NE8 1SS maps, stats, and open data
NE8 1SS lies on Woodbine Street in Gateshead. NE8 1SS is located in the Lobley Hill and Bensham electoral ward, within the metropolitan district of Gateshead and the English Parliamentary constituency of Gateshead. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB - 13T and the police force is Northumbria. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.
NE8 1SS maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
NE8 1SS geodata
| Easting | 425087 |
| Northing | 562335 |
| Latitude | 54.955032 |
| Longitude | -1.609802 |
Where is NE8 1SS?
| Street | Woodbine Street |
| Town/City | Gateshead |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | NE8 |
NE8 1SS Elevation
Elevation or altitude of NE8 1SS as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 70m | 230ft |
Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.
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Politics
| Ward | Lobley Hill And Bensham |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Gateshead |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in NE8 1SS
2006 17 MAY £82,000 |
2006 3 MAR £72,000 |
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport
Nearest bus stops to NE8 1SS
| Coatsworth Road-villa Place (Coatsworth Road) | Bensham | 140m |
| Coatsworth Road-poplar Crescent (Coatsworth Road) | Bensham | 210m |
| Coatsworth Road - Windermere Street (Coatsworth Road) | Bensham | 233m |
| Coatsworth Road - Grasmere Street (Coatsworth Road) | Bensham | 247m |
| Bensham Court (Bensham Road) | Bensham | 291m |
Nearest underground/metro/tram to NE8 1SS
| Gateshead (Tyne And Wear Metro Station) (Bensham Road) | Gateshead | 794m |
| Gateshead Stadium (Tyne And Wear Metro Station) (St James Road) | Gateshead Stadium | 1,426m |
Nearest railway stations to NE8 1SS
| Newcastle Station | 1.6km |
| Manors Station | 2km |
| Dunston Station | 2.1km |
Broadband
Broadband access in NE8 1SS (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband speed in NE8 1SS (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 54.5Mbps |
| Average download speed | 78.7Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 350.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 9.8Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 9.3Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 20.00Mbps |
Broadband limitations in NE8 1SS (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps | 0.0% |
NE8 1SS gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in NE8 1SS by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 755,822 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 66 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 11,452 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 9,451 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 175,537 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 61 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 2,878 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 2,193 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in NE8 1SS, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in NE8 1SS.
- Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
- Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence
Deprivation
77.5% of English postcodes are less deprived than NE8 1SS:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to NE8 1SS (metres)
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Nearest post box to NE8 1SS
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Coatsworth Road Post Office | 18:30 | 11:30 | 165m |
| Rectory Road | 17:30 | 11:30 | 244m |
| Bewick Road | 17:45 | 11:30 | 268m |
NE8 1SS ITL and NE8 1SS LAU
The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for NE8 1SS:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
|---|---|
| TLC | North East (England) |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
| TLC2 | Northumberland, and Tyne and Wear |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
| TLC22 | Tyneside |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
| E08000037 | Gateshead |
NE8 1SS census areas
The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for NE8 1SS:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00041401 | |
| LSOA | E01008169 | Gateshead 008B |
| MSOA | E02001689 | Gateshead 008 |
Nearest postcodes to NE8 1SS
| NE8 1ST | Woodbine Street | 31m |
| NE8 1TL | Claremont Place | 62m |
| NE8 1TW | Claremont Walk | 69m |
| NE8 1SU | Claremont Street | 98m |
| NE8 1UA | Bewick Road | 106m |
| NE8 1TN | Sedgewick Place | 106m |
| NE8 1TB | St Cuthberts Place | 114m |
| NE8 1SQ | Coatsworth Road | 116m |
| NE8 1TZ | Claremont Walk | 125m |
| NE8 1TF | Cotfield Walk | 126m |
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