Among the most deprived
IMD England
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Avg property price
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Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for NE16 3DS
Postcode
NE16 3DS
Coordinates
54.9544, -1.6831
Grid reference
NZ203622
Easting
420,397
Northing
562,239
Region
North East
Plus Code
9C6WX838+QQ
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Whickham
Travel to Work
Newcastle
ITL Region
Gateshead
National Park
Non-National Park
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.
6750
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 6750 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 & WalesProperty sales · NE16 3DS
HM Land Registry · Gateshead
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Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.89.1%
Other White5.0%
+ other · 5.8%
Religion
Christian48.5%
No religion43.8%
Not answered4.2%
Muslim1.3%
+ other · 2.2%
Age groups
50–6423.4%
35–4922.2%
25–3416.1%
65–748.2%
20–246.4%
+ 5 other age groups · 23.7%
Households
Other35.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.5%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children7.9%
Any member 66+7.8%
+ 8 other households · 31.3%
Administrative Information
Gateshead
Local Authority
Council AreaGateshead Central and Whickham E14001244
Constituency
E14001244Northumbria
Police Force
England
Ward
Whickham North & Swalwell
Constituency code
E14001244
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 009A E01008262
E01008262MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Gateshead 009 E02001690
E02001690LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Gateshead 009A E01008262
E01008262MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Gateshead 009 E02001690
E02001690Urban: 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
6:06 AM
Sunrise
5:46 PM
Sunset
11 hours 40 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:06 AM
Sunset (today)
5:46 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 40 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode NE16 3DS 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: 6750
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01008262 and MSOA E02001690 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode NE16 3DS is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near NE16 3DS
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 56%
RWM expected
54%
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 4–11
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 15%
RWM expected
82%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 6%
RWM expected
90%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 23%
Attainment 8
53.0
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 7%
RWM expected
90%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 20%
RWM expected
57%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 55%
RWM expected
64%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 52%
RWM expected
68%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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