Balfour Street is in Gateshead and in Gateshead district. NE8 1YL 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 Balfour Street, Gateshead, NE8 1YL and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: NE8 1YH, NE8 1YB, NE8 1XS, NE8 1YJ, NE8 1YA, NE8 1YE, NE8 1XQ, NE8 1XT, NE8 1XU.

Balfour Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Balfour Street are based on 61 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 1YL

Average Price
£68,767
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
£96,578
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£57,588
Other
£115,656

Estimated Average Property Prices for Balfour Street

Average Price
£68,767
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Balfour Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
51 Balfour Street, Gateshead, Tyne And Wear
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£80,0002022-07-28 £78,185
11 Balfour Street, Gateshead, Tyne And Wear
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£63,0002021-08-02 £63,500
35 Balfour Street, Gateshead, Tyne And Wear
Other, an established residential building 		£110,0002020-08-27 £115,656
8 Balfour Street, Gateshead, Tyne And Wear
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£35,0002019-01-30 £36,346
10 Balfour Street, Gateshead, Tyne And Wear
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£52,5002019-01-30 £54,519

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 		210 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Cruddas Park Early Years Centre
Brunel Terrace, NE4 7NL 		2,287 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ashfield Nursery School
101 Elswick Road, Elswick NE4 6JR 		2,547 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Monkchester Road Nursery School
Monkchester Road, Walker NE6 2LJ 		4,270 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 		36 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School
Dunsmuir Grove, NE8 4QL 		474 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Kelvin Grove Community Primary School
Kelvin Grove, NE8 4UN 		540 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Aidan's Church of England Primary School
Derwentwater Road, NE8 2HQ 		604 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Caedmon Community Primary School
Whitehall Road, NE8 4LH 		619 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 		1,724 yd University technical college Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCallerton Academy
Blandford Street, NE1 3BT 		2,031 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Kingsmeadow Community Comprehensive School
Market Lane, Dunston NE11 9NX 		2,765 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
1out of 4Grace College
Saltwell Road South, NE9 6LE 		2,913 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Cardinal Hume Catholic School
Old Durham Road, Beacon Lough NE9 6RZ 		3,514 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 		1,932 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedGateshead College
Baltic Campus, NE8 3BE 		2,047 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedTrinity Solutions Academy
Condercum Road, NE4 8XJ 		4,221 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 		442 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
4out of 4Eslington Primary School
Hazel Road, NE8 2EP 		635 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedHaskel School
53 Bewick Road, NE8 4DR 		709 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedGateshead Jewish Nursery School
Alexandra Road, NE8 1RB 		737 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
- not ratedKeser Torah Boys' School
18-22 Gladstone Terrace, Gateshead NE8 4EA 		781 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
Bensham Court Community Lounge1 Bensham Court, Bensham Court226 yd
The Cafe Under The SpireSt Cuthberts House, Bensham Road358 yd
Savour Bakery Cafe & Patisserie Ltd205b Coatsworth Road400 yd
Berry's Cafe2 Newton Street446 yd
Shawarma111 Coatsworth Road491 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Tynesocial Community CiCSidney Grove296 yd
Whickham HouseBensham Road342 yd
The Stirling HouseStirling House, 173 Saltwell Road422 yd
Saltwell Social Club Limited100 Saltwell Road429 yd
Gateshead Royal British Legion Club142 Coatsworth Road499 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Ping On Chop Suey House253 Bensham Road221 yd
Panino104 Bewick Road370 yd
Moonlight Indian Halal Takeaway1c Woodbine Street, South Shields378 yd
Saltwell and Batter107-109 Saltwell Road379 yd
Bensham Tandoori94-96 Saltwell Road384 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
International Food Store76/78 Saltwell Road392 yd
Obateni Limited100 Coatsworth Road458 yd
Ali Baba283 Coatsworth Road481 yd
Nanthan Superstores Ltd151 Coatsworth Road491 yd
Zad Alkhair Halal127 Coatsworth Road493 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Brighton Avenue Primary School
BRIGHTON ROAD 		grass pitches154 yd
Newcastle Estates Sports And Leisure Club
BENSHAM COURT 		201 yd
Gateshead Leisure Centre
ALEXANDRA ROAD 		health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool707 yd
Eslington Primary School
HAZEL ROAD 		grass pitches745 yd
Saltwell Park
SALTWELL VIEW 		tennis courts859 yd
Alexandra Road
Alexandra Road 		grass pitches872 yd
Gateshead Indoor Bowls Club
GLADSTONE TERRACE 		indoor bowls915 yd
Swallow Leisure (Gateshead) (Closed)
High West Street 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool926 yd
Life Health And Fitness Ltd
187-193 187-193 DURHAM ROAD 		health and fitness suite1,031 yd
South Street Community Primary School
SCHOOL HOUSE SCHOOL HOUSE CRAMER STREET 		grass pitches1,080 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 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 100.0%

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 speed41.6 Mbit/s
Average download speed124 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed13.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed50 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Balfour Street dangerous?

In 2023, 938 crimes were reported near Balfour Street . 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 1YL.

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

More Crime Statistics for Balfour Street, Gateshead, NE8 1YL

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 938
Violence And Sexual Offences 331
Anti Social Behaviour 190
Other Theft 81
Public Order 79
Criminal Damage And Arson 66
Shoplifting 38
Vehicle Crime 36
Burglary 35
Drugs 20
Other Crime 18
Bicycle Theft 14
Possession Of Weapons 11
Theft From The Person 10
Robbery 9

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Kelvin Grove480 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Villa Place508 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Ravenscourt Place221 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Hedley Street458 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Goschen Street60 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Ridley Street119 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Coatsworth Road443 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Saltwell Place343 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Saltwell Place343 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Whittingham Court438 yd
More Crime Statistics for Balfour Street, Gateshead, NE8 1YL

Employment

NE8 1YL area has a high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 4% 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.

The percentage of student residents living in NE8 1YL area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee62
Part-Time Employee45
Retired26
Long-Term Sick or disabled26
Student (economically inactive)16
Self-Employed15
Looking after home or family14
Unemployed9
Other7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)7

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles19
Manufacturing18
Human health and social work activities15
Education11
Other11
Transport and storage7
Administrative and support service activities6
Construction5
Information and communication5
Accommodation and food service activities5
Professional, scientific and technical activities4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security4
Financial and insurance activities2
Real estate activities2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1
Agriculture, forestry and fishing1

People

Gender

Female166
Male150

Partnership Status

Single116
Married: Opposite sex67
Separated13
Divorced22
Widowed8

Health

Very good health155
Good health82
Fair health57
Bad health17
Very bad health6

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications45
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 23
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 35
Apprenticeship13
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 39
Degree or Similar 65
Other6

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi8
Indian15
Pakistani8
Other Asian3
Black African25
Black Caribbean4
Other Black2
Mixed White and Asian1
Mixed White and African4
Mixed White and Caribbean2
Mixed Other4
White205
Roma3
Arab12
Other21

Country of Birth

United Kingdom226
European Union30
Rest of Europe3
Africa30
Middle East and Asia19
The Americas and the Caribbean8

Length of Residence

Born in the UK226
10+ Years30
5-10 Years13
2-5 Years27
Less than 2 years19

Passport Held

United Kingdom183
Ireland1
France1
Italy11
Portugal4
Poland7
Romania5
Other EU countries7
Other Europe1
North Africa10
Central and Western Africa7
Southern Asia11
No passport held68

Religion

No religion101
Christian123
Buddhist3
Hindu9
Jewish45
Muslim19
Sikh6
Not answered11
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