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NE16 5DF

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 5EX 56 m
NE16 5DG 116 m
NE16 5EB 117 m
NE16 5DL 239 m
NE16 5ED 240 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE16 5DF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 2021
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE16
Postcode sector
NE16 5
Latitude
54.917500
Longitude
-1.679286
British National Grid easting
420,657
British National Grid northing
558,135

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
E00041975
Lower layer super output area
Gateshead 019F · E01008273
Middle layer super output area
Gateshead 019 · E02001700

Postcode source versions

Explore NE16

Property

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Sandygate Barn, Sandygate Drive, Marley Hill, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE16 5DF 22 August 2024 £435,100

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
24
Primary
19
Secondary
4

  1. Clover Hill Community Primary School

    Community school

    1.9 km

  2. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Byermoor

    Academy converter

    2.0 km

  3. Whickham Parochial Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
256
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 73
  • Anti social behaviour 47
  • Shoplifting 28
  • Criminal damage and arson 27
  • Burglary 19

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

4

within 5 km

  • SUNNISIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A85617

    663 m

  • WHICKHAM COTTAGE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85020

    3.1 km

  • CEDARS MEDICAL GROUP

    CEDAR CRESCENT, BURNOPFIELD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE16 6HU

    ODS code A83038

    4.1 km

  • GLENPARK & TEAMS MEDICAL SERVICES

    RAVENSWORTH ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE11 9FJ

    ODS code A85006

    4.7 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Church Street-St Cuthberts Road

    BCT · Marley Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Church Street-Aged Miners Homes

    BCT · Marley Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Church Street-The Crescent

    BCT · Sunniside

    0.2 miles

  • Church Street-Cuthbert Street

    BCT · Marley Hill

    0.2 miles

  • Church Street-The Crescent

    BCT · Sunniside

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Gateshead 019F, 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

18,841 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
6 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

Property market

The five-year median is £435,100 from 1 recorded sale in NE16 5DF. 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

24 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 4 secondary schools. Clover Hill Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

256 published events cover 12 months, averaging 21.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 73 events.

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