Bensham Road is in Gateshead and in Gateshead district. NE8 1AP is located in the Bridges electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Gateshead. This postcode has been in use since 2004-09-01.
StreetScan combines information about Bensham Road, Gateshead, NE8 1AP and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: NE8 1PS, NE8 1QT, NE8 1PU, NE8 1PW, NE8 1QZ, NE8 1PY, NE8 1QR, NE8 1QS, NE8 1QX.

Bensham Road Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Bensham Road are based on 130 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Gateshead.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for NE8 1AP

Average Price
£111,973
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£111,973
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Bensham Road

Average Price
£160,002
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Bensham Road

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
12 Appletree Court Bensham Road, Gateshead, Tyne And Wear
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£66,0002020-02-07 £70,951
1 Appletree Court Bensham Road, Gateshead, Tyne And Wear
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£113,0002017-07-21 £115,300
16 Appletree Court Bensham Road, Gateshead, Tyne And Wear
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£129,0002017-03-03 £139,571
7 Appletree Court Bensham Road, Gateshead, Tyne And Wear
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£90,0002015-07-28 £101,848
7 Appletree Court Bensham Road, Gateshead, Tyne And Wear
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£100,0002011-02-21 £112,847

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Bensham Grove Nursery School
Sidney Grove, Bensham NE8 2XD 		923 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Cruddas Park Early Years Centre
Brunel Terrace, NE4 7NL 		2,083 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ashfield Nursery School
101 Elswick Road, Elswick NE4 6JR 		2,114 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Monkchester Road Nursery School
Monkchester Road, Walker NE6 2LJ 		3,707 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead
Prince Consort Road, NE8 1LR 		600 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Brighton Avenue Primary School
Brighton Road, NE8 1XS 		864 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Caedmon Community Primary School
Whitehall Road, NE8 4LH 		915 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Aidan's Church of England Primary School
Derwentwater Road, NE8 2HQ 		1,057 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4South Street Community Primary School
Cramer Street, NE8 4BB 		1,219 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedNorth East Futures UTC
Stephenson Square, NE1 3AS 		951 yd University technical college Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCallerton Academy
Blandford Street, NE1 3BT 		1,437 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Kingsmeadow Community Comprehensive School
Market Lane, Dunston NE11 9NX 		3,153 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
1out of 4Grace College
Saltwell Road South, NE9 6LE 		3,709 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
- not ratedXP Gateshead
Swards Road, 		3,833 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedGateshead College
Baltic Campus, NE8 3BE 		1,268 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedNCG
Rye Hill Campus, Scotswood Road NE4 7SA 		1,415 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedTrinity Solutions Academy
Condercum Road, NE4 8XJ 		3,910 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedTashbar Boys Nursery
Alexandra Road, Gateshead NE8 1RB 		382 yd Other independent school Yes Boys More About School
- not ratedGateshead Jewish Nursery School
Alexandra Road, NE8 1RB 		445 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
- not ratedKeser Girls School
Ely Street, NE8 1NR 		640 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
- not ratedHaskel School
53 Bewick Road, NE8 4DR 		666 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedGateshead Jewish Boarding School
10 Rydal Street, NE8 1HG 		667 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Windmill Hills CentreChester Place298 yd
Gateshead ClubhouseWorcester Green Day Centre, Worcester Green412 yd
Shawarma111 Coatsworth Road438 yd
Bewicks (Civic Centre)Civic Centre, Regent Street439 yd
Cup & Cake3 High West Street534 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Crown Inn2 Coatsworth Road71 yd
Gateshead Bowling Green ClubPrince Consort Road263 yd
Gateshead Masonic HallAlexandra Road364 yd
The Nursery Working Mens ClubThe Bensham Arms Public House, Claremont Street397 yd
The Tilley Stone9-10 Jackson Street600 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Mediterranean Kitchen65 Coatsworth Road262 yd
Curry Garden53 Coatsworth Road262 yd
New Golden Bird Chinese Takeaway94-98 Coatsworth Road435 yd
QUALITY CHIPPY86 Coatsworth Road435 yd
Zizzi Pizza163 Coatsworth Road438 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Ayan Superstore Ltd97-101 Coatsworth road380 yd
Tesco92 Coatsworth Road435 yd
Nanthan Superstores Ltd151 Coatsworth Road438 yd
Zad Alkhair Halal127 Coatsworth Road440 yd
PoundlandThe Interchange Centre521 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Alexandra Road
Alexandra Road 		grass pitches278 yd
Windmill Hill Atp
ST. CUTHBERTS ROAD 		artificial grass pitch294 yd
Pure Gym (Gateshead)
NE8-JACKSON HOUSE 30-32 NE8-JACKSON HOUSE 30-32 JACKSON STREET 		health and fitness suite617 yd
Newcastle Estates Sports And Leisure Club
BENSHAM COURT 		717 yd
Swallow Leisure (Gateshead) (Closed)
High West Street 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool721 yd
Gateshead Indoor Bowls Club
GLADSTONE TERRACE 		indoor bowls747 yd
Ladies Fitness Studio
239-241 239-241 HIGH STREET 		health and fitness suite748 yd
Vigour Gym 2 (Closed)
Wellington Street 		health and fitness suite765 yd
Anytime Fitness (Gateshead)
HIGH STREET 		health and fitness suite795 yd
Livingwell Health Club (Newcastle Gateshead)
CURZON PLACE 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool883 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 0.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed75.5 Mbit/s
Average download speed66.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed79.98 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed79.98 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed17.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed20 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Safety

Is Bensham Road dangerous?

In 2023, 903 crimes were reported near Bensham Road . Only 9% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered dangerous. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of NE8 1AP.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

More Crime Statistics for Bensham Road, Gateshead, NE8 1AP

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 903
Violence And Sexual Offences 269
Anti Social Behaviour 149
Other Theft 120
Public Order 84
Criminal Damage And Arson 81
Shoplifting 66
Burglary 31
Drugs 24
Vehicle Crime 21
Possession Of Weapons 17
Robbery 17
Other Crime 13
Theft From The Person 7
Bicycle Theft 4

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of NE8 1AP.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Askew Road342 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Worcester Green415 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Havelock Terrace220 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Affleck Street255 yd
2023-12Public orderUnder investigationOn or near The Mill465 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Worcester Green415 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Worcester Green415 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Worcester Green415 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Worcester Green415 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Worcester Green415 yd
More Crime Statistics for Bensham Road, Gateshead, NE8 1AP

Employment

NE8 1AP area has a high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 5% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee117
Part-Time Employee48
Retired42
Self-Employed27
Looking after home or family17
Unemployed14
Student (economically inactive)14
Long-Term Sick or disabled11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)8
Other7

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities40
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles30
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security26
Education24
Manufacturing19
Construction18
Professional, scientific and technical activities16
Information and communication13
Administrative and support service activities12
Transport and storage11
Other10
Accommodation and food service activities6
Financial and insurance activities5
Real estate activities4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1
Mining and quarrying1

People

Gender

Female188
Male190

Partnership Status

Single140
Married: Opposite sex111
Married: Same sex8
Civil partnership: Opposite sex2
Separated10
Divorced28
Widowed9

Health

Very good health178
Good health132
Fair health47
Bad health19
Very bad health1

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications57
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 21
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 32
Apprenticeship12
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 51
Degree or Similar 127
Other8

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi12
Chinese27
Indian5
Pakistani13
Other Asian5
Mixed White and Asian1
Mixed Other7
White289
Arab12
Other5

Country of Birth

United Kingdom306
European Union16
Rest of Europe2
Africa2
Middle East and Asia52
The Americas and the Caribbean1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK306
10+ Years29
5-10 Years6
2-5 Years26
Less than 2 years12

Passport Held

United Kingdom288
Ireland3
Italy1
Spain3
Other EU countries6
Middle East13
Eastern Asia8
Southern Asia4
South-East Asia3
Central and South America1
No passport held46

Religion

No religion156
Christian163
Buddhist4
Hindu2
Muslim32
Not answered22
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