Most deprived 10%
IMD England
248
Crime · Aug '26
£163,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 2,009 sales
-2.4%
Last 12 full months vs the prior 12
North East
Region
Deprivation Index (IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
1862
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 1862 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesProperty sales · NE8 1PJ
HM Land Registry · Gateshead
Average price
£189,483
Median price: £163,000
Median -2.4% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 2,009 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jan '26Jan '26: 1 sales · avg £236,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£236k£179k£121k
Aug '24Mar '25Jun '25Jul '25Jan '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near NE8 1PJ
England & WalesCrime trends · near NE8 1PJ
Counts are for Bridges electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
72
YoY —
88440
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
55
YoY —
68340
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
6
YoY —
1160
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
13
YoY —
1790
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
19
YoY —
38190
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
57
YoY —
74370
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
26
YoY —
39200
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.71.8%
Other White9.9%
African4.5%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group3.6%
Other Asian2.0%
+ 1 other groups · 8.2%
Religion
Christian43.7%
No religion40.3%
Muslim5.7%
Not answered4.9%
Jewish3.1%
+ other · 2.3%
Age groups
35–4922.7%
50–6421.0%
25–3416.6%
65–748.8%
20–247.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 23.3%
Households
One person: other34.6%
One person: aged 66+13.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children7.8%
Cohabiting couple family: No children7.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.3%
+ 9 other households · 29.1%
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 664 m straight lineabout 8 min
Gateshead (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
Metro
- 1.2 km straight lineabout 15 min
Newcastle Rail Station
Rail
- 1.3 km straight lineabout 16 min
Central Station (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
Metro
Bus stops
- 101 m straight lineabout 1 min
Bensham Road - Coatsworth Road
Bus · N-Bound · north
- 116 m straight lineabout 1 min
Bensham Road - Coatsworth Road
Bus · S-Bound · south
- 203 m straight lineabout 3 min
Cuthbert Street
Bus · SW-Bound · south-west
- 278 m straight lineabout 3 min
Bensham Road-Alexandra Villas
Bus · SW-Bound · south-west
- 280 m straight lineabout 4 min
Askew Road-St Cuthberts
Bus · SW-Bound · south-west
Coordinates & Location for NE8 1PJ
Postcode
NE8 1PJ
Coordinates
54.9579, -1.6124
Grid reference
NZ249626
Easting
424,917
Northing
562,649
Region
North East
Plus Code
9C6WX95Q+42
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Gateshead
Travel to Work
Newcastle
ITL Region
Gateshead
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
Gateshead
Local Authority
Council AreaGateshead Central and Whickham E14001244
Constituency
E14001244Northumbria
Police Force
England
Ward
Bridges
Constituency code
E14001244
EU Electoral Region
North East
Parish
Gateshead, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Gateshead
Health & NHS
North East
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandNorthern
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
North East
NHS Region
North East and Yorkshire
Integrated Care Board
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Gateshead
Sub ICB Location
NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB - 13T
Cancer Alliance
Northern
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Gateshead 008C E01008170
E01008170MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Gateshead 008 E02001689
E02001689LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Gateshead 008C E01008170
E01008170MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Gateshead 008 E02001689
E02001689Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
7:41 AM
Sunrise
6:01 PM
Sunset
10 hours 20 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:41 AM
Sunset (today)
6:01 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 20 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
June 2001
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~25 years
Active Duration
2001 -> PresentJune 2001 — Introduced
Postcode NE8 1PJ introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01008170 and MSOA E02001689 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 1862
Present — Active
Postcode NE8 1PJ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 2001
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~25 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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Schools near NE8 1PJ
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
NurseryIndependentGirls · Ages 2–5FSM 0%
All-throughIndependentBoys · Ages 10–16FSM 0%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 5–25FSM 0%
PrimaryIndependentGirls · Ages 5–11FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 39%
RWM expected
62%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 40%
RWM expected
80%
PrimaryIndependentBoys · Ages 5–11FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 42%
RWM expected
74%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 46%
RWM expected
81%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 78%
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