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NE16 5DN

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 5DW 55 m
NE16 5DP 99 m
NE16 5ED 125 m
NE16 5DL 133 m
NE16 5EB 159 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE16 5DN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE16
Postcode sector
NE16 5
Latitude
54.916854
Longitude
-1.683426
British National Grid easting
420,392
British National Grid northing
558,062

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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10 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
21, Glamis Terrace, Marley Hill, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE16 5DN 11 October 2022 £127,500
7, Glamis Terrace, Marley Hill, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE16 5DN 21 September 2012 £92,500
5, Glamis Terrace, Marley Hill, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE16 5DN 30 May 2007 £149,950

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
26
Primary
22
Secondary
3

  1. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Byermoor

    Academy converter

    1.8 km

  2. Clover Hill Community Primary School

    Community school

    1.9 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
257
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 74
  • Anti social behaviour 46
  • Shoplifting 28
  • Criminal damage and arson 28
  • Burglary 19

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
25

15 female, 10 male

Postcode households
12
Residents per household
2.1
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 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NE16 5 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

6

within 5 km

  • SUNNISIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A85617

    863 m

  • WHICKHAM COTTAGE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85020

    3.2 km

  • CEDARS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83038

    3.9 km

  • GLENPARK & TEAMS MEDICAL SERVICES

    RAVENSWORTH ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE11 9FJ

    ODS code A85006

    4.9 km

  • HOLLYHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85616

    5.0 km

  • OLDWELL SURGERY

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

    ODS code A85018

    5.0 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

  • Church Street-Aged Miners Homes

    BCT · Marley Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Church Street-Cuthbert Street

    BCT · Marley Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Church Street-St Cuthberts Road

    BCT · Marley Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Church Street-Cuthbert Street

    BCT · Marley Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Church Street-Longfield Farm

    BCT · Marley Hill

    0.3 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.

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
0
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 £127,500 from 1 recorded sale in NE16 5DN. 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

26 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 3 secondary schools. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Byermoor is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

257 published events cover 12 months, averaging 21.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 74 events.

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