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NE16 3DB

Whickham North & Swalwell · Gateshead · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Ward
Whickham North & Swalwell
Local authority
Gateshead
Constituency
Gateshead Central and Whickham
Postcode district
NE16
Postcode sector
NE16 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE16 3DD 90 m
NE16 3BN 114 m
NE16 3BZ 118 m
NE16 3DN 129 m
NE16 3BW 142 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE16 3DB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2002
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE16
Postcode sector
NE16 3
Latitude
54.954056
Longitude
-1.689848
British National Grid easting
419,962
British National Grid northing
562,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Gateshead · E08000037
Electoral ward
Whickham North & Swalwell · E05016563
Parish or community
E43000229
Westminster constituency
Gateshead Central and Whickham · E14001244
Output area
E00170027
Lower layer super output area
Gateshead 009A · E01008262
Middle layer super output area
Gateshead 009 · E02001690

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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77 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
27, The Covers, Swalwell, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE16 3DB 30 April 2026 £125,000
15, The Covers, Swalwell, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE16 3DB 5 December 2025 £6,950
16, The Covers, Swalwell, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE16 3DB 27 June 2025 £182,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
71
Primary
49
Secondary
7

  1. Swalwell Primary School

    Community school

    891 m

  2. Front Street Community Primary School

    Community school

    912 m

  3. Whickham School

    Academy converter

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,455
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 368
  • Shoplifting 324
  • Anti social behaviour 195
  • Other theft 106
  • Public order 104

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
42

23 female, 19 male

Postcode households
26
Residents per household
1.6
NE16 3 residents
2,863

Age bands in NE16 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.1%

474 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.2%

309 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.8%

770 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.5%

816 residents

Age 65 and over
14.4%

398 residents

This postcode contained 1.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NE16 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

20

within 5 km

  • WHICKHAM COTTAGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    RECTORY LANE, WHICKHAM, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE16 4PD

    ODS code A85020

    1.3 km

  • CHAINBRIDGE MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    SHIBDON ROAD, BLAYDON-ON-TYNE, NE21 5AE

    ODS code A85010

    1.9 km

  • HOLLYHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

    8 FRONT STREET, BLAYDON-ON-TYNE, NE21 4RD

    ODS code A85616

    2.2 km

  • OLDWELL SURGERY

    10 FRONT STREET, WINLATON, BLAYDON-ON-TYNE, NE21 4RD

    ODS code A85018

    2.2 km

  • BETTS AVENUE MEDICAL GROUP

    2 BETTS AVENUE, BENWELL, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE15 6TQ

    ODS code A86030

    2.3 km

  • HOLMSIDE MEDICAL GROUP

    142 ARMSTRONG ROAD, BENWELL, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 8QB

    ODS code A86021

    2.5 km

  • GLENPARK & TEAMS MEDICAL SERVICES

    RAVENSWORTH ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE11 9FJ

    ODS code A85006

    3.3 km

  • WEST ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    170 WEST ROAD, FENHAM, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 9QB

    ODS code A86012

    3.3 km

  • DENTON TURRET MEDICAL CENTRE

    10 KENLEY ROAD, SLATYFORD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE5 2UY

    ODS code A86601

    3.3 km

  • PROSPECT MEDICAL CENTRE

    501 WESTGATE ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 8AY

    ODS code A86004

    3.6 km

  • SUNNISIDE SURGERY

    8 DEWHURST TERRACE, SUNNISIDE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE16 5LP

    ODS code A85617

    3.6 km

  • ELSWICK FAMILY PRACTICE

    MELDON STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 6SH

    ODS code A86037

    3.6 km

  • FENHAM HALL SURGERY

    FENHAM HALL DRIVE, FENHAM, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 9XD

    ODS code A86031

    3.9 km

  • DILSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    23 DILSTON ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 5AB

    ODS code Y00184

    4.0 km

  • CRUDDAS PARK SURGERY

    178 WESTMORLAND ROAD, CRUDDAS PARK, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 7JT

    ODS code A86017

    4.1 km

  • DENTON PARK MEDICAL GROUP

    DENTON PARK HEALTH CENTRE, WEST DENTON WAY, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE5 2QW

    ODS code A86013

    4.4 km

  • BENSHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

    SIDNEY GROVE, GATESHEAD, NE8 2XB

    ODS code A85002

    4.7 km

  • SECOND STREET SURGERY

    SECOND STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UR

    ODS code A85021

    4.8 km

  • WESTERHOPE MEDICAL GROUP

    377-377A STAMFORDHAM ROAD, WESTERHOPE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE5 2LH

    ODS code A86025

    4.9 km

  • NEWBURN SURGERY

    4 NEWBURN ROAD, NEWBURN, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE15 8LX

    ODS code A86038

    4.9 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Hexham Road

    BCT · Swalwell

    0.0 miles

  • Hexham Road - Broadmeadows Close

    BCT · Swalwell

    0.1 miles

  • Swalwell Roundabout

    BCT · Swalwell

    0.2 miles

  • Hexham Road - Sands Road

    BCT · Swalwell

    0.2 miles

  • Hexham Road - Brewery Bank

    BCT · Swalwell

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Gateshead 009A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

2 of 10

Overall England rank

6,750 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
3 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
26
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £128,500 from 11 recorded sales in NE16 3DB. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Gateshead is £158,254 in June 2026, up 7.8% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

71 open schools are in scope, including 49 primary and 7 secondary schools. Swalwell Primary School is the nearest published school at 891 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,455 published events cover 12 months, averaging 121.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 368 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.