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NE16 6LT

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 6DR 4 m
NE16 6DS 26 m
NE16 6DT 34 m
NE16 6DP 50 m
NE16 6DW 105 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE16 6LT
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 March 1983
Terminated
1 December 1983
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE16
Postcode sector
NE16 6
Latitude
54.903808
Longitude
-1.720831
British National Grid easting
418,000
British National Grid northing
556,600

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
E00104696
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 001B · E01020635
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 001 · E02004297

Postcode source versions

Explore NE16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
24
Primary
19
Secondary
3

  1. Burnopfield Primary School

    Community school

    929 m

  2. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Byermoor

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

  3. Tanfield Lea Community Primary School

    Community school

    2.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
204
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 72
  • Anti social behaviour 39
  • Shoplifting 22
  • Criminal damage and arson 20
  • Vehicle crime 13

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

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • CEDARS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83038

    1.3 km

  • SUNNISIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A85617

    3.6 km

  • TANFIELD VIEW MEDICAL GROUP

    SCOTT STREET, TANFIELD, STANLEY, DH9 8AD

    ODS code A83016

    4.0 km

  • STANLEY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83023

    4.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Broom Terrace

    BCT · Crookgate Bank

    0.0 miles

  • Broom Terrace

    BCT · Crookgate Bank

    0.0 miles

  • Bank Top

    BCT · Crookgate Bank

    0.1 miles

  • Bank Top

    BCT · Crookgate Bank

    0.1 miles

  • Briar Terrace

    BCT · Crookgate Bank

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 001B, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,448 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
5 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

24 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 3 secondary schools. Burnopfield Primary School is the nearest published school at 929 m.

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

Recorded crime

204 published events cover 12 months, averaging 17 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 72 events.

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