Bensham Road is in Gateshead and in Gateshead district. NE8 1US is located in the Lobley Hill and Bensham electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Gateshead. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Bensham Road, Gateshead, NE8 1US and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: NE8 1XN, NE8 1TD, NE8 1AF, NE8 1UR, NE8 1TG, NE8 1XH, NE8 1TZ, NE8 2JU, NE8 1NZ.

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 1US

Average Price
£178,518
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
£179,085
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£174,362
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
227 Bensham Road, Gateshead, Tyne And Wear
Terraced, an established residential building 		£205,0002019-06-21 £228,110
235A Bensham Road, Gateshead, Tyne And Wear
Terraced, an established residential building 		£40,0002019-03-05 £46,747
235 Bensham Road, Gateshead, Tyne And Wear
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£160,0002019-03-05 £171,323
231 Bensham Road, Gateshead, Tyne And Wear
Terraced, an established residential building 		£183,0002019-02-11 £211,130
225 Bensham Road, Gateshead, Tyne And Wear
Terraced, an established residential building 		£162,5002018-12-17 £180,172

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 		348 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Cruddas Park Early Years Centre
Brunel Terrace, NE4 7NL 		2,001 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ashfield Nursery School
101 Elswick Road, Elswick NE4 6JR 		2,213 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Monkchester Road Nursery School
Monkchester Road, Walker NE6 2LJ 		4,198 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Brighton Avenue Primary School
Brighton Road, NE8 1XS 		345 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Aidan's Church of England Primary School
Derwentwater Road, NE8 2HQ 		523 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Caedmon Community Primary School
Whitehall Road, NE8 4LH 		796 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School
Dunsmuir Grove, NE8 4QL 		829 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Kelvin Grove Community Primary School
Kelvin Grove, NE8 4UN 		893 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 		1,378 yd University technical college Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCallerton Academy
Blandford Street, NE1 3BT 		1,675 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Kingsmeadow Community Comprehensive School
Market Lane, Dunston NE11 9NX 		2,712 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
1out of 4Grace College
Saltwell Road South, NE9 6LE 		3,268 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Cardinal Hume Catholic School
Old Durham Road, Beacon Lough NE9 6RZ 		3,810 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedNCG
Rye Hill Campus, Scotswood Road NE4 7SA 		1,582 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedGateshead College
Baltic Campus, NE8 3BE 		1,841 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedTrinity Solutions Academy
Condercum Road, NE4 8XJ 		3,921 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedGateshead Jewish Boarding School
10 Rydal Street, NE8 1HG 		526 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
4out of 4Eslington Primary School
Hazel Road, NE8 2EP 		604 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedGateshead Jewish Nursery School
Alexandra Road, NE8 1RB 		655 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
- not ratedTashbar Boys Nursery
Alexandra Road, Gateshead NE8 1RB 		667 yd Other independent school Yes Boys More About School
- not ratedHaskel School
53 Bewick Road, NE8 4DR 		741 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed 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 Cafe Under The SpireSt Cuthberts House, Bensham Road1 yd
Bensham Court Community Lounge1 Bensham Court, Bensham Court149 yd
The Windmill Hills CentreChester Place299 yd
Shawarma111 Coatsworth Road395 yd
Savour Bakery Cafe & Patisserie Ltd205b Coatsworth Road519 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Tynesocial Community CiCSidney Grove314 yd
The Nursery Working Mens ClubThe Bensham Arms Public House, Claremont Street386 yd
The Crown Inn2 Coatsworth Road516 yd
Whickham HouseBensham Road539 yd
Gateshead Masonic HallAlexandra Road553 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Ping On Chop Suey House253 Bensham Road229 yd
Moonlight Indian Halal Takeaway1c Woodbine Street, South Shields305 yd
Panino104 Bewick Road392 yd
Zizzi Pizza163 Coatsworth Road395 yd
Mediterranean Kitchen65 Coatsworth Road421 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Nanthan Superstores Ltd151 Coatsworth Road395 yd
Zad Alkhair Halal127 Coatsworth Road400 yd
Ayan Superstore Ltd97-101 Coatsworth road413 yd
Tesco92 Coatsworth Road422 yd
Obateni Limited100 Coatsworth Road434 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Newcastle Estates Sports And Leisure Club
BENSHAM COURT 		162 yd
Brighton Avenue Primary School
BRIGHTON ROAD 		grass pitches334 yd
Alexandra Road
Alexandra Road 		grass pitches698 yd
Eslington Primary School
HAZEL ROAD 		grass pitches699 yd
Windmill Hill Atp
ST. CUTHBERTS ROAD 		artificial grass pitch851 yd
Swallow Leisure (Gateshead) (Closed)
High West Street 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool926 yd
Gateshead Indoor Bowls Club
GLADSTONE TERRACE 		indoor bowls930 yd
Gateshead Leisure Centre
ALEXANDRA ROAD 		health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool934 yd
Smith Terrace
ABBEYFIELD CLOSE 		grass pitches1,067 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 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 87.5%
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 speed61.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed52.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed79.98 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed79.98 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed17.8 Mbit/s
Average upload speed13.8 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, 847 crimes were reported near Bensham Road . Only 10% 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 1US.

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 1US

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 847
Violence And Sexual Offences 292
Anti Social Behaviour 168
Other Theft 88
Public Order 84
Criminal Damage And Arson 55
Shoplifting 36
Burglary 30
Vehicle Crime 22
Drugs 22
Possession Of Weapons 14
Other Crime 13
Bicycle Theft 9
Robbery 7
Theft From The Person 7

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Affleck Street426 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Villa Place423 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Goschen Street410 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Poplar Crescent336 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Curzon Street477 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Villa Place423 yd
2023-12ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Villa Place423 yd
2023-12Public orderUnder investigationOn or near Villa Place423 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Villa Place423 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Villa Place423 yd
More Crime Statistics for Bensham Road, Gateshead, NE8 1US

Employment

NE8 1US area has a very high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 6% 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 Employee71
Retired47
Long-Term Sick or disabled22
Part-Time Employee20
Self-Employed14
Unemployed13
Other10
Student (economically inactive)7
Looking after home or family5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)5

Employment Industry

Manufacturing24
Human health and social work activities23
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles20
Administrative and support service activities15
Accommodation and food service activities11
Other9
Construction9
Professional, scientific and technical activities8
Information and communication7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security7
Education7
Transport and storage5
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 2
Real estate activities1
Financial and insurance activities1

People

Gender

Female109
Male120

Partnership Status

Single117
Married: Opposite sex46
Separated6
Divorced27
Widowed17

Health

Very good health81
Good health82
Fair health46
Bad health14
Very bad health5

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications66
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 21
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 19
Apprenticeship14
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 28
Degree or Similar 62
Other4

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi1
Chinese2
Other Asian7
Black African10
Other Black1
White208

Country of Birth

United Kingdom189
European Union24
Africa6
Middle East and Asia10
Oceania1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK189
10+ Years21
5-10 Years10
2-5 Years8
Less than 2 years1

Passport Held

United Kingdom157
Ireland8
Italy2
Portugal2
Poland7
Romania5
Other EU countries1
Central and Western Africa1
Eastern Asia1
Southern Asia1
Oceania1
No passport held45

Religion

No religion107
Christian98
Hindu4
Muslim5
Other religion1
Not answered13
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