Among the least deprived
IMD England
22
Crime · May '26
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Avg property price
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Annual change
North East
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for NE16 5AH
Newcastle
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
NE16 5AH
Coordinates
54.9357, -1.6826
Grid reference
NZ204601
Easting
420,434
Northing
560,158
Region
North East
Plus Code
9C6WW8P8+7X
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.
30235
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 30235 out of 32,844 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)
Property sales · NE16 5AH
HM Land Registry · Gateshead
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Police Recorded Crime near NE16 5AH
Crime trends · near NE16 5AH
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(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.96.7%
Other White1.3%
+ other · 2.0%
Religion
Christian69.6%
No religion25.7%
Not answered4.2%
+ other · 0.6%
Age groups
65–7420.6%
50–6418.0%
75–8417.7%
35–4913.8%
25–346.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 23.5%
Households
All members 66+25.7%
Any member 66+23.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent7.1%
+ 5 other households · 20.0%
Administrative Information
Gateshead
Local Authority
Council AreaGateshead Central and Whickham E14001244
Constituency
E14001244Northumbria
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Whickham South and Sunniside
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 ScotlandNorthern
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 017C E01008270
E01008270MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Gateshead 017 E02001698
E02001698LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Gateshead 017C E01008270
E01008270MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Gateshead 017 E02001698
E02001698Urban: 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
3:42 AM
Sunrise
8:41 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:42 AM
Sunset (today)
8:41 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 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 5AH 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: 30235
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01008270 and MSOA E02001698 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode NE16 5AH is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near NE16 5AH
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Whickham Parochial Church of England Primary School
Gateshead · NE16 5QW
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Whickham School
Gateshead · NE16 5AR
Good
0.3 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
Fellside Community Primary School
Gateshead · NE16 5AY
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Clover Hill Community Primary School
Gateshead · NE16 5SJ
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Washingwell Community Primary School
Gateshead · NE16 4RB
Not judged
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Front Street Community Primary School
Gateshead · NE16 4AY
Outstanding
0.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham
Gateshead · NE16 4HB
Good
0.9 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Swalwell Primary School
Gateshead · NE16 3HZ
Good
1.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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