Brighton Road is in Gateshead and in Gateshead district. NE8 1XQ 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 Brighton Road, Gateshead, NE8 1XQ and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: NE8 1XT, NE8 1XU, NE8 1YA, NE8 1YL, NE8 1YB, NE8 1UU, NE8 2XD, NE8 2UY, NE8 1XH.

Brighton Road Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Brighton Road are based on 281 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 1XQ

Average Price
£69,186
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
£85,835
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£63,051
Other
£132,753

Estimated Average Property Prices for Brighton Road

Average Price
£82,332
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Brighton Road

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
103 Brighton Road, Gateshead, Tyne And Wear
Other, an established residential building 		£150,0002022-10-19 £146,597
73 Brighton Road, Gateshead, Tyne And Wear
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£76,0002022-03-11 £79,527
67 Brighton Road, Gateshead, Tyne And Wear
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£58,0002021-12-01 £59,917
93 Brighton Road, Gateshead, Tyne And Wear
Terraced, an established residential building 		£90,0002019-06-21 £100,146
79 Brighton Road, Gateshead, Tyne And Wear
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£50,0002019-03-18 £53,538

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 		105 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Cruddas Park Early Years Centre
Brunel Terrace, NE4 7NL 		2,165 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ashfield Nursery School
101 Elswick Road, Elswick NE4 6JR 		2,436 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Monkchester Road Nursery School
Monkchester Road, Walker NE6 2LJ 		4,342 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 		93 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Aidan's Church of England Primary School
Derwentwater Road, NE8 2HQ 		481 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School
Dunsmuir Grove, NE8 4QL 		577 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Kelvin Grove Community Primary School
Kelvin Grove, NE8 4UN 		645 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Caedmon Community Primary School
Whitehall Road, NE8 4LH 		735 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 		1,666 yd University technical college Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCallerton Academy
Blandford Street, NE1 3BT 		1,940 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Kingsmeadow Community Comprehensive School
Market Lane, Dunston NE11 9NX 		2,656 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
1out of 4Grace College
Saltwell Road South, NE9 6LE 		2,988 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Cardinal Hume Catholic School
Old Durham Road, Beacon Lough NE9 6RZ 		3,637 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 		1,834 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedGateshead College
Baltic Campus, NE8 3BE 		2,069 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedTrinity Solutions Academy
Condercum Road, NE4 8XJ 		4,099 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Eslington Primary School
Hazel Road, NE8 2EP 		518 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedGateshead Jewish Boarding School
10 Rydal Street, NE8 1HG 		531 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
- not ratedGateshead Jewish Nursery School
Alexandra Road, NE8 1RB 		790 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
- not ratedHaskel School
53 Bewick Road, NE8 4DR 		794 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedTashbar Boys Nursery
Alexandra Road, Gateshead NE8 1RB 		828 yd Other independent school Yes 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
Bensham Court Community Lounge1 Bensham Court, Bensham Court140 yd
The Cafe Under The SpireSt Cuthberts House, Bensham Road289 yd
Berry's Cafe2 Newton Street390 yd
Savour Bakery Cafe & Patisserie Ltd205b Coatsworth Road496 yd
The Magpies Fish Bar170 Saltwell Road523 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Tynesocial Community CiCSidney Grove172 yd
Whickham HouseBensham Road285 yd
Saltwell Social Club Limited100 Saltwell Road437 yd
The Stirling HouseStirling House, 173 Saltwell Road448 yd
The Nursery Working Mens ClubThe Bensham Arms Public House, Claremont Street543 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Ping On Chop Suey House253 Bensham Road99 yd
Bensham Tandoori94-96 Saltwell Road349 yd
Saltwell and Batter107-109 Saltwell Road383 yd
Moonlight Indian Halal Takeaway1c Woodbine Street, South Shields413 yd
Panino104 Bewick Road435 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
International Food Store76/78 Saltwell Road375 yd
Obateni Limited100 Coatsworth Road516 yd
Nanthan Superstores Ltd151 Coatsworth Road529 yd
Zad Alkhair Halal127 Coatsworth Road532 yd
Tesco92 Coatsworth Road554 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Brighton Avenue Primary School
BRIGHTON ROAD 		grass pitches58 yd
Newcastle Estates Sports And Leisure Club
BENSHAM COURT 		129 yd
Eslington Primary School
HAZEL ROAD 		grass pitches628 yd
Gateshead Leisure Centre
ALEXANDRA ROAD 		health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool831 yd
Alexandra Road
Alexandra Road 		grass pitches898 yd
Saltwell Park
SALTWELL VIEW 		tennis courts972 yd
Gateshead Indoor Bowls Club
GLADSTONE TERRACE 		indoor bowls1,000 yd
Swallow Leisure (Gateshead) (Closed)
High West Street 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool1,007 yd
Smith Terrace
ABBEYFIELD CLOSE 		grass pitches1,043 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 98.2%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 96.5%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 96.5%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 96.5%

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 speed62.3 Mbit/s
Average download speed117.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed14 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed50 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Brighton Road dangerous?

In 2023, 879 crimes were reported near Brighton 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 1XQ.

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

More Crime Statistics for Brighton Road, Gateshead, NE8 1XQ

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 879
Violence And Sexual Offences 327
Anti Social Behaviour 171
Other Theft 93
Public Order 70
Criminal Damage And Arson 61
Burglary 36
Vehicle Crime 33
Drugs 19
Other Crime 16
Shoplifting 15
Bicycle Theft 12
Possession Of Weapons 10
Theft From The Person 9
Robbery 7

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Public orderUnder investigationOn or near Bensham Avenue33 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Saltwell Place288 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonUnder investigationOn or near Rydal Street385 yd
2023-12Other theftUnder investigationOn or near Rydal Street385 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Rydal Street385 yd
2023-12ShopliftingUnder investigationOn or near Grasmere Street494 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near St Cuthbert'S Place285 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near St Cuthbert'S Place285 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near St Cuthbert'S Place285 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Ravenscourt Place201 yd
More Crime Statistics for Brighton Road, Gateshead, NE8 1XQ

Employment

NE8 1XQ area has a very high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 9% 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 Employee62
Part-Time Employee36
Retired26
Unemployed21
Looking after home or family19
Self-Employed18
Long-Term Sick or disabled17
Student (economically inactive)13
Other11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)4

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles26
Education17
Accommodation and food service activities16
Manufacturing15
Administrative and support service activities11
Human health and social work activities9
Other8
Information and communication8
Professional, scientific and technical activities6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security6
Transport and storage6
Construction4
Financial and insurance activities2

People

Gender

Female138
Male152

Partnership Status

Single103
Married: Opposite sex78
Married: Same sex2
Separated10
Divorced27
Widowed5

Health

Very good health128
Good health101
Fair health45
Bad health13
Very bad health3

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications65
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 21
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 27
Apprenticeship14
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 17
Degree or Similar 70
Other11

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi2
Chinese5
Other Asian5
Black African11
Black Caribbean5
Other Black3
Mixed White and African1
Mixed White and Caribbean1
Mixed Other6
White233
Roma2
Other18

Country of Birth

United Kingdom209
European Union34
Rest of Europe10
Africa10
Middle East and Asia19
The Americas and the Caribbean7

Length of Residence

Born in the UK209
10+ Years27
5-10 Years23
2-5 Years16
Less than 2 years14

Passport Held

United Kingdom156
Ireland2
France1
Italy3
Spain1
Lithuania9
Poland5
Romania5
Other EU countries17
Other Europe4
Central and Western Africa3
South and Eastern Africa1
Middle East2
Eastern Asia3
Southern Asia2
No passport held74

Religion

No religion87
Christian134
Jewish26
Muslim15
Sikh3
Other religion2
Not answered23
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