Latitude: 54.9583 / 54°57'29"N
Longitude: -1.6006 / 1°36'2"W
OS Eastings: 425672
OS Northings: 562699
OS Grid: NZ256626
Mapcode National: GBR SR4.L1
Mapcode Global: WHC3R.DM1S
Plus Code: 9C6WX95X+8P
Maidenhead Locator System: IO94ew79
What Three Birds: stonechat.plover.tanager
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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NE8 1WQ is a large user postcode in Gateshead. It was first introduced in August 2004.
'Large User' postcodes are allocated to organisations which receive large amounts of post. Unlike standard geographic postcodes, which cover up to 80 addresses, a large user postcode is unique to a single address.
To the best of our knowledge, the current address of this postcode is:
British Telecom, PO Box 324, Gateshead NE8 1WQ.
The geographic coordinates assigned to a large user postcode may not necessarily be the actual coordinates of the location to which mail is delivered. If the address is a PO Box, then the coordinates will usually be the Royal Mail sorting office which handles mail for that postcode. In other cases, the coordinates of the postcode may be the headquarters, or registered office, of an organisation rather than the building which receives mail.
Gateshead is a town, which had a population of 120,046 in the 2011 census.
NE8 1WQ is in the Newcastle travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Gateshead Primary Care Trust.
NE8 1WQ is approximately 64m (210ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing NE8 1WQ
3c2: Ethnicity Central - Ethnic Dynamics - Constrained Commuters
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for NE8 1WQ
England A1: within a very large conurbation, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
6/10 (Moderate)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
9/10 (Very high)
Area Retail Diversity Index
7/10 (High)
Supermarkets near NE8 1WQ include Aldi, Asda, Co-Operative Food, Farmfoods, Iceland, Lidl, Waitrose, M&S Simply Food, Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of NE8 1WQ are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
Metropolitan District
Gateshead Borough Council
Ward
Bridges
Councillors
Bob Goldsworthy (Labour)
John Eagle (Labour)
Angela Douglas (Labour)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Gateshead
MP
Ian Mearns (Labour)
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for NE8 1WQ.
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The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near NE8 1WQ.
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