Latitude: 54.951 / 54°57'3"N
Longitude: -1.614 / 1°36'50"W
OS Eastings: 424821
OS Northings: 561888
OS Grid: NZ248618
Mapcode National: GBR SP6.WH
Mapcode Global: WHC3R.5TPB
Plus Code: 9C6WX92P+CC
Maidenhead Locator System: IO94ew68
What Three Birds: bustard.canvasback.cowbird
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NE8 4QS is a primarily residential postcode in Bensham, Gateshead. It was first introduced in January 1980.
The most common council tax band is A.
Residential buildings are primarily terraced (including end-terrace). Domestic properties are primarily flats.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £20,165 to £270,211 with an average of £87,293.
Residential buildings were typically constructed between 1900 and 1929 and between 1930 and 1949.
None of the residential properties sold since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Domestic properties are mostly privately rented, with some owner occupied
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings are D and E.
Commercial rateable values range from £2,900 to £17,500 with an average of £11,217. The most common recorded business types are Public House and Surgery.
Gateshead is a town, which had a population of 120,046 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 64 people resident in NE8 4QS, of which 30 were male and 34 were female. This also includes overnight visitors at domestic properties, and residents of non-domestic properties such as hotels, prisons and halls of residence.
NE8 4QS is in the Newcastle travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Gateshead Primary Care Trust.
NE8 4QS is approximately 43m (141ft) above sea level.
See recent residential property sales in NE8 4QS
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing NE8 4QS
7a2: Constrained City Dwellers - Challenged Diversity - Hampered Aspiration
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for NE8 4QS
England A1: within a very large conurbation, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
5/10 (Moderate)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
9/10 (Very high)
Area Retail Diversity Index
7/10 (High)
Supermarkets near NE8 4QS 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 4QS 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
Lobley Hill and Bensham
Councillors
Catherine Donovan (Labour)
Kevin Dodds (Labour)
Eileen McMaster (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 4QS.
Broadband statistics for commercial properties are less reliable than for domestic properties, as businesses are more likely to have other forms of Internet access that are not classified as 'Broadband'.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near NE8 4QS.
Brighton Avenue Primary School
Brighton Road, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE8 1XS
Community School
Ages 3 - 11
Outstanding
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School
Dunsmuir Grove, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE8 4QL
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 3 - 11
Outstanding
Kelvin Grove Community Primary School
Kelvin Grove, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE8 4UN
Community School
Ages 3 - 11
Good
Caedmon Community Primary School
Whitehall Road, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE8 4LH
Community School
Ages 3 - 11
Good
St Aidan's Church of England Primary School
Derwentwater Road, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE8 2HQ
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 3 - 11
Outstanding
Emmanuel College
Consett Road, Lobley Hill, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE11 0AN
City Technology College
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
Kingsmeadow Community Comprehensive School
Market Lane, Dunston, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE11 9NX
Community School
Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
Joseph Swan Academy
Saltwell Road South, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE9 6LE
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Needs improvement
Cardinal Hume Catholic School
Old Durham Road, Beacon Lough, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE9 6RZ
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
Thomas Hepburn Community Academy
Swards Road, Felling, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE10 9UZ
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 16
Inadequate
Heworth Grange Comprehensive School
High Lanes, Felling, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE10 0PT
Community School
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Sacred Heart Catholic High School
Fenham Hall Drive, Fenham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE4 9YH
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
Whickham School
Burnthouse Lane, Whickham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE16 5AR
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Needs improvement
St Cuthbert's High School
Gretna Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE15 7PX
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
Heaton Manor School
Jesmond Park West, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE7 7DP
Foundation School
Ages 11 - 18
Inadequate
The overall school grade in this area is high.