 These statics compare less than favourable, when compared to the average life expectancy in the North East of England, of 77.4 and 81.4 years, respectively.Car ownership is higher than the average in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead (63.5%), but lower than the national average of 74.2% – with 65.3% of households in the "Lamesley" ward owning at least one car.Eighton Banks is served by Fell Dyke Community Primary School and St. Oswald's Catholic Primary School in Wrekenton, as well as Springwell Village Primary School in Springwell Village.