Bensham

Gateshead · North East

Bensham in Gateshead is made up of 2 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) on this site. Their Area Scores range from 5 to 14 out of 100, with typical homes from £138,250 to £145,000.

In summary

Bensham is remarkably uniform: its 2 neighbourhoods are separated by just 10 points, Bensham North (5) to Bensham South & Saltwell (15). All 2 rank in the most-deprived third of England. Prices are tightly grouped: every reported median falls between £138,250 and £145,000.

Living here

Typical net household income£33,044a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime89per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)36

Owner-occupied41%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in Bensham

£139,500median home sold over the past year · +9.4% over 5 years · +13.0% over the year · 132 sales

Detached£275,000

Semi-detached£167,500

Terraced£188,000

Flat£100,000

Gateshead£162,995

England£300,000

Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Bensham South & Saltwell	5,839	15	£138,250
Bensham North	6,497	5	£145,000

Postcode districts in Bensham

NE8 NE9 NE11

Nearby areas

Towns and places around Bensham.

Gateshead Dunston Low Fell Elswick (Newcastle upon Tyne) Byker (Newcastle upon Tyne) Heaton (Newcastle upon Tyne)

“Bensham” groups neighbourhoods (MSOAs) that share this town or locality name within Gateshead — an orientation aid, not an official boundary. Browse all neighbourhoods in Gateshead.