NE8 2HX maps, stats, and open data

NE8 2HX 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 2HX maps

NE8 2HX map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

NE8 2HX map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)

NE8 2HX geodata

Easting	424568
Northing	562423
Latitude	54.955848
Longitude	-1.617899

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is NE8 2HX?

Country	England
Postcode District	NE8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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NE8 2HX Elevation

Elevation or altitude of NE8 2HX as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	40m	131ft

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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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Lobley Hill And Bensham
Constituency	Gateshead

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of NE8 2HX

December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Dixon Street	309m
October 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Dixon Street	309m
September 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Dixon Street	309m
➜ Get more crime data in our Crime section

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to NE8 2HX

Derwentwater Road-south Hill Road (Derwentwater Road)	Bensham	96m
Derwentwater Road-south Hill Road (Derwentwater Road)	Bensham	114m
Askew Road-garage (Askew Road West)	Teams	149m
School Street	Bensham	149m
School Street	Bensham	155m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to NE8 2HX

Gateshead (Tyne And Wear Metro Station) (Bensham Road)	Gateshead	1,081m
Central Station (Tyne And Wear Metro Station) (Neville Street)	Newcastle Upon Tyne	1,481m

Nearest railway stations to NE8 2HX

Newcastle Station	1.4km
Dunston Station	1.7km
Manors Station	2.1km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for NE8 2HX

Broadband access in NE8 2HX (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 2HX (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	100.0Mbps
Average download speed	82.6Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.1Mbps
Average upload speed	1.7Mbps
Maximum upload speed	4.30Mbps

Broadband limitations in NE8 2HX (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%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for NE8 2HX

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Source: Ofcom
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NE8 2HX gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in NE8 2HX by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	194,568
Meter count	34
Mean (kWh/meter)	5,723
Median (kWh/meter)	4,535

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	46,706
Meter count	34
Mean (kWh/meter)	1,374
Median (kWh/meter)	1,175

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in NE8 2HX, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in NE8 2HX.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

93.1% of English postcodes are less deprived than NE8 2HX:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to NE8 2HX (meters)

South Hill

25 South Hill Road

208m

Shell UK Limited

Redheugh Bridge Filling Station

255m

The Cafe Under The Spire

St Cuthberts House

261m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
Licence: FSA terms & conditions

Nearest post box to NE8 2HX

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
First Street	17:30	11:30	236m
Tyne Road East	17:30	12:30	432m
Low Teams Post Office	17:30	12:30	435m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to NE8 2HX

Facility	Distance
Brighton Avenue Primary School Brighton Road, Gateshead Grass Pitches	440m
Eslington Primary School (Hazel Road) Hazel Road, Gateshead Grass Pitches	479m
Smith Terrace Abbeyfield Close, Gateshead Grass Pitches	762m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to NE8 2HX

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Bensham Grove Nursery School Sidney Grove and Carr Hill Road, Bensham and Deckham, Gateshead, NE8 2XD	Nursery	381m
St Aidan's Church of England Primary School Derwentwater Road, Gateshead, NE8 2HQ	Primary	391m
Brighton Avenue Primary School Brighton Road, Gateshead, NE8 1XS	Primary	438m

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Source: Edubase
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NE8 2HX ITL and NE8 2HX 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 2HX:

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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NE8 2HX 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 2HX:

	Code	Name
OA	E00166190
LSOA	E01008170	Gateshead 008C
MSOA	E02001689	Gateshead 008

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to NE8 2HX

NE8 2HY	Marian Court	40m
NE8 2JB	Marian Court	73m
NE8 2HU	Marian Court	76m
NE8 2JU	Marian Court	111m
NE8 2XT	Corbitt Street	209m
NE8 2XZ	South Hill Road	210m
NE8 2HJ	Derwentwater Road	225m
NE8 1AF	Cuthbert Street	227m
NE8 2JX	Askew Road West	256m
NE8 1US	Bensham Road	261m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Open Government Licence