NE8 2UL postcode in Gateshead, England

NE8 2UL is a postcode in Gateshead, in the Lobley Hill & Bensham ward. It is in the Gateshead Central and Whickham parliamentary constituency and the Northumbria police force area, and has been in use since December 1994.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at NE8 2UL can get it Across Gateshead: 89% Typical price £150,000 Homes sold in NE8 2, last 12 months. ▼ 6.2% on the year before Nearest station Newcastle 1.5 km in a straight line

Where NE8 2UL is, and what is near it

Map of NE8 2UL and what is near it Map of NE8 2UL: its centre point, with the 174 other postcodes in the NE8 2 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices, 15 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. NE8 2AA: also in NE8 2NE8 2AB: also in NE8 2NE8 2AF: also in NE8 2NE8 2AJ: also in NE8 2NE8 2AN: also in NE8 2NE8 2AP: also in NE8 2NE8 2AR: also in NE8 2NE8 2AS: also in NE8 2NE8 2AT: also in NE8 2NE8 2AU: also in NE8 2NE8 2AW: also in NE8 2NE8 2AY: also in NE8 2NE8 2AZ: also in NE8 2NE8 2BA: also in NE8 2NE8 2BE: also in NE8 2NE8 2BF: also in NE8 2NE8 2BG: also in NE8 2NE8 2BJ: also in NE8 2NE8 2BQ: also in NE8 2NE8 2BR: also in NE8 2NE8 2BS: also in NE8 2NE8 2BW: also in NE8 2NE8 2BZ: also in NE8 2NE8 2DA: also in NE8 2NE8 2DB: also in NE8 2NE8 2DF: also in NE8 2NE8 2DG: also in NE8 2NE8 2DH: also in NE8 2NE8 2DJ: also in NE8 2NE8 2DL: also in NE8 2NE8 2DP: also in NE8 2NE8 2DW: also in NE8 2NE8 2DX: also in NE8 2NE8 2DY: also in NE8 2NE8 2DZ: also in NE8 2NE8 2ED: also in NE8 2NE8 2EE: also in NE8 2NE8 2EH: also in NE8 2NE8 2EJ: also in NE8 2NE8 2EL: also in NE8 2NE8 2EP: also in NE8 2NE8 2EQ: also in NE8 2NE8 2ER: also in NE8 2NE8 2ES: also in NE8 2NE8 2ET: also in NE8 2NE8 2EU: also in NE8 2NE8 2EX: also in NE8 2NE8 2EY: also in NE8 2NE8 2FA: also in NE8 2NE8 2FB: also in NE8 2NE8 2FD: also in NE8 2NE8 2FF: also in NE8 2NE8 2FS: also in NE8 2NE8 2GA: also in NE8 2NE8 2GB: also in NE8 2NE8 2GD: also in NE8 2NE8 2GE: also in NE8 2NE8 2GF: also in NE8 2NE8 2GG: also in NE8 2NE8 2GH: also in NE8 2NE8 2GJ: also in NE8 2NE8 2GL: also in NE8 2NE8 2GN: also in NE8 2NE8 2GP: also in NE8 2NE8 2GQ: also in NE8 2NE8 2GR: also in NE8 2NE8 2GS: also in NE8 2NE8 2GT: also in NE8 2NE8 2GU: also in NE8 2NE8 2GW: also in NE8 2NE8 2GX: also in NE8 2NE8 2GY: also in NE8 2NE8 2HA: also in NE8 2NE8 2HB: also in NE8 2NE8 2HD: also in NE8 2NE8 2HE: also in NE8 2NE8 2HH: also in NE8 2NE8 2HJ: also in NE8 2NE8 2HN: also in NE8 2NE8 2HP: also in NE8 2NE8 2HQ: also in NE8 2NE8 2HR: also in NE8 2NE8 2HS: also in NE8 2NE8 2HU: also in NE8 2NE8 2HX: also in NE8 2NE8 2HY: also in NE8 2NE8 2JB: also in NE8 2NE8 2JG: also in NE8 2NE8 2JR: also in NE8 2NE8 2JU: also in NE8 2NE8 2JX: also in NE8 2NE8 2LL: also in NE8 2NE8 2LS: also in NE8 2NE8 2LT: also in NE8 2NE8 2LX: also in NE8 2NE8 2NA: also in NE8 2NE8 2NT: also in NE8 2NE8 2NU: also in NE8 2NE8 2NX: also in NE8 2NE8 2NY: also in NE8 2NE8 2NZ: also in NE8 2NE8 2PA: also in NE8 2NE8 2PB: also in NE8 2NE8 2PD: also in NE8 2NE8 2PE: also in NE8 2NE8 2PF: also in NE8 2NE8 2PG: also in NE8 2NE8 2PJ: also in NE8 2NE8 2PL: also in NE8 2NE8 2PN: also in NE8 2NE8 2PP: also in NE8 2NE8 2PQ: also in NE8 2NE8 2PS: also in NE8 2NE8 2PT: also in NE8 2NE8 2PW: also in NE8 2NE8 2PX: also in NE8 2NE8 2PZ: also in NE8 2NE8 2QE: also in NE8 2NE8 2QF: also in NE8 2NE8 2QJ: also in NE8 2NE8 2QL: also in NE8 2NE8 2QP: also in NE8 2NE8 2QQ: also in NE8 2NE8 2QR: also in NE8 2NE8 2QU: also in NE8 2NE8 2QX: also in NE8 2NE8 2RB: also in NE8 2NE8 2RD: also in NE8 2NE8 2RF: also in NE8 2NE8 2RG: also in NE8 2NE8 2SB: also in NE8 2NE8 2SH: also in NE8 2NE8 2SJ: also in NE8 2NE8 2ST: also in NE8 2NE8 2SU: also in NE8 2NE8 2SY: also in NE8 2NE8 2SZ: also in NE8 2NE8 2TA: also in NE8 2NE8 2TB: also in NE8 2NE8 2TD: also in NE8 2NE8 2TE: also in NE8 2NE8 2TF: also in NE8 2NE8 2TH: also in NE8 2NE8 2TJ: also in NE8 2NE8 2TL: also in NE8 2NE8 2TN: also in NE8 2NE8 2TP: also in NE8 2NE8 2TQ: also in NE8 2NE8 2TZ: also in NE8 2NE8 2UN: also in NE8 2NE8 2UP: also in NE8 2NE8 2UR: also in NE8 2NE8 2US: also in NE8 2NE8 2UW: also in NE8 2NE8 2UY: also in NE8 2NE8 2XB: also in NE8 2NE8 2XD: also in NE8 2NE8 2XH: also in NE8 2NE8 2XJ: also in NE8 2NE8 2XL: also in NE8 2NE8 2XN: also in NE8 2NE8 2XP: also in NE8 2NE8 2XT: also in NE8 2NE8 2XX: also in NE8 2NE8 2XY: also in NE8 2NE8 2XZ: also in NE8 2NE8 2YA: also in NE8 2NE8 2YB: also in NE8 2NE8 2YE: also in NE8 2NE8 2YL: also in NE8 2NE8 2YP: also in NE8 2 Gateshead NE8 2UL Map of NE8 2UL and what is near it Map of NE8 2UL: its centre point, with the 174 other postcodes in the NE8 2 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices, 15 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. Dunston, Teams & Riverside NE8 2UL
  • NE8 2UL
  • Other postcodes in NE8 2: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 15 bus stops
  • 1 EV charging point

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 54.9550, longitude -1.6167)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after NE8 2UL?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at NE8 2UL?

Every home and business at NE8 2UL can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

NE8 2UL 100% Gateshead 89%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

NE8 2UL 100% Gateshead 98%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at NE8 2UL?

BinDayBuddy does not read Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is NE8 2UL at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include NE8 2UL.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Gateshead

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for NE8 2UL: 1,808 properties in Gateshead are at high risk (1.6% of all its properties). All the figures for Gateshead

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of NE8 2UL is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near NE8 2UL?

Homes in NE8 2 sold for a typical £150,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 87 sales, down 6.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£150,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£160,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 6.2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 2 sales, too few to price
  • Semi-detached £162,000 7 sales
  • Terraced £177,500 27 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £135,000 51 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole NE8 district: a typical £142,000 from 271 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in NE8 2UL

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in NE8 2UL from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near NE8 2UL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,020 homes in the neighbourhood around NE8 2UL. Over half of them (77%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (23%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around NE8 2UL

Band D in Gateshead for 2026‑27: £2,716. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,811 (band A) to £2,716 (band D); band A, the most common, is £1,811.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 790 (77%)£1,811
Band Babout 60 (6%)£2,112
Band Cabout 150 (15%)£2,414
Band Dabout 20 (2%)£2,716
Band Efewer than 5£3,319
Band Ffewer than 5£3,923
Band Gwithheld£4,526
Band Hfewer than 5£5,432

When the homes were built

  1. 22% Before 1900
  2. 7% 1900 to 1918
  3. 5% 1919 to 1939
  4. 15% 1945 to 1964
  5. 12% 1965 to 1982
  6. 23% 1983 to 1999
  7. 16% 2000 to 2009
  8. 2% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Gateshead before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of NE8 2UL is in (ONS area E01008170), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near NE8 2UL?

The nearest open schools to NE8 2UL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near NE8 2UL, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to NE8 2UL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of NE8 2UL is Newcastle Rail Station, 1.5 km away in a straight line.

  • Newcastle Rail Station Railway station 1.5 kmCycle
  • Dunston Rail Station Railway station 1.7 kmCycle
  • Gateshead (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) Underground, metro or tram 1.1 kmWalk

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

15 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Derwentwater Road-South Hill Road, 89 m away.

More stations near NE8 2UL, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near NE8 2UL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of NE8 2UL, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near NE8 2UL?

1 within 1 km 16 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of NE8 2UL, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 950 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.4 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 1.4 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near NE8 2UL?

The nearest to the centre of NE8 2UL, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to NE8 2UL?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near NE8 2UL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of NE8 2UL, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near NE8 2UL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of NE8 2UL, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near NE8 2UL?

The nearest vets to the centre of NE8 2UL on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is NE8 2UL in a conservation area?

The centre of NE8 2UL is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near NE8 2UL?

Police.uk records 572 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of NE8 2UL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences168 reports
Anti-social behaviour119 reports
Public order48 reports
Shoplifting45 reports
Criminal damage and arson43 reports
Other theft41 reports

Also: burglary 24, vehicle crime 22, robbery 16, drugs 14, other crime 11, theft from the person 10, possession of weapons 7, bicycle theft 4.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for NE8 2UL

Ward
Lobley Hill & Bensham
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
North East
Country
England
Built-up area
Gateshead
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
December 1994

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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NE8 2HU50 mNE8 2HB70 mNE8 2HN80 mNE8 2JB100 mNE8 2UP100 mNE8 2JU110 m
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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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