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.
Police Recorded Crime near NE16 5BU
Crime trends · near NE16 5BU
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
4
YoY -43%
ASB
3
YoY -57%
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY +100%
Burglary
3
YoY stable
Criminal damage
1
YoY -67%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising
16
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,278
White Brit.96.7%
Other White1.3%
+ other · 2.0%
Religion
Total residents: 1,273
Christian69.6%
No religion25.7%
Not answered4.2%
+ other · 0.6%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,273
65–7420.6%
50–6418.0%
75–8417.7%
35–4913.8%
25–346.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 23.5%
Households
Total households: 606
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 Area
Gateshead Central and Whickham E14001244
Constituency
E14001244
Northumbria
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 Scotland
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 017C E01008270
E01008270
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Gateshead 017 E02001698
E02001698
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Gateshead 017C E01008270
E01008270
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Gateshead 017 E02001698
E02001698
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
4:08 AM
Sunrise
7:57 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:08 AM
Sunset (today)
7:57 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 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 5BU 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 5BU 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
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