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NE16 6PG

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 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE16 6PF 8 m
NE16 6NU 145 m
NE16 6PB 281 m
NE16 6PD 308 m
NE16 6AX 319 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE16 6PG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 2006
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE16
Postcode sector
NE16 6
Latitude
54.910109
Longitude
-1.710056
British National Grid easting
418,688
British National Grid northing
557,304

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
E00041946
Lower layer super output area
Gateshead 019F · E01008273
Middle layer super output area
Gateshead 019 · E02001700

Postcode source versions

Explore NE16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
24
Primary
20
Secondary
3

  1. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Byermoor

    Academy converter

    154 m

  2. Burnopfield Primary School

    Community school

    1.6 km

  3. Rowlands Gill Community Primary School

    Community school

    2.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
83
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 29
  • Anti social behaviour 21
  • Criminal damage and arson 10
  • Vehicle crime 7
  • Other theft 5

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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • CEDARS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83038

    2.0 km

  • SUNNISIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A85617

    2.7 km

  • WHICKHAM COTTAGE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85020

    4.5 km

  • TANFIELD VIEW MEDICAL GROUP

    SCOTT STREET, TANFIELD, STANLEY, DH9 8AD

    ODS code A83016

    4.5 km

  • STANLEY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83023

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Byermoor

    BCT · Crookgate

    0.1 miles

  • Lobley Hill Road-Sacred Heart

    BCT · Crookgate

    0.1 miles

  • Byermoor

    BCT · Crookgate

    0.1 miles

  • Lobley Hill Road-Sacred Heart

    BCT · Crookgate

    0.2 miles

  • Lobley Hill Road-Strathmore Crescent

    BCT · Crookgate

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Gateshead 019F, 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

18,841 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
5 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

24 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 3 secondary schools. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Byermoor is the nearest published school at 154 m.

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

Recorded crime

83 published events cover 12 months, averaging 6.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 29 events.

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