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NE16 5BF

Whickham South & Sunniside · Gateshead · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Ward
Whickham South & Sunniside
Local authority
Gateshead
Constituency
Gateshead Central and Whickham
Postcode district
NE16
Postcode sector
NE16 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE16 5DB 98 m
NE16 5EU 124 m
NE16 5EP 126 m
NE16 5DA 131 m
NE16 5DD 137 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE16 5BF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 2019
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE16
Postcode sector
NE16 5
Latitude
54.924519
Longitude
-1.669604
British National Grid easting
421,274
British National Grid northing
558,919

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Gateshead · E08000037
Electoral ward
Whickham South & Sunniside · E05016564
Parish or community
E43000229
Westminster constituency
Gateshead Central and Whickham · E14001244
Output area
E00041967
Lower layer super output area
Gateshead 019E · E01008272
Middle layer super output area
Gateshead 019 · E02001700

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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22 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
9, Lilac Avenue, Sunniside, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE16 5BF 5 September 2025 £250,000
7, Lilac Avenue, Sunniside, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE16 5BF 17 December 2021 £260,000
2, Lilac Avenue, Sunniside, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE16 5BF 10 September 2021 £379,995

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
35
Primary
28
Secondary
3

  1. Clover Hill Community Primary School

    Community school

    1.6 km

  2. Washingwell Community Primary School

    Community school

    1.6 km

  3. Whickham Parochial Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
280
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 81
  • Anti social behaviour 51
  • Criminal damage and arson 29
  • Shoplifting 28
  • Burglary 20

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
34

17 female, 17 male

Postcode households
13
Residents per household
2.6
NE16 5 residents
10,309

Age bands in NE16 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.1%

1,618 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.1%

869 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.3%

2,165 residents

Age 45 to 64
26%

2,777 residents

Age 65 and over
30.4%

3,251 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NE16 5 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+
94.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
94.7%
Gigabit-capable
94.7%
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

9

within 5 km

  • SUNNISIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A85617

    393 m

  • WHICKHAM COTTAGE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85020

    2.4 km

  • GLENPARK & TEAMS MEDICAL SERVICES

    RAVENSWORTH ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE11 9FJ

    ODS code A85006

    3.7 km

  • BENSHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

    SIDNEY GROVE, GATESHEAD, NE8 2XB

    ODS code A85002

    4.6 km

  • FELL TOWER MEDICAL CENTRE

    575-583 DURHAM ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE9 5EY

    ODS code A85001

    4.7 km

  • SECOND STREET SURGERY

    SECOND STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UR

    ODS code A85021

    4.9 km

  • HOLLYHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85616

    4.9 km

  • OLDWELL SURGERY

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

    ODS code A85018

    4.9 km

  • HOLMSIDE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86021

    5.0 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

  • Gateshead Road-Pennyfine Road

    BCT · Sunniside

    0.1 miles

  • Gateshead Road-Pennyfine Road

    BCT · Sunniside

    0.1 miles

  • Gateshead Road

    BCT · Sunniside

    0.2 miles

  • Gateshead Road

    BCT · Sunniside

    0.2 miles

  • Sunniside Road-Holywell Lane

    BCT · Sunniside

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Gateshead 019E, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,824 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
8 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
1
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 £269,995 from 5 recorded sales in NE16 5BF. 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

35 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 3 secondary schools. Clover Hill Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

280 published events cover 12 months, averaging 23.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 81 events.

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