NE16 4JF

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 4SH 58 m
NE16 4BF 67 m
NE16 4DT 67 m
NE16 4PA 76 m
NE16 4EA 81 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE16 4JF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 April 2004
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE16
Postcode sector
NE16 4
Latitude
54.946211
Longitude
-1.676061
British National Grid easting
420,849
British National Grid northing
561,331

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Gateshead · E08000037
Parish or community
E43000229
Output area
E00041925
Lower layer super output area
Gateshead 017A · E01008267
Middle layer super output area
Gateshead 017 · E02001698

Postcode source versions

Explore NE16

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

    389 m
  2. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham

    Academy converter

    494 m
  3. Swalwell Primary School

    Community school

    525 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,403
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 347
  • Shoplifting 332
  • Anti social behaviour 191
  • Public order 113
  • Other theft 107

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

22

within 5 km straight-line

  • WHICKHAM COTTAGE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85020

    119 m

  • GLENPARK & TEAMS MEDICAL SERVICES

    RAVENSWORTH ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE11 9FJ

    ODS code A85006

    2.5 km

  • SUNNISIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A85617

    2.6 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

    3.0 km

  • CHAINBRIDGE MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code A85010

    3.1 km

  • HOLLYHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85616

    3.2 km

  • OLDWELL SURGERY

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

    ODS code A85018

    3.2 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

    3.6 km

  • PROSPECT MEDICAL CENTRE

    501 WESTGATE ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 8AY

    ODS code A86004

    3.7 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

  • SECOND STREET SURGERY

    SECOND STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UR

    ODS code A85021

    4.0 km

  • DILSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    23 DILSTON ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 5AB

    ODS code Y00184

    4.1 km

  • DENTON TURRET MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A86601

    4.3 km

  • FENHAM HALL SURGERY

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

    ODS code A86031

    4.4 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

    4.7 km

  • BEWICK ROAD SURGERY

    10 BEWICK ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 4DP

    ODS code A85017

    4.9 km

Showing 20 of 22 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Front Street - Rectory Lane

    BCT · Whickham

    0.1 miles
  • Front Street - St Mary's Green

    BCT · Whickham

    0.1 miles
  • Rectory Lane-Holme Ave

    BCT · Whickham

    0.1 miles
  • Front Street - School Lane

    BCT · Whickham

    0.1 miles
  • North View-Milton Road

    BCT · Whickham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Gateshead 017A, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,319 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
10 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.

Evidence in context

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 389 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,403 published events cover 12 months, averaging 116.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 347 events.

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