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NE16 6EU

Derwent & Pont Valley · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Derwent & Pont Valley
Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
Blaydon and Consett
Postcode district
NE16
Postcode sector
NE16 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE16 6ET 0 m
NE16 6EG 61 m
NE16 6EQ 82 m
NE16 6EE 87 m
NE16 6EJ 123 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE16 6EU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE16
Postcode sector
NE16 6
Latitude
54.896260
Longitude
-1.732655
British National Grid easting
417,245
British National Grid northing
555,757

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Electoral ward
Derwent & Pont Valley · E05016173
Parish or community
E43000254
Westminster constituency
Blaydon and Consett · E14001106
Output area
E00104795
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 001D · E01020654
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 001 · E02004297

Postcode source versions

Explore NE16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
25
Primary
21
Secondary
2

  1. Burnopfield Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km

  2. Tanfield Lea Community Primary School

    Community school

    1.9 km

  3. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Byermoor

    Academy converter

    2.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
300
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 110
  • Anti social behaviour 59
  • Criminal damage and arson 26
  • Shoplifting 22
  • Vehicle crime 21

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NE16 6 residents
5,086

Age bands in NE16 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.9%

793 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.8%

438 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.8%

1,186 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.1%

1,450 residents

Age 65 and over
22.5%

1,123 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

6

within 5 km

  • CEDARS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83038

    1.2 km

  • TANFIELD VIEW MEDICAL GROUP

    SCOTT STREET, TANFIELD, STANLEY, DH9 8AD

    ODS code A83016

    3.6 km

  • STANLEY MEDICAL GROUP

    STANLEY PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, CLIFFORD ROAD, STANLEY, DH9 0AB

    ODS code A83023

    3.7 km

  • DRS LAMBERT & NG

    WEST ROAD SURGERY, 9 WEST ROAD, ANNFIELD PLAIN, STANLEY, DH9 7XT

    ODS code A83073

    4.3 km

  • ANNFIELD PLAIN SURGERY

    DURHAM ROAD, ANNFIELD PLAIN, STANLEY, DH9 7TD

    ODS code A83644

    4.4 km

  • SUNNISIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A85617

    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

  • Hotel

    BCT · Hobson

    0.1 miles

  • Hotel

    BCT · Hobson

    0.1 miles

  • The Bothy

    BCT · Pickering Nook

    0.1 miles

  • The Bothy

    BCT · Pickering Nook

    0.1 miles

  • Industrial Estate

    BCT · Hobson

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 001D, 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

20,242 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
4 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

25 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 2 secondary schools. Burnopfield Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

300 published events cover 12 months, averaging 25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 110 events.

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