| Postcode | NE8 2WX |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Gateshead |
| Nearest station | Newcastle (2 km) |
| Bus stops |
Bensham Road-Brighton Road (S)
Bensham Court (S)
School Street (S)
School Street (N)
Derwentwater Road-South Hill Road (NE)
Bensham Court (N)
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| Known addresses |
No addresses found
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| Businesses |
No businesses found
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| Latitude | 54.953453 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -1.616298 | |
| Easting | 424672 | |
| Northing | 562157 | |
| Grid reference | NZ246621 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 588612 6090487 | |
| what3words | passes.beans.topic | |
| Plus code | 9C6WX93M+9F | |
| Altitude | 47 metres (153 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 8:31 | |
| Sunset (today) | 15:53 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 13.3 KMs (8.3 miles) |
| Parish | Gateshead, unparished area | E43000229 |
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Lobley Hill and Bensham | E05001079 |
| Metropolitan District | Gateshead | E08000037 |
| County | Tyne and Wear | E11000017 |
| Constituency (2024) | Gateshead Central and Whickham | E14001244 |
| MP | Mark Ferguson | Labour |
| Police force | Northumbria | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Tyneside | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Northumberland, and Tyne and Wear | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | North East | |
| Country | England | E92000001 |
| Date introduced | May 2004 |
|---|---|
| Date usage ended | July 2005 |
| Last updated | December 2024 |
| User type | Large (addresses receive more than 25 items of mail per day) |
| Quality | Imputed by ONS by reference to surrounding postcode grid references |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) |
Most deprivedLeast deprived
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|---|---|---|
| Average household income (2020) |
Lowest (£22,200)
Highest (£108,100)
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| Rural/urban | Urban major conurbation | |
| Built up area (2024) | Gateshead | E63007200 |
| Census output area (2021) | E00041404 | |
| Census output area (2011) | E00041404 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Gateshead 008C | E01008170 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Gateshead 008C | E01008170 |
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Bensham North | E02001689 |
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Bensham North | E02001689 |
| Travel to work area | Newcastle | E30000245 |
| Average property price in Newcastle upon Tyne | £182,882 |
|---|---|
| Annual change | -2.8% |