | £52,500 | 
| 8 Balfour Street, Gateshead | Flat (leasehold) | Jan 2019 | £35,000 | 
| 19 Balfour Street, Gateshead | Flat (leasehold) | Oct 2017 | £72,000 | 
| Flat (leasehold) | May 2015 | £65,000 | |
| Flat (leasehold) | Jan 1996 | £27,000 | |
| 15 Balfour Street, Gateshead | Flat (leasehold) | Apr 2017 | £55,000 | 
| Flat (leasehold) | Jul 2012 | £55,000 | |
| Flat (leasehold) | Nov 2001 | £13,000 | |
| 45 Balfour Street, Gateshead | Flat (leasehold) | Apr 2017 | £52,000 | 
| Flat (leasehold) | Mar 2007 | £87,500 | |
| Flat (freehold) | Mar 2007 | £100,000 | |
| Flat (leasehold) | Jul 2005 | £52,000 | |
| 9 Balfour Street, Gateshead | Flat (leasehold) | Dec 2016 | £44,500 | 
| Flat (leasehold) | Jan 2004 | £51,000 | |
| Flat (leasehold) | Feb 1997 | £14,000 | |
| 7 Balfour Street, Gateshead | Flat (leasehold) | May 2016 | £79,950 | 
| Flat (leasehold) | May 2011 | £72,000 |