NE16 4DB

Whickham North & Swalwell · Gateshead · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Gateshead
Postcode district
NE16
Postcode sector
NE16 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE16 4BF 69 m
NE16 4DA 69 m
NE16 4BX 90 m
NE16 4BS 94 m
NE16 4BY 99 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE16 4DB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE16
Postcode sector
NE16 4
Latitude
54.947094
Longitude
-1.677147
British National Grid easting
420,779
British National Grid northing
561,429

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Gateshead · E08000037
Parish or community
E43000229
Output area
E00041927
Lower layer super output area
Gateshead 009C · E01008264
Middle layer super output area
Gateshead 009 · E02001690

Postcode source versions

Explore NE16

49 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
27, Abbots Way, Whickham, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE16 4DB 8 May 2026 £145,000
5, Abbots Way, Whickham, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE16 4DB 4 March 2026 £190,000
2, Abbots Way, Whickham, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE16 4DB 17 May 2024 £118,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
70
Primary
45
Secondary
7
  1. Front Street Community Primary School

    Community school

    302 m
  2. Swalwell Primary School

    Community school

    422 m
  3. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham

    Academy converter

    587 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,456
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 354
  • Shoplifting 343
  • Anti social behaviour 197
  • Public order 114
  • Other theft 112

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
62

29 female, 33 male

Postcode households
31
Residents per household
2.0
NE16 4 residents
6,462

Age bands in NE16 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.5%

881 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.3%

506 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.4%

1,299 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.4%

1,783 residents

Age 65 and over
26.3%

1,592 residents

This postcode contained 1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NE16 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

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%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

20

within 5 km

  • WHICKHAM COTTAGE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85020

    190 m

  • GLENPARK & TEAMS MEDICAL SERVICES

    RAVENSWORTH ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE11 9FJ

    ODS code A85006

    2.5 km

  • HOLMSIDE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86021

    2.7 km

  • SUNNISIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A85617

    2.7 km

  • BETTS AVENUE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86030

    2.9 km

  • CHAINBRIDGE MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code A85010

    3.0 km

  • HOLLYHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85616

    3.1 km

  • OLDWELL SURGERY

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

    ODS code A85018

    3.1 km

  • ELSWICK FAMILY PRACTICE

    MELDON STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 6SH

    ODS code A86037

    3.4 km

  • WEST ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86012

    3.5 km

  • PROSPECT MEDICAL CENTRE

    501 WESTGATE ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 8AY

    ODS code A86004

    3.6 km

  • CRUDDAS PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86017

    3.8 km

  • BENSHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

    SIDNEY GROVE, GATESHEAD, NE8 2XB

    ODS code A85002

    3.9 km

  • DILSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    23 DILSTON ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 5AB

    ODS code Y00184

    4.0 km

  • SECOND STREET SURGERY

    SECOND STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UR

    ODS code A85021

    4.1 km

  • DENTON TURRET MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86601

    4.1 km

  • FENHAM HALL SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86031

    4.3 km

  • OXFORD TCE & RAWLING RD MEDICAL GROUP

    1 OXFORD TERRACE, BENSHAM, GATESHEAD, NE8 1RQ

    ODS code A85005

    4.6 km

  • CENTRAL GATESHEAD MEDICAL GROUP

    PRINCE CONSORT ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 1NB

    ODS code A85019

    4.8 km

  • BEWICK ROAD SURGERY

    10 BEWICK ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 4DP

    ODS code A85017

    4.9 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

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

Nearby transport

  • North View-Milton Road

    BCT · Whickham

    0.1 miles
  • Front Street - St Mary's Green

    BCT · Whickham

    0.1 miles
  • North View-Otterburn Gardens

    BCT · Whickham

    0.1 miles
  • Front Street - Rectory Lane

    BCT · Whickham

    0.1 miles
  • Rectory Lane-Holme Ave

    BCT · Whickham

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Gateshead 009C, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

33,189 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
9 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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
2
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

Property market

The five-year median is £145,000 from 7 recorded sales in NE16 4DB. 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

70 open schools are in scope, including 45 primary and 7 secondary schools. Front Street Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 302 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,456 published events cover 12 months, averaging 121.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 354 events.

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