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IMD England
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North East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for NE8 2BJ
Postcode
NE8 2BJ
Coordinates
54.9661, -1.6086
Grid reference
NZ251635
Easting
425,161
Northing
563,561
Region
North East
Plus Code
9C6WX98R+CH
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Unknown
Travel to Work
Newcastle
ITL Region
Gateshead
National Park
Non-National Park
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.
16263
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 16263 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 2BJ
HM Land Registry · Gateshead
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Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.72.9%
Other White8.8%
African3.9%
Chinese2.5%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group2.4%
+ 4 other groups · 9.5%
Religion
No religion58.7%
Christian30.4%
Muslim5.3%
Not answered3.9%
Other religion1.0%
+ other · 0.6%
Age groups
25–3453.9%
35–4915.3%
20–2414.7%
50–648.3%
65–742.1%
+ 2 other age groups · 5.7%
Households
Other49.2%
Cohabiting couple family: No children24.2%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over10.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children5.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children2.2%
+ 5 other households · 8.2%
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 027E E01035611
E01035611MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Gateshead 027 E02006841
E02006841LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Gateshead 027D E01008168
E01008168MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Gateshead 027 E02006841
E02006841Urban: 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
6:08 AM
Sunrise
5:43 PM
Sunset
11 hours 35 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:08 AM
Sunset (today)
5:43 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 35 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode NE8 2BJ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban 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 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 16263
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01035611 and MSOA E02006841 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode NE8 2BJ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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