NE8 2UW maps, stats, and open data

NE8 2UW 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 August 1992.

NE8 2UW maps

NE8 2UW map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
NE8 2UW map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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NE8 2UW geodata

Easting424725
Northing562208
Latitude54.953909
Longitude-1.615466

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is NE8 2UW?

CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictNE8
➜ NE8 open data dashboard
➜ See where NE8 is on a map
➜ Where is Gateshead?

NE8 2UW Elevation

Elevation or altitude of NE8 2UW 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.

➜ How high above sea level am I? Find the elevation of your current position using your device's GPS.

Politics

WardLobley Hill And Bensham
ConstituencyGateshead

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of NE8 2UW

December 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Dixon Street353m
October 2023Anti-social behaviourOn or near Dixon Street353m
September 2023Anti-social behaviourOn or near Dixon Street353m
➜ 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 2UW

Bensham Court (Bensham Road)Bensham50m
Bensham Road-brighton Road (Bensham Road)Bensham94m
Brighton Road-bensham Road (Brighton Road)Bensham111m
Brighton Road-bensham Road (Brighton Road)Bensham113m
Bensham Road-sidney Grove (Bensham Road)Bensham133m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to NE8 2UW

Gateshead (Tyne And Wear Metro Station) (Bensham Road)Gateshead1,107m

Nearest railway stations to NE8 2UW

Newcastle Station1.6km
Dunston Station1.8km
Manors Station2.2km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for NE8 2UW

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

Download

Median download speed67.0Mbps
Average download speed65.8Mbps
Maximum download speed200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed10.0Mbps
Average upload speed8.7Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in NE8 2UW (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 2UW

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NE8 2UW gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)269,451
Meter count30
Mean (kWh/meter)8,982
Median (kWh/meter)7,685

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)81,110
Meter count24
Mean (kWh/meter)3,380
Median (kWh/meter)3,036
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in NE8 2UW, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in NE8 2UW.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

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

Food Standards Agency

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

Ping On Chop Suey House
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
253 Bensham Road
69m
Bensham News
Food Hygiene Rating: 2 (Improvement Necessary)
247 Bensham Road
69m
Bensham Court Community Lounge
Food Hygiene Rating: Awaiting Inspection
1 Bensham Court
84m

➜ Get more ratings from the Food Standards Agency

Nearest post box to NE8 2UW

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
First Street17:3011:30150m
Rectory Road17:3011:30266m
Saltwell Road Post Office17:4511:30436m

Nearest sports facilities to NE8 2UW

FacilityDistance
Brighton Avenue Primary School
Brighton Road, Gateshead
Grass Pitches
180m
Eslington Primary School (Hazel Road)
Hazel Road, Gateshead
Grass Pitches
505m
Former North Durham Sports Ground
Prince Consort Road, Gateshead
Grass Pitches
802m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to NE8 2UW

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Brighton Avenue Primary School
Brighton Road, Gateshead, NE8 1XS
Primary175m
Bensham Grove Nursery School
Sidney Grove and Carr Hill Road, Bensham and Deckham, Gateshead, NE8 2XD
Nursery188m
St Aidan's Church of England Primary School
Derwentwater Road, Gateshead, NE8 2HQ
Primary449m

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NE8 2UW ITL and NE8 2UW 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 2UW:

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

NE8 2UW 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 2UW:

CodeName
OAE00041404
LSOAE01008170Gateshead 008C
MSOAE02001689Gateshead 008

Nearest postcodes to NE8 2UW

NE8 2UYFourth Street74m
NE8 2XDSidney Grove122m
NE8 1XTBensham Avenue145m
NE8 1XHRectory Road151m
NE8 1USBensham Road152m
NE8 1XUOswald Terrace155m
NE8 1XQBrighton Road156m
NE8 2XBSidney Grove161m
NE8 1XNRectory Place174m
NE8 2USFirst Street176m