Low deprivation
IMD England
North East
Region
Deprivation Index (IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
21429
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 21429 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesDemographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.94.3%
White & Asian1.1%
+ other · 4.6%
Religion
Christian60.7%
No religion33.6%
Not answered3.2%
Muslim1.4%
+ other · 1.0%
Age groups
50–6422.9%
35–4919.4%
65–7412.9%
25–348.8%
75–848.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.0%
Households
All members 66+15.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children14.5%
Any member 66+11.9%
Other11.8%
+ 7 other households · 32.1%
Coordinates & Location for NE16 3BL
Postcode
NE16 3BL
Coordinates
54.9612, -1.6855
Grid reference
NZ202630
Easting
420,234
Northing
563,000
Region
North East
Plus Code
9C6WX867+FQ
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Blaydon
Travel to Work
Newcastle
ITL Region
Gateshead
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
Gateshead
Local Authority
Council AreaBlaydon and Consett E14001106
Constituency
E14001106Northumbria
Police Force
England
Ward
Blaydon
Constituency code
E14001106
EU Electoral Region
North East
Parish
Gateshead, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Gateshead
Health & NHS
North East
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandNorthern
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
North East
NHS Region
North East and Yorkshire
Integrated Care Board
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Gateshead
Sub ICB Location
NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB - 13T
Cancer Alliance
Northern
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Gateshead 005C E01008181
E01008181MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Gateshead 005 E02001686
E02001686LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Gateshead 005C E01008181
E01008181MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Gateshead 005 E02001686
E02001686Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
6:08 AM
Sunrise
5:44 PM
Sunset
11 hours 36 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:08 AM
Sunset (today)
5:44 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 36 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
December 1996
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~30 years
Active Duration
1996 -> PresentDecember 1996 — Introduced
Postcode NE16 3BL introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 21429
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01008181 and MSOA E02001686 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode NE16 3BL is currently active and in use.
First introduced
December 1996
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~30 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
School applications
We've matched the postcode to Gateshead.
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Last published allocation
Straight-line distance from the centre of this postcode. This does not guarantee you will get a place.
- Excelsior Academy
Last year all on-time applicants were offered a place. This postcode is 1,569 m (straight line).
Newcastle upon Tyne allocation table · offer day 2 Mar 2026 · Sep 2026 entry
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Schools near NE16 3BL
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 4–11
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 56%
RWM expected
54%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 55%
RWM expected
64%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 52%
RWM expected
68%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 15%
RWM expected
82%
All-throughStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–19FSM 73%
Attainment 8
33.4
Last year all on-time applicants were offered a place. This postcode is 1,569 m (straight line).
This does not guarantee you will get a place.
Newcastle upon Tyne allocation table · offer day 2 Mar 2026 · Sep 2026 entry
SecondaryIndependentOut of boroughGirls · Ages 11–16FSM 0%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 73%
RWM expected
72%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 51%
RWM expected
57%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 27%
RWM expected
83%
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