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NE16 4BQ

POSTCODE

NE16 4BQ is a postcode in Whickham North & Swalwell.

Small user postcodeQuality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)Updated 2026-08-01
Coordinates
54.9486, -1.6778
OS grid NZ207615 (420,735, 561,598)
IMD England
5/10
#13740
Crime · Aug '26
119
MoM +17% vs Jul '26
Plus Code
9C6WW8XC+CV
Most deprived 40–50%
IMD England
119
Crime · Aug '26
£163,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 2,009 sales
-2.4%
Last 12 full months vs the prior 12
North East
Region
Most deprived 40–50%
IMD England
119
Crime · Aug '26
£163,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 2,009 sales
-2.4%
Last 12 full months vs the prior 12
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.
13740
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 13740 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 & Wales
Property sales · NE16 4BQ
HM Land Registry · Gateshead
Average price
£189,483
Median price: £163,000
Median -2.4% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 2,009 sales
View district NE16
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jan '24 – May '26May '26: 1 sales · avg £166,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£166k£139k£112k
Jan '24Feb '24Apr '25Nov '25May '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime near NE16 4BQ

England & Wales
Crime trends · near NE16 4BQ

Counts are for Whickham North & Swalwell electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
26
YoY —
34170
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
8
YoY —
32160
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
10
YoY —
1050
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
630
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
9
YoY —
1050
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
17
YoY —
28140
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
47
YoY —
47240
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

0 of 6 key categories improving

119
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,331
White Brit.94.2%
Other White1.9%
+ other · 3.8%

Religion

Total residents: 1,331
Christian52.6%
No religion41.1%
Not answered4.5%
Muslim1.1%
+ other · 0.7%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,330
50–6426.3%
35–4917.7%
25–3412.9%
65–7410.8%
10–156.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.8%

Households

Total households: 611
One person: other19.8%
One person: aged 66+13.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.3%
Lone parent family: With dependent children7.7%
+ 9 other households · 36.2%

Getting around

Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.

Stations

  • Metrocentre Rail Station

    Rail

    1.4 km straight lineabout 17 min

  • Dunston Rail Station

    Rail

    2.3 km straight lineabout 29 min

  • Blaydon Rail Station

    Rail

    2.9 km straight lineabout 37 min

Bus stops

  • Milton Road-Kingsley Place

    Bus · SE-Bound · south-east

    127 m straight lineabout 2 min

  • North View-Milton Road

    Bus · E-Bound · east

    129 m straight lineabout 2 min

  • North View-Otterburn Gardens

    Bus · W-Bound · west

    167 m straight lineabout 2 min

  • Milton Road-Chaucer Road

    Bus · NW-Bound · north-west

    197 m straight lineabout 2 min

  • North View-Laburnum Grove

    Bus · W-Bound · west

    275 m straight lineabout 3 min

Coordinates & Location for NE16 4BQ

England
Country
Gateshead
Local Authority
Whickham North & Swalwell
Ward
Newcastle
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
NE16 4BQ
Coordinates
54.9486, -1.6778
Grid reference
NZ207615
Easting
420,735
Northing
561,598
Region
North East
Plus Code
9C6WW8XC+CV
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

Administrative Information

Gateshead
Local Authority
Council Area
Gateshead Central and Whickham E14001244
Constituency
E14001244
Northumbria
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 England
Northern
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 009D E01008265
E01008265
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Gateshead 009 E02001690
E02001690
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Gateshead 009D E01008265
E01008265
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Gateshead 009 E02001690
E02001690
Urban: 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

7:37 AM6:06 PM
7:37 AM
Sunrise
6:06 PM
Sunset
10 hours 29 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:37 AM
Sunset (today)
6:06 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 29 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode NE16 4BQ 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.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01008265 and MSOA E02001690 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 13740
Present — Active
Postcode NE16 4BQ 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

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