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NE16 5EZ

Whickham South & Sunniside · Gateshead · England

Updated September 2026

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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 5HA 29 m
NE16 5LH 54 m
NE16 5LG 92 m
NE16 5LJ 115 m
NE16 5HB 134 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE16 5EZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 May 1994
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE16
Postcode sector
NE16 5
Latitude
54.924356
Longitude
-1.672320
British National Grid easting
421,100
British National Grid northing
558,900

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
E00041964
Lower layer super output area
Gateshead 019E · E01008272
Middle layer super output area
Gateshead 019 · E02001700

Postcode source versions

Explore NE16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
32
Primary
26
Secondary
3

  1. Clover Hill Community Primary School

    Community school

    1.5 km

  2. Washingwell Community Primary School

    Community school

    1.7 km

  3. Whickham Parochial Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
287
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 83
  • Anti social behaviour 55
  • Criminal damage and arson 29
  • Shoplifting 28
  • Burglary 20

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

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • SUNNISIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A85617

    237 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

    3.8 km

  • BENSHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

    SIDNEY GROVE, GATESHEAD, NE8 2XB

    ODS code A85002

    4.8 km

  • HOLLYHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85616

    4.8 km

  • OLDWELL SURGERY

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

    ODS code A85018

    4.8 km

  • CEDARS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83038

    4.8 km

  • FELL TOWER MEDICAL CENTRE

    575-583 DURHAM ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE9 5EY

    ODS code A85001

    4.8 km

  • SECOND STREET SURGERY

    SECOND STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UR

    ODS code A85021

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Gateshead Road

    BCT · Sunniside

    0.1 miles

  • Gateshead Road-Pennyfine Road

    BCT · Sunniside

    0.2 miles

  • Gateshead Road

    BCT · Sunniside

    0.2 miles

  • Gateshead Road-Pennyfine Road

    BCT · Sunniside

    0.2 miles

  • Sunniside Road-Holywell Lane

    BCT · Sunniside

    0.2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

32 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 3 secondary schools. Clover Hill Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

287 published events cover 12 months, averaging 23.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 83 events.

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