Say what you need
Put up your shopping list, say it is the Aldi on Sunderland Road, and add anything you are fussy about. It takes about a minute.
Gateshead, Gateshead
No, the Aldi on Sunderland Road doesn't deliver. Nor is there click and collect, which ended in August 2024. Someone in Gateshead can offer to do the shop: say what you need in the form below.
Count a mile out from the Aldi on Sunderland Road and you take in roughly 35,000 people. Outside Gateshead itself, the biggest place nearby is Newcastle upon Tyne, home to around 280,000 people, 2.6 miles to the north north west. Someone who lives near Sunderland Road could be the one to go for you.
Four steps from posting to bags in Gateshead. Taskerama says offers usually arrive within a few hours.
Put up your shopping list, say it is the Aldi on Sunderland Road, and add anything you are fussy about. It takes about a minute.
Local people can offer a price for the Sunderland Road run. See their ratings, ask them anything, then pick someone from Gateshead or Newcastle upon Tyne.
Your helper goes to the shop, works through the list and messages you if anything in Gateshead has run out.
Bags come to the door, and the payment for the Gateshead shop is held until you confirm they have.
Every circle is somewhere people live near the Sunderland Road Aldi, drawn in its real direction from the shop. Newcastle upon Tyne is the biggest circle, about 280,000 people, 2.6 miles to the north north west. Whitley Bay and anything else past three miles from Sunderland Road sit on the edge, not to scale.
| Area | Council area | People | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle upon Tyne | Newcastle upon Tyne | 284,471 | 2.6 miles | north north west |
| Gateshead | Gateshead | 111,374 | 1.0 miles | south south east |
| South Shields | South Tyneside | 72,213 | 7.0 miles | east |
| Tynemouth | North Tyneside | 59,938 | 6.7 miles | north east |
| Washington | Sunderland | 51,878 | 4.8 miles | south east |
| Wallsend | North Tyneside | 45,961 | 4.1 miles | north east |
| Whitley Bay | North Tyneside | 36,605 | 7.9 miles | north east |
| Jarrow | South Tyneside | 27,226 | 4.6 miles | east |
People counts for Newcastle upon Tyne and the rest are from the 2021 census. Distances are as the crow flies, so the road to Newcastle upon Tyne is a little further.
Post the Sunderland Road shop once, and people from Gateshead or Newcastle upon Tyne can offer to do it. Each offer shows its fees up front.
Other ways
Other places to find someone for a run to the Sunderland Road Aldi. Check each one's own fees page before you book.
It costs nothing, and someone in Newcastle upon Tyne going to the Sunderland Road Aldi anyway may be able to add your list.
For older people in Gateshead, volunteer help with shopping may be on offer; ask early about NE8.
For a big weekly shop, Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury's and Iceland all deliver, so check which reach NE8. You give up the Aldi prices.
A list that names brands and sizes saves your helper guessing at the Sunderland Road Aldi. Aldi's own pages help.
Their own page for Sunderland Road, Gateshead carries Aldi's opening times. Set it as your shop there and the range you browse matches the Sunderland Road shelves.
Browse before you write, so the list for Gateshead names real things. Specialbuys at the Sunderland Road Aldi change twice a week.

If Sunderland Road is short of something, the Aldi on Walker Road in Newcastle upon Tyne is 1.8 miles away. After that come Ellison Road and Shields Road, at 1.8 miles and 2.1 miles.
| Shop | Town | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Walker Road | Newcastle upon Tyne | 1.8 miles |
| Ellison Road | Gateshead | 1.8 miles |
| Shields Road | Gateshead | 2.1 miles |
Check when Sunderland Road is open on Aldi's page before you name a time for the trip. The form at the top takes your postcode, which helps someone near Sunderland Road find the job.