Postcode NE8 2HY (Gateshead)

Map showing NE8 2HY and nearby postcodes

The postcode NE8 2HY is located in Gateshead, in the county of Tyne and Wear. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. NE8 2HY is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

NE8 2HY is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 0.5 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of NE8 2HY as Constrained city dwellers > Challenged diversity > Hampered aspiration.

The closest road name to NE8 2HY is Marian Court which is centered 28 m away.

The nearest bus stop is School Street and is 116 m away. Access to the Metro/Tram is 1.04 km away at Gateshead (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)

The closest primary school to NE8 2HY (for ages 11 and under) is St Aidan's Church of England Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Outstanding on July 6, 2007.

The local pub for residents of NE8 2HY is sunside social club and is 1.37 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on May 18, 2017. The nearest takeaway food is available from Apos Pizza and is 1.42 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as AwaitingInspection .

Residents reported an average download speed of 124.2 Mbps and an average upload speed of 13.9 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 1.8 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.3 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for NE8 2HY is covered by the Northumbria police force association and Gateshead is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to NE8 2HY and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to NE8 2HY, and the approximate distance away.

Marian Court 28 m
Cuthbert Street 83 m
Whittingham Court 137 m
School Street 154 m
Meadowcroft Mews 160 m
Second Street 169 m
Derwentwater Court 174 m
Askew Road West 180 m
Ridsdale Court 193 m
South Hill Road 227 m
Bridges View 234 m
Otterburn Court 247 m
The Mill 250 m
First Street 251 m
Corbitt Street 265 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode NE8 2HY

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from NE8 2HY - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
St Aidan's Church of England Primary School Outstanding
(July 6, 2007)
440 m
Brighton Avenue Primary School Outstanding
(October 15, 2014)
579 m
Gateshead Jewish Boarding School Requires improvement
(July 12, 2018)
584 m
Eslington Primary School Outstanding
(March 15, 2017)
608 m
Gateshead Jewish Nursery School Inadequate
(December 13, 2018)
693 m
Tashbar Boys Nursery Good
(July 8, 2021)
693 m
Haskel School Good
(October 7, 2021)
775 m
Keser Girls School Requires improvement
(December 12, 2019)
849 m
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, Gateshead 855 m
Caedmon Community Primary School Good
(January 11, 2018)
873 m
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead 910 m
Keser Torah Boys' School Requires improvement
(October 14, 2021)
923 m
Kelvin Grove Community Primary School Good
(January 12, 2022)
946 m
Shoshanim 1.03 km
North East Futures UTC 1.18 km
Gibside School Outstanding
(March 7, 2017)
1.21 km
South Street Community Primary School Requires improvement
(May 2, 2018)
1.27 km
The Gateshead Cheder School Inadequate
(April 4, 2019)
1.31 km
NCG Good
(January 21, 2022)
1.32 km
St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School, Dunston 1.32 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from NE8 2HY - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Aldi Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
November 20, 2019
1.15 km
Ori Caffe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 15, 2020
1.28 km
The Place To Eat At John Lewis Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 19, 2019
1.28 km
Hutchison Catering At Reece Group Ltd Other catering premises 5
Very Good
January 12, 2022
1.28 km
Baxterstorey UK LTD Other catering premises 5
Very Good
March 2, 2020
1.28 km
CH&Co Catering Ltd ( Aka Lusso) Other catering premises 5
Very Good
February 28, 2022
1.28 km
Servest At Newcastle Broadcasting House Other catering premises 5
Very Good
June 25, 2019
1.28 km
Wellacy Labs Distributors/Transporters Awaiting Inspection
1.3 km
Olivia's Kitchen Other catering premises 5
Very Good
September 30, 2021
1.31 km
sunside social club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
May 18, 2017
1.37 km
Chow Chow Street Food Mobile caterer Awaiting Inspection
1.39 km
Energas Limited Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 8, 2021
1.39 km
Naz Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 3
Satisfactory
November 27, 2019
1.39 km
United Wholesale Grocers Limited Distributors/Transporters 5
Very Good
February 23, 2022
1.39 km
Riverside Delight Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 15, 2019
1.4 km
SALTMARSH CAFE Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 25, 2019
1.4 km
Londis BP Lobley Hill Retailers - other Awaiting Inspection
1.42 km
Apos Pizza Takeaway/sandwich shop Awaiting Inspection
1.42 km
Candy Craving Ltd Retailers - other Awaiting Inspection
1.42 km
Kandola Convenience Store Retailers - other 4
Good
October 19, 2021
1.42 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to NE8 2HY - Data from Apr 2022

School Street Bus Stop/Station 116 m
School Street Bus Stop/Station 125 m
Derwentwater Road-South Hill Road Bus Stop/Station 126 m
Derwentwater Road-South Hill Road Bus Stop/Station 150 m
Askew Road-Garage Bus Stop/Station 154 m
Gateshead (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) Metro/Tram 1.04 km
Gateshead (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) Metro/Tram 1.04 km
Gateshead (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) Metro/Tram 1.05 km
Durham Tees Valley Airport Air 50.79 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to NE8 2HY - Data from Dec 2021

Saltwell Park Urban Greenspace 1.48 km
Saltwell Park Grove Woodland Or Forest 1.87 km
Quarry Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.12 km
Millers Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.44 km
Ouseburn Valley Valley 2.62 km
Beggar Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.78 km
Whickham Hill Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.85 km
Dunston Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.92 km
Watergate Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.15 km
Coxclose Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.23 km
Sheriff Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.24 km
Beacon Lough Plantation Woodland Or Forest 3.37 km
Shanks Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.51 km
Jesmond Vale Valley 3.6 km
Washingwell Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.62 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for NE8 2HY - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 72 Mbps 124.2 Mbps 460 Mbps
Upload 12 Mbps 13.9 Mbps 36 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% - -
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 13 1
30-300 Mbps 0% 92.1 12.6
300+ Mbps 100% 460 36

Gas Consumption

14 meters consuming 166,516 kWh - mean 11,894 kWh : median 12,085 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

13 meters consuming 31,057 kWh - mean 2,389 kWh : median 2,169 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for NE8 2HY - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Tyne and Wear
Latitude 54.95599900
Longitude -1.61733500
OS Easting 424604
OS Northing 0562440
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
2092
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Northumbria

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Gateshead
Electoral Ward Lobley Hill and Bensham
Local Authority District Gateshead
Region / Government Office Region North East
European Electoral Region North East
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: North East
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council Tyne and Wear

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E08000037
Travel To Work Area Newcastle

NHS

NHS England Region North East and Yorkshire
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Gateshead
Cancer Alliance Northern
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
North East
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
Cumbria and North East
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS Newcastle Gateshead CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Constrained city dwellers
Group: Challenged diversity
Subgroup: Hampered aspiration
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Built-Up Area Tyneside BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Gateshead BUASD
Workplace Zone E33000868
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Gateshead 008
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Gateshead 008C
Output Area / Small Area 7A2