NE16 4EL

Dunston Hill & Whickham East · 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 4HQ 52 m
NE16 4EN 58 m
NE16 4EF 121 m
NE16 4HH 125 m
NE16 4HD 126 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE16 4EL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE16
Postcode sector
NE16 4
Latitude
54.945245
Longitude
-1.670917
British National Grid easting
421,179
British National Grid northing
561,225

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Gateshead · E08000037
Parish or community
E43000229
Output area
E00041912
Lower layer super output area
Gateshead 019D · E01008268
Middle layer super output area
Gateshead 019 · E02001700

Postcode source versions

Explore NE16

4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
4, Front Street, Whickham, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE16 4EL 22 January 2021 £275,000
4, Front Street, Whickham, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE16 4EL 20 March 2015 £167,500
Orchard Dale, Front Street, Whickham, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE16 4EL 13 December 2010 £313,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
76
Primary
49
Secondary
7
  1. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham

    Academy converter

    156 m
  2. Washingwell Community Primary School

    Community school

    696 m
  3. Front Street Community Primary School

    Community school

    736 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,360
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 366
  • Shoplifting 275
  • Anti social behaviour 183
  • Public order 111
  • Other theft 97

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
13

7 female, 6 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
2.6
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 0.2% 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+
87.5%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
87.5%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
87.5%
Gigabit-capable
87.5%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
87.5%
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

25

within 5 km

  • WHICKHAM COTTAGE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85020

    405 m

  • GLENPARK & TEAMS MEDICAL SERVICES

    RAVENSWORTH ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE11 9FJ

    ODS code A85006

    2.2 km

  • SUNNISIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A85617

    2.5 km

  • HOLMSIDE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86021

    2.7 km

  • BETTS AVENUE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86030

    3.1 km

  • ELSWICK FAMILY PRACTICE

    MELDON STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 6SH

    ODS code A86037

    3.3 km

  • CHAINBRIDGE MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code A85010

    3.4 km

  • BENSHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

    SIDNEY GROVE, GATESHEAD, NE8 2XB

    ODS code A85002

    3.6 km

  • HOLLYHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85616

    3.6 km

  • OLDWELL SURGERY

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

    ODS code A85018

    3.6 km

  • WEST ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86012

    3.6 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

    3.6 km

  • SECOND STREET SURGERY

    SECOND STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UR

    ODS code A85021

    3.7 km

  • DILSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    23 DILSTON ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 5AB

    ODS code Y00184

    4.0 km

  • OXFORD TCE & RAWLING RD MEDICAL GROUP

    1 OXFORD TERRACE, BENSHAM, GATESHEAD, NE8 1RQ

    ODS code A85005

    4.3 km

  • FENHAM HALL SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86031

    4.4 km

  • DENTON TURRET MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86601

    4.4 km

  • CENTRAL GATESHEAD MEDICAL GROUP

    PRINCE CONSORT ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 1NB

    ODS code A85019

    4.4 km

  • BEWICK ROAD SURGERY

    10 BEWICK ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 4DP

    ODS code A85017

    4.6 km

Showing 20 of 25 matching practices.

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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Front Street- Dockendale Lane

    BCT · Whickham

    0.0 miles
  • Front Street-Chase Park

    BCT · Whickham

    0.0 miles
  • Front Street - Dockendale Lane

    BCT · Whickham

    0.1 miles
  • Front Street - School Lane

    BCT · Whickham

    0.1 miles
  • St Mary's Catholic School

    BCT · Whickham

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Gateshead 019D, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,022 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
7 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
1
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

Schools

76 open schools are in scope, including 49 primary and 7 secondary schools. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham is the nearest published school at 156 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,360 published events cover 12 months, averaging 113.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 366 events.

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