Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
27421
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 27421 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 5LN
Crime trends · near NE16 5LN
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: 1,603
White Brit.95.0%
+ other · 5.0%
Religion
Total residents: 1,609
Christian58.8%
No religion36.0%
Not answered3.0%
+ other · 2.2%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,610
50–6419.2%
35–4917.2%
65–7414.9%
75–8411.6%
25–348.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.2%
Households
Total households: 694
All members 66+19.2%
Any member 66+18.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.0%
Other8.2%
+ 6 other households · 23.6%
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 019E E01008272
E01008272
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Gateshead 019 E02001700
E02001700
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Gateshead 019E E01008272
E01008272
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Gateshead 019 E02001700
E02001700
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
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 5LN introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 27421
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01008272 and MSOA E02001700 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode NE16 5LN 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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