4,026
Households
White Brit. · 96%
Ethnicity
Christian · 61%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
22 · 2.4 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£217,857
Median property price
247
Postcodes
Overview of Whickham South and Sunniside
Coordinates54.9288, -1.6858
Postcodes
247
Population (Census)
8,988
Households (Census)
4,026
Recorded crime · May '26
22 · 2.4 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Whickham South and Sunniside
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 8.17 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 8.17 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Whickham South and Sunniside
Property sales · Whickham South and Sunniside
HM Land Registry · Whickham South and Sunniside
Average price
£236,360
YoY: -8.3%
Median price: £222,350
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 2 sales · avg £242,500
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£314k£247k£179k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime in Whickham South and Sunniside
Crime trends · Whickham South and Sunniside
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1580
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
6
YoY -45%
ASB
1370
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
8
YoY -11%
Vehicle Crime
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Burglary
1260
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
630
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY +200%
Demographics in Whickham South and Sunniside
Ethnicity
White Brit.96.4%
+ other · 3.6%
Religion
Christian60.6%
No religion33.9%
Not answered4.3%
+ other · 1.2%
Age groups
50–6419.3%
35–4918.2%
65–7416.4%
75–8410.2%
25–349.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.7%
Households
All members 66+18.1%
Any member 66+17.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.4%
Other11.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.9%
+ 5 other households · 26.8%
Schools in Whickham South and Sunniside
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Clover Hill Community Primary School
Gateshead · NE16 5SJ
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Fellside Community Primary School
Gateshead · NE16 5AY
Good
0.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Byermoor
Gateshead · NE16 6NU
Good
1.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Whickham Parochial Church of England Primary School
Gateshead · NE16 5QW
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Whickham South and Sunniside
Postcodes in Whickham South and Sunniside
NE11 0HQNE11 0HRNE16 4PSNE16 5AANE16 5ABNE16 5ADNE16 5AENE16 5AFNE16 5AGNE16 5AHNE16 5AJNE16 5ALNE16 5ANNE16 5AQNE16 5ATNE16 5AWNE16 5AXNE16 5AYNE16 5AZNE16 5BANE16 5BBNE16 5BDNE16 5BENE16 5BFNE16 5BGNE16 5BHNE16 5BJNE16 5BLNE16 5BNNE16 5BPNE16 5BQNE16 5BRNE16 5BSNE16 5BTNE16 5BUNE16 5BWNE16 5BXNE16 5BYNE16 5DANE16 5DBNE16 5DDNE16 5DENE16 5DFNE16 5DGNE16 5DHNE16 5DJNE16 5DLNE16 5DNNE16 5DPNE16 5DQNE16 5DTNE16 5DUNE16 5DWNE16 5DXNE16 5DZNE16 5EBNE16 5EDNE16 5EENE16 5EFNE16 5EPNE16 5ESNE16 5ETNE16 5EUNE16 5EXNE16 5HANE16 5HBNE16 5HDNE16 5JSNE16 5LANE16 5LBNE16 5LDNE16 5LENE16 5LFNE16 5LGNE16 5LHNE16 5LJNE16 5LLNE16 5LNNE16 5LPNE16 5LQNE16 5LRNE16 5LSNE16 5LTNE16 5LUNE16 5LWNE16 5LXNE16 5LYNE16 5LZNE16 5NANE16 5NBNE16 5NDNE16 5NENE16 5NFNE16 5NGNE16 5NHNE16 5NJNE16 5NLNE16 5NNNE16 5NPNE16 5NQNE16 5NRNE16 5NSNE16 5NTNE16 5NUNE16 5NWNE16 5NXNE16 5PANE16 5PBNE16 5PDNE16 5PENE16 5PFNE16 5PGNE16 5PHNE16 5PJNE16 5PLNE16 5PNNE16 5PPNE16 5PQNE16 5PRNE16 5PS