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NE16 5ZQ

Whickham North & Swalwell · Gateshead · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Whickham North & Swalwell
Local authority
Gateshead
Constituency
Gateshead Central and Whickham
Postcode district
NE16
Postcode sector
NE16 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE16 5ZA 9 m
NE16 4HU 37 m
NE16 5ZB 107 m
NE16 4AP 111 m
NE16 5ZE 114 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE16 5ZQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
1 June 1997
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE16
Postcode sector
NE16 5
Latitude
54.944675
Longitude
-1.686798
British National Grid easting
420,162
British National Grid northing
561,157

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Gateshead · E08000037
Electoral ward
Whickham North & Swalwell · E05016563
Parish or community
E43000229
Westminster constituency
Gateshead Central and Whickham · E14001244
Output area
E00041930
Lower layer super output area
Gateshead 009E · E01008266
Middle layer super output area
Gateshead 009 · E02001690

Postcode source versions

Explore NE16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
61
Primary
44
Secondary
5

  1. Front Street Community Primary School

    Community school

    430 m

  2. Whickham School

    Academy converter

    481 m

  3. Fellside Community Primary School

    Community school

    588 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
906
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 268
  • Anti social behaviour 172
  • Public order 75
  • Criminal damage and arson 73
  • Other theft 69

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

17

within 5 km straight-line

  • WHICKHAM COTTAGE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85020

    618 m

  • SUNNISIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A85617

    2.5 km

  • HOLLYHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85616

    2.6 km

  • OLDWELL SURGERY

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

    ODS code A85018

    2.6 km

  • CHAINBRIDGE MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    SHIBDON ROAD, BLAYDON-ON-TYNE, NE21 5AE

    ODS code A85010

    2.7 km

  • GLENPARK & TEAMS MEDICAL SERVICES

    RAVENSWORTH ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE11 9FJ

    ODS code A85006

    3.2 km

  • HOLMSIDE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A86021

    3.2 km

  • BETTS AVENUE MEDICAL GROUP

    2 BETTS AVENUE, BENWELL, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE15 6TQ

    ODS code A86030

    3.3 km

  • WEST ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    170 WEST ROAD, FENHAM, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 9QB

    ODS code A86012

    4.0 km

  • ELSWICK FAMILY PRACTICE

    MELDON STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 6SH

    ODS code A86037

    4.0 km

  • PROSPECT MEDICAL CENTRE

    501 WESTGATE ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 8AY

    ODS code A86004

    4.2 km

  • DENTON TURRET MEDICAL CENTRE

    10 KENLEY ROAD, SLATYFORD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE5 2UY

    ODS code A86601

    4.4 km

  • CRUDDAS PARK SURGERY

    178 WESTMORLAND ROAD, CRUDDAS PARK, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 7JT

    ODS code A86017

    4.4 km

  • BENSHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

    SIDNEY GROVE, GATESHEAD, NE8 2XB

    ODS code A85002

    4.6 km

  • DILSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    23 DILSTON ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 5AB

    ODS code Y00184

    4.6 km

  • SECOND STREET SURGERY

    SECOND STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UR

    ODS code A85021

    4.7 km

  • FENHAM HALL SURGERY

    FENHAM HALL DRIVE, FENHAM, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 9XD

    ODS code A86031

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Parkway-Parkdale Rise

    BCT · Whickham

    0.1 miles

  • Parkway-Parkdale Rise

    BCT · Whickham

    0.1 miles

  • Fellside Road - Axwell View

    BCT · Whickham

    0.1 miles

  • Fellside Road - West Street

    BCT · Whickham

    0.1 miles

  • Parkway-Tindale Drive

    BCT · Whickham

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Gateshead 009E, 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

29,602 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
10 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

61 open schools are in scope, including 44 primary and 5 secondary schools. Front Street Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 430 m.

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

Recorded crime

906 published events cover 12 months, averaging 75.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 268 events.

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