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NE16 5EW

Birtley North & Lamesley · Gateshead · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Birtley North & Lamesley
Local authority
Gateshead
Constituency
Washington and Gateshead South
Postcode district
NE16
Postcode sector
NE16 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE16 5EN 425 m
NE16 5EA 722 m
NE16 5ER 810 m
NE11 0HU 822 m
NE11 0HS 975 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE16 5EW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 October 2009
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE16
Postcode sector
NE16 5
Latitude
54.917128
Longitude
-1.651693
British National Grid easting
422,426
British National Grid northing
558,102

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Gateshead · E08000037
Electoral ward
Birtley North & Lamesley · E05016545
Parish or community
E04000132
Westminster constituency
Washington and Gateshead South · E14001567
Output area
E00041708
Lower layer super output area
Gateshead 025D · E01008226
Middle layer super output area
Gateshead 025 · E02001706

Postcode source versions

Explore NE16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
38
Primary
28
Secondary
3

  1. Emmanuel College

    City technology college

    2.4 km

  2. Kibblesworth Academy

    Academy converter

    2.6 km

  3. Lobley Hill Primary School

    Community school

    2.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
39
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Burglary 11
  • Anti social behaviour 9
  • Violence and sexual offences 7
  • Vehicle crime 5
  • Other crime 2

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.

GP practices

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • SUNNISIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A85617

    1.6 km

  • WHICKHAM COTTAGE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85020

    3.5 km

  • FELL TOWER MEDICAL CENTRE

    575-583 DURHAM ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE9 5EY

    ODS code A85001

    3.9 km

  • GLENPARK & TEAMS MEDICAL SERVICES

    RAVENSWORTH ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE11 9FJ

    ODS code A85006

    4.1 km

  • FELL COTTAGE SURGERY

    123 KELLS LANE, LOW FELL, GATESHEAD, NE9 5XY

    ODS code A85007

    4.4 km

  • BENSHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

    SIDNEY GROVE, GATESHEAD, NE8 2XB

    ODS code A85002

    4.5 km

  • BEACON VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 BEACON LOUGH ROAD, BEACON LOUGH, GATESHEAD, NE9 6YS

    ODS code A85026

    4.7 km

  • SECOND STREET SURGERY

    SECOND STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UR

    ODS code A85021

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Gateshead Road-Pennyfine Road

    BCT · Sunniside

    1.0 miles

  • Gateshead Road-Pennyfine Road

    BCT · Sunniside

    1.0 miles

  • Tanfield Railway

    BCT · Marley Hill

    1.0 miles

  • Watergate Bank-Namaste

    BCT · Sunniside

    1.0 miles

  • Watergate Bank-Lodge

    BCT · Lobley Hill

    1.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Gateshead 025D, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,685 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
3 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

Schools

38 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 3 secondary schools. Emmanuel College is the nearest published school at 1.5 miles.

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

Recorded crime

39 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Burglary with 11 events.

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