High deprivation
IMD England
62
Crime · May '26
£126,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
North East
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for NE8 2BQ
Postcode
NE8 2BQ
Coordinates
54.9572, -1.6289
Grid reference
NZ238625
Easting
423,862
Northing
562,572
Region
North East
Plus Code
9C6WX94C+VC
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
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.
6990
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 6990 out of 32,844 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)
Property sales · NE8 2BQ
HM Land Registry · Gateshead
Average price
£141,800
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £126,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jul '23 – Dec '25Dec '25: 1 sales · avg £122,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£195k£153k£110k
Jul '23Sep '23Dec '24Sep '25Dec '25
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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 2BQ
Crime trends · near NE8 2BQ
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
40200
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
20
YoY -26%
ASB
31160
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
16
YoY +14%
Vehicle Crime
1260
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY +100%
Burglary
740
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -75%
Criminal damage
19100
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY -38%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.76.4%
Other White7.3%
Chinese3.1%
Other Asian2.4%
African1.9%
+ 4 other groups · 8.9%
Religion
No religion52.3%
Christian36.4%
Muslim5.0%
Not answered3.7%
Buddhist1.2%
+ other · 1.5%
Age groups
35–4927.4%
25–3424.5%
50–6414.1%
20–247.6%
5–95.5%
+ 5 other age groups · 20.9%
Households
Other36.1%
Cohabiting couple family: No children15.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.3%
Any member 66+6.9%
+ 7 other households · 24.9%
Administrative Information
Gateshead
Local Authority
Council AreaGateshead Central and Whickham E14001244
Constituency
E14001244Northumbria
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Dunston and Teams
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 ScotlandNorthern
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 007C E01008258
E01008258MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Gateshead 007 E02001688
E02001688LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Gateshead 007C E01008258
E01008258MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Gateshead 007 E02001688
E02001688Urban: 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
3:43 AM
Sunrise
8:40 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:43 AM
Sunset (today)
8:40 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
November 2004
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~22 years
Active Duration
2004 -> PresentNovember 2004 — Introduced
Postcode NE8 2BQ introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 6990
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01008258 and MSOA E02001688 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode NE8 2BQ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
November 2004
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~22 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near NE8 2BQ
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
St Aidan's Church of England Primary School
Gateshead · NE8 2HQ
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
St Aidan's Church of England Primary School
Gateshead · NE8 2HQ
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Eslington Primary School
Gateshead · NE8 2EP
Outstanding
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School, Dunston
Gateshead · NE8 2QU
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Riverside Primary Academy
Gateshead · NE11 9DX
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
NCG
Newcastle upon Tyne · NE4 7SA
0.6 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 14–99
St Michael's Catholic Primary School
Newcastle upon Tyne · NE4 7RE
Good
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Brighton Avenue Primary School
Gateshead · NE8 1XS
Outstanding
0.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
North East Futures UTC
Newcastle upon Tyne · NE1 3AS
Requires improvement
0.8 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 14–19
Gateshead Jewish Boarding School
Gateshead · NE8 1HG
0.8 mi
All-throughIndependentBoys · Ages 10–16
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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