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Gateshead
What’s changing on your street?
Planning, new food places, roadworks, school inspections, GP ratings, crime, house prices, what’s on and local businesses, for any NE and DH postcode. Free, from public records, updated every night.
Right now across Gateshead
- 1planning applications this week
- 165.9pcheapest unleaded, most around 173.9p
- 27hygiene scores this month
- 5,601local businesses listed
- 97food places waiting for a first inspection
This week’s top stories
Everything by topic-
Road closed: Grange Estate (Openreach)
19 Oct to 20 Oct. Work on pipes or cables on the pavement. The road will be closed.
Grange Estate, Gateshead, Birtley -
Road closed: Pipewellgate (Network Rail)
19 Oct to 31 Mar 2028. Railway work in the road and on the pavement. The road will be closed.
Pipewellgate, Gateshead Central, Gateshead -
Approved: Outline plans at 31 Calderwood Crescent Gateshead
Proposed single storey Conservatory to the rear with a projection of 4 m, eaves height of 2.4m and overall height of 3.5m
31 Calderwood Crescent Gateshead NE9 6PH
Gateshead in numbers
Every area compared, from public recordsCrime
5,345crimes, June to August 2026Every area ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents, by type, with the trend.
House prices
£162kmiddle price, 567 sales in 6 monthsWhat homes really sold for in every area over six months, by type of home, from the Land Registry.
Planning
27applications and decisions, last monthNew planning applications and decisions in every area over the last month, the biggest housing schemes and what gets approved.
Food hygiene
28hygiene scores, last monthFood hygiene scores published in every area over the last month, the low scores, and new food places waiting for a first inspection.
Roadworks
125roadworks on now or coming upRoadworks and road closures on now or booked for the next month in every area, and who is doing the digging.
Fuel prices
165.9pcheapest unleadedat Costco Wholesale Gateshead · most around 173.9p · dearest 195.9p · 28 stationsWhat every petrol station charges for unleaded and diesel, cheapest first, updated every half hour.
What's on
65events in the next 30 daysGigs, club nights, comedy and pop-up events in every area over the next 30 days, updated daily.
Street reports
1street problems reported this monthFly-tipping, potholes, graffiti and other street problems reported in every area this month, and what has been fixed.
Schools
82schools and their Ofsted resultsEvery state school and nursery with its latest Ofsted result, the new report cards, and how each area’s schools compare.
GPs, dentists and care
189GPs, dentists and care servicesGP surgeries, dentists, care homes and home care in every area, with their Care Quality Commission ratings.
Charities
475charities based in GatesheadEvery registered charity based in each area, what it does, how big it is, and new ones as they register.
Pick your area
35 areas · darker means more happened there this weekV
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The full directory5,601 shops, trades and services across Gateshead, with opening hours, food hygiene ratings and what’s going on nearby.
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Questions people ask
What is MeBabber?
A free site that shows what’s changing near any NE and DH postcode in Gateshead, from public records: planning applications and decisions, new food places and hygiene scores, roadworks, school inspections, GP and care ratings, crime, house prices, what’s on and local businesses.
How often is it updated?
Every night. Planning, roadworks, licences, food hygiene and what’s on are checked daily; crime, house prices and school inspections are published monthly and checked weekly.
Does it cost anything?
No. MeBabber is free, needs no account, and the Sunday email is free too, with a one-tap way to stop it.
Why “me babber”?
It’s how Bristolians say “my friend”. MeBabber started in Bristol, just up the road, and now covers Gateshead too.