NE8 1YL maps, stats, and open data

NE8 1YL lies on Balfour Street in Gateshead. NE8 1YL 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 1YL maps

NE8 1YL map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
NE8 1YL map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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NE8 1YL geodata

Easting424921
Northing562033
Latitude54.952326
Longitude-1.612420

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is NE8 1YL?

StreetBalfour Street
Town/CityGateshead
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictNE8
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NE8 1YL Elevation

Elevation or altitude of NE8 1YL as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation50m164ft

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

WardLobley Hill And Bensham
ConstituencyGateshead

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of NE8 1YL

January 2024Anti-social behaviourOn or near Westminster Street319m
January 2024Anti-social behaviourOn or near Westminster Street319m
August 2023Public orderOn or near Westminster Street319m
➜ Balfour Street crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
Licence: Open Government Licence

Transport

Nearest bus stops to NE8 1YL

Brighton Road-whitehall Road (Brighton Road)Bensham146m
Brighton Road-bensham Road (Brighton Road)Bensham163m
Brighton Road-bensham Road (Brighton Road)Bensham170m
Whitehall Road-brighton Road (Whitehall Road)Bensham181m
Whitehall Road-brighton Road (Whitehall Road)Bensham195m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to NE8 1YL

Gateshead (Tyne And Wear Metro Station) (Bensham Road)Gateshead1,139m

Nearest railway stations to NE8 1YL

Newcastle Station1.8km
Dunston Station1.9km
Manors Station2.3km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for NE8 1YL

Broadband access in NE8 1YL (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in NE8 1YL (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed45.1Mbps
Average download speed71.5Mbps
Maximum download speed350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed8.3Mbps
Average upload speed7.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed16.91Mbps

Broadband limitations in NE8 1YL (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for NE8 1YL

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NE8 1YL gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in NE8 1YL by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)333,701
Meter count42
Mean (kWh/meter)7,945
Median (kWh/meter)7,305

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)80,199
Meter count40
Mean (kWh/meter)2,005
Median (kWh/meter)1,904
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in NE8 1YL, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in NE8 1YL.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

80% of English postcodes are less deprived than NE8 1YL:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to NE8 1YL (meters)

JT&B Craig Newsagents
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
139-141 Brighton Road
64m
Brighton Avenue Primary School (Kitchen)
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
Brighton Avenue Primary School
64m
Gateshead Talmudical College
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
88 Windermere Street
141m

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Nearest post box to NE8 1YL

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Rectory Road17:3011:30101m
Rectory Road17:3012:15323m
Saltwell Road Post Office17:4511:30349m

Nearest sports facilities to NE8 1YL

FacilityDistance
Brighton Avenue Primary School
Brighton Road, Gateshead
Grass Pitches
141m
Gateshead Leisure Centre (Closed)
Alexandra Road, Gateshead
Sports Hall, Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio, Squash Courts
649m
Eslington Primary School (Hazel Road)
Hazel Road, Gateshead
Grass Pitches
684m

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Nearest schools to NE8 1YL

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Brighton Avenue Primary School
Brighton Road, Gateshead, NE8 1XS
Primary134m
Bensham Grove Nursery School
Sidney Grove and Carr Hill Road, Bensham and Deckham, Gateshead, NE8 2XD
Nursery294m
Gateshead Jewish Boarding School
10 Rydal Street, Gateshead, NE8 1HG
Not applicable323m

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NE8 1YL ITL and NE8 1YL 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 1YL:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLCNorth East (England)
ITL 2 CodeName
TLC2Northumberland, and Tyne and Wear
ITL 3 CodeName
TLC22Tyneside
LAU 1 CodeName
E08000037Gateshead

NE8 1YL 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 1YL:

CodeName
OAE00041407
LSOAE01008171Gateshead 008D
MSOAE02001689Gateshead 008

Nearest postcodes to NE8 1YL

NE8 1YHGoschen Street55m
NE8 1YBHilda Street59m
NE8 1XSBrighton Road69m
NE8 1YJEpworth Grove72m
NE8 1YASt Aidans Street74m
NE8 1YERidley Street109m
NE8 1XQBrighton Road116m
NE8 1XTBensham Avenue118m
NE8 1XUOswald Terrace125m
NE8 1XLRectory Road126m